Press Releases

CLEVELAND, OH – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today released a statement on the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:   “Justice Ginsburg shattered glass ceilings for women who haven’t yet been born, and brought our country closer to living up to our founding ideals. Her intellect and passion and commitment to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $600,000 grant to the Cleveland Water Alliance in Cleveland.  These funds will be used to create a testbed infrastructure to prototype, test, pilot, and launch innovative water technologies and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in introducing a resolution outlining a bold plan for the next President of the United States to use existing authority under the Higher Education Act to cancel up to $50,000 in Federal student loan debt for Federal student loan borrowers.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today urged the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on companies’ increased use of subcontracted and contingent workers for work that used to be performed by direct employees. This leads to the creation of ‘fissured workplaces’ – environments where... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with U.S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9), Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3), Tim Ryan (D-OH-13), and Marcia Fudge (D-OH-11), Chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Elections, sent a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose urging him to comply with a Franklin County Court of Common... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, led 30 of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to work with Congress on a bipartisan basis to enact legislation that provides the emergency assistance and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Democrats today introduced the America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security (America LEADS) Act, Senate Democrats’... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber Virtual D.C. Fly-In with elected officials and community leaders from the Mahoning Valley to discuss the work he’s doing in Washington to support the Valley during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown is committed to addressing the Valley’s priorities in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs today sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Jay Clayton regarding the pending rule proposal that would alter the Whistleblower Program (the Proposal). The lawmakers stressed that the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) blasted Amazon following a new report from Vice News that revealed the extent to which the company tracks and monitors its workers’ social media posts for expressions of discontent as well as efforts to collectively advocate for workplace improvements. Instead of focusing on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to President Trump urging him to take further and effective action to crack down on Chinese products imported into the U.S. that are made with forced labor. The Chinese government has violated the human rights of more than a million Uyghurs and other... Read More

 Download Production Quality Video HERE WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) took to the Senate floor blasting President Trump and his administration for failing to implement and enforce COVID-19 safety standards and to keep workers safe amid an unprecedented public health crisis while letting corporations off the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today hosted a news conference call as he demands President Trump, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans act to help schools educate students amid the pandemic. Right now, many schools across Ohio are reopening, both in-person and virtually, and are facing the challenges of not... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $120,000 to Wright State University in Dayton to better understand surface formation across alloy systems in laser powder bed fusion.“Ohio is a known leader in manufacturing. We’re... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) led a letter to 28 Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) lender and guaranty agency Presidents and CEOs requesting that they take additional measures to support federal student loan borrowers during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $5,246,822 to the State of Ohio, Development Services Agency to operate the Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center in Columbus.“Manufacturers are the backbone of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Gary Peters (D-MI) and Bob Casey (D-PA), today said the newly released Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) report underscores why it’s critical that Congress act to solve the multiemployer pension crisis. According to the report, the PBGC’s deficit... Read More

Washington, DC – In Case You Missed It, the New York Times reported on new analysis from the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), which found the Trump Administration’s payments to farmers harmed by the President’s trade turmoil ultimately created deep regional inequities, favored certain crops over others, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade, joined Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, in announcing a new report from the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $49,091 to the Morrow County Firefighters and Squadman Association for operations and safety through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program.“Ohio firefighters... Read More