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• As U.S. Senate Continues to Debate on Immigration Reform, Brown Announces Amendment to Give American Workers a Fair Shot at Fair Wage Jobs

  As the Senate continues debate on comprehensive immigration reform, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a news conference call today to announce his bipartisan amendment that would require that businesses first offer a vacant position to an equally or better qualified American wor...…Read More

  Posted on 6/18/2013 | Jobs, HIRE, Visa, American, Foreign, Brown, Senate, Immigration, fair, Broken, More Tags
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• Sen. Brown Meets with Navistar CEO to Discuss Springfield Plant

  U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) met with Navistar International Corp. President and CEO Troy A. Clarke to discuss the company’s manufacturing facility in Springfield.  Brown worked with Clarke in addition to UAW Local 402 and local leadership to save the Springfield facility, wh...…Read More

  Posted on 6/12/2013 | Workers, Brown, Sen. Brown, Navistar, Jobs

• Creating Ohio Jobs by Enforcing Trade Rules

  We all know trade matters for Ohioans, and for manufacturers and middle-class workers throughout the country. That’s because when we increase our exports, manufacturers can increase their bottom line. But, our growing trade deficit keeps our domestic companies on the defensive.  In fact, last week, new ...…Read More

  Posted on 6/12/2013 | Ohio, Jobs, Trade

• Senate Passes Farm Bill That Would Save Taxpayers $24 Billion While Creating Jobs and Boosting Rural Development

  Today, the Senate passed the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act, legislation that includes provisions authored by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that would save taxpayers $24 billion, while creating jobs and boosting rural development. Brown included a number of provisions into the base ...…Read More

  Posted on 6/11/2013 | Senate, Rural Development, rural, Taxpayers, Tax, Brown, URI, Jobs, Safety, Farm Bill

• Senate Passes Farm Bill

  Today, June 10, the US Senate passed the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act, legislation that includes provisions authored by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that would save taxpayers $24 billion, while creating jobs and boosting rural development. Brown included a number of pro...…Read More

  Posted on 6/10/2013 | Tax, rural, Rural Development, Jobs, Senate, Farm Bill, Taxpayers

• Sen. Brown Announces New Resources to Boost Economic Development, Create Jobs by Improving Sewer System in Trumbull County

  A Trumbull County community will receive new resources to boost economic development and job creation by updating its water infrastructure. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a grant to the Village of West Farmington to construct ...…Read More

  Posted on 6/3/2013 | Sen. Brown, Infrastructure, Jobs, Economic Development

• Sen. Brown Announces Additional Federal Resources For Clean-Up And Recovery Efforts For Southern Ohio

  Resources Would Speed Recovery Efforts Following Severe Storms in Athens, Belmont, Gallia, Guernsey, Hancock, Harrison, Hocking, Jackson, Licking, Logan, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, Putnam, Vinton, and Washington Counties   New resources will help nearly 20 Ohio countie...…Read More

  Posted on 5/28/2013 | water, Recovery, Ohio, Jobs, Flooding, Sen. Brown, Grant