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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Delivers Weekly Democratic Address Ahead of Labor Day

Ahead of Labor Day, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. Brown called for policies to raise wages and benefits for American workers, make it easier for workers to save for retirement, give workers more power in their workplaces, and encourage co...…Read More

Posted on 8/31/2018 | Administration, labor, Small business, Middle class, Consumers

Brown Releases New Episode of “Canarycast,” Focused On Importance of Unions to Building Strong Middle Class

Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the third episode of his podcast, “Read More

Posted on 3/6/2018 | miners, American Workers, Coal miners, development, labor, Union, Middle class, Workers, sherrod brown, steel

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

Read More</a> </p> <span>Posted on 12/14/2017</span>  <span class="taglabel"> |</span><span class="tags shortset"> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Senate" rel="nofollow">Senate</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Brown" rel="nofollow">Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Workers" rel="nofollow">Workers</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=War" rel="nofollow">War</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Economy" rel="nofollow">Economy</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Ohio" rel="nofollow">Ohio</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=politics" rel="nofollow">politics</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Middle class" rel="nofollow">Middle class</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Wall Street" rel="nofollow">Wall Street</a> </span>   <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li class="news"> <h4><a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-opening-statement-at-banking-committee-markup-of-s2155">Brown Opening Statement at Banking Committee Markup of S.2155</a></h4> <p> U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs – released the following opening statement at today’s executive session on S.2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection A...…<a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-opening-statement-at-banking-committee-markup-of-s2155">Read More</a> </p> <span>Posted on 12/5/2017</span>  <span class="taglabel"> |</span><span class="tags shortset"> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Administration" rel="nofollow">Administration</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=USTR" rel="nofollow">USTR</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Consumer Protection" rel="nofollow">Consumer Protection</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=bill" rel="nofollow">bill</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Recession" rel="nofollow">Recession</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Middle class" rel="nofollow">Middle class</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Credit unions" rel="nofollow">Credit unions</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Recovery" rel="nofollow">Recovery</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Banks" rel="nofollow">Banks</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Banking" rel="nofollow">Banking</a>, </span> <span class="moretags-heading">More Tags</span> <div class="fullset"> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Consumer protections" rel="nofollow">Consumer protections, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Civil rights" rel="nofollow">Civil rights, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Banking Committee" rel="nofollow">Banking Committee, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Regulation" rel="nofollow">Regulation, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=American" rel="nofollow">American, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Consumers" rel="nofollow">Consumers, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=sherrod brown" rel="nofollow">sherrod brown, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Financial Institutions" rel="nofollow">Financial Institutions</a> </div>   <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li class="news"> <h4><a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-on-tax-bill-passage-ohioans-shouldnt-be-forced-to-pay-for-handouts-to-corporations-that-send-jobs-overseas">Brown on Tax Bill Passage: Ohioans Shouldn’t Be Forced to Pay for Handouts to Corporations that Send Jobs Overseas</a></h4> <p> U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today called the GOP tax reform plan a missed opportunity to cut taxes for working Ohioans. The final bill was released late Friday evening and passed hours later on a party-line vote before Senators even had time to read the entire tex...…<a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-on-tax-bill-passage-ohioans-shouldnt-be-forced-to-pay-for-handouts-to-corporations-that-send-jobs-overseas">Read More</a> </p> <span>Posted on 12/2/2017</span>  <span class="taglabel"> |</span><span class="tags shortset"> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=sherrod brown" rel="nofollow">sherrod brown</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=LION" rel="nofollow">LION</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=farmers" rel="nofollow">farmers</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Brown" rel="nofollow">Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=American" rel="nofollow">American</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Middle class" rel="nofollow">Middle class</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=insurance" rel="nofollow">insurance</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Car" rel="nofollow">Car</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Health insurance" rel="nofollow">Health insurance</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Child Tax Credit" rel="nofollow">Child Tax Credit</a>, </span> <span class="moretags-heading">More Tags</span> <div class="fullset"> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Economy" rel="nofollow">Economy, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Medicare" rel="nofollow">Medicare, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Healthcare" rel="nofollow">Healthcare, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Families" rel="nofollow">Families, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Economic growth" rel="nofollow">Economic growth, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Border security" rel="nofollow">Border security, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=democrats" rel="nofollow">democrats, </a> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Ohio" rel="nofollow">Ohio</a> </div>   <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li class="news"> <h4><a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-pushes-tax-bill-amendment-to-put-more-money-in-pockets-of-working-families">Brown Pushes Tax Bill Amendment to Put More Money in Pockets of Working Families</a></h4> <p> <iframe id="vid-jatpi1sc" title="BROWN PUSHES TAX BILL A...…<a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-pushes-tax-bill-amendment-to-put-more-money-in-pockets-of-working-families">Read More</a> </p> <span>Posted on 12/1/2017</span>  <span class="taglabel"> |</span><span class="tags shortset"> <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Children" rel="nofollow">Children</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Families" rel="nofollow">Families</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=sherrod brown" rel="nofollow">sherrod brown</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Child Tax Credit" rel="nofollow">Child Tax Credit</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Senate" rel="nofollow">Senate</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Middle class" rel="nofollow">Middle class</a>, <a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/issues/?tag=Brown" rel="nofollow">Brown</a> </span>   <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li class="news"> <h4><a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-statement-on-the-resignation-of_cfpb-director-richard-cordray">Brown Statement on the Resignation of CFPB Director Richard Cordray</a></h4> <p> U.S. Sen. 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