Sen. Brown and U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15) visited St. Stephen's Community House in Columbus today to outline how the new health care law will provide immediate assistance to an estimated 156,000 Ohio seniors when they reach the "donut hole."

Sen. Brown visited the New Horizons Bakery in Norwalk to meet with workers and tour the facility. New Horizons has received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to make energy efficiency improvements, expand its Norwalk operations, and create additional jobs.

If you are an Ohio Constituent visiting Washington, DC you are invited to my weekly constituent coffee. My staff and I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with Ohioans and get feedback on how we are doing. Feel free to stop by. Coffees are generally held on Thursdays when the Senate is in session in room SVC 201 of the Capitol Visitors Center from 8:30 to 9:15 AM. For more information, see the coffee section on my homepage.

Sen. Brown and Mayor Frank Jackson joined Cleveland-area firefighters, police officers, and public service workers for a rally in an effort to maintain critical public services and jobs. Sen. Brown was also joined by Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic and Wendy Patton of Policy Matters Ohio.

Sen. Brown visited the University of Toledo's Lake Erie Center to discuss efforts to combat Asian Carp. Brown was joined by Carol A. Stepien, Director of the Lake Erie Research Center who conducts research on invasive species, and Don McGee, a charter boat operator. Brown discussed his efforts to pass the CARP ACT (Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today), which would direct the Army Corps of Engineers to prevent the migration of Asian Carp into the Great Lakes.

If you are an Ohio Constituent visiting Washington, DC you are invited to my weekly constituent coffee. My staff and I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with Ohioans and get feedback on how we are doing. Feel free to stop by. Coffees are generally held on Thursdays when the Senate is in session in room SVC 201 of the Capitol Visitors Center from 8:30 to 9:15 AM. For more information, see the coffee section on my homepage.

Sen. Brown visited the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) to discuss how the President’s budget proposal for NASA would boost federal investment in Northeast Ohio. Brown was joined Ray Lugo, Acting Director of GRC.

If you are an Ohio Constituent visiting Washington, DC you are invited to my weekly constituent coffee. My staff and I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with Ohioans and get feedback on how we are doing. Feel free to stop by. Coffees are generally held on Thursdays when the Senate is in session in room SVC 201 of the Capitol Visitors Center from 8:30 to 9:15 AM. For more information, see the coffee section on my homepage.

If you are an Ohio Constituent visiting Washington, DC you are invited to my weekly constituent coffee. My staff and I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with Ohioans and get feedback on how we are doing. Feel free to stop by. Coffees are generally held on Thursdays when the Senate is in session in room SVC 201 of the Capitol Visitors Center from 8:30 to 9:15 AM. For more information, see the coffee section on my homepage.

Prior to a hearing, Sen. Brown met with Neil Armstrong, Eagle Scout, native Ohioan from Wapakoneta, commander of Apollo 11 and first man on the moon; as well as Eugene “Gene” Cernan, Chicago native, commander of Apollo 17 and last man on the moon. They discussed science education issues before they former astronauts testified to the Senate Commerce committee about the future of the space program on Wednesday May 12, 2010.