Sen. Brown and Governor Strickland joined Hugo Boss workers to celebrate the ‘first suit off the line’ at the Hugo Boss Plant in Brooklyn on July 19th. Nearly 200 workers are back on the job at the only U.S. suit manufacturing facility of the German company. When Brown learned in Dec. 2009 that the plant may close, he contacted top executives at Hugo Boss and Permira Advisors and scheduled a hearing of the U.S. Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy to examine the Hugo Boss situation and the role of private equity firms that acquire manufacturing facilities.

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 NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visited the Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland to discuss new missions and activities slated for GRC under the President's budget proposal and how this new investment would affect Northeast Ohio companies that contract with NASA.

Sen. Brown was in the Cincinnati area on July 7th for a number of events, including a meeting with GE Aviation and General Aviation Manufacturers Association members; and an event with the Reds to promote Joey Votto as a National League All-Star candidate.

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 joined local elected officials, community leaders, and workers for the groundbreaking on a $650 million expansion of the V&M Star operation. V&M's construction of a state-of-the-art pipe mill will generate 400 construction jobs in the next year and 350 permanent jobs. Full pipe mill operations are anticipated in late 2012.

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.

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.