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  • Brown Announces Investments for Job Training, Education Programs in Spending Package Set for Senate Passage This Week

    Today, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced significant investments in job training and education programs in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS) Appropriations bill that is expected to pass the Senate this week. Brown helped secure investments in...…Read More

    Posted on 8/22/2018 | Veterans, Employment, Funding, Manufacturing, DOL, labor, Jobs, VA, workforce, Health and Human Services, More Tags
    Defense Authorization, Military, Education, Department of Labor, HHS, Economy, Department of Health and Human Services

  • Brown, Ohio Worker Highlight Legislation to Keep Call Center Jobs in Ohio

    Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined a Mahoning Valley call center worker on a news conference call to highlight his legislation to keep call center jobs in Ohio. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. lost 200,000 call center jobs between 2006 and 2014. ...…Read More

    Posted on 3/14/2018 | call centers, Economy, employees, Youngstown, labor, Workers, Department of Labor, Jobs, outsourcing, offshoring, More Tags
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  • Brown Opening Floor Speech Opposing S.2155, the Dodd-Frank Roll Back Bill

    U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs – delivered the following speech on the Senate floor today in opposition to S.2155, The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consu...…Read More

    Posted on 3/6/2018 | Main Street, Financial crisis, Attack, Regulation, Economy, Finance, Dodd-Frank, reform, Recession, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, More Tags
    Consumer Protection, industry, Wells Fargo, Financial Institutions, Financial system, Banking, Markets, Tax, White House, Consumer protections, Loans, roll back, Taxpayers

  • Brown Launches Online Essay Series: “Wall Street’s War on Workers”