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On the recordDecember 15, 2010
In his almost 50 years of public service, he always has been his own man... He likes to say, reflecting on our State's tremendous potential, "the rust is off the belt," as people used to refer to Cleveland as the rust belt but now see it as so much more.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio
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govinfo.gov
Dec 15, 2010

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Senator Brown honors the career and contributions of Senator Voinovich.

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