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Sherrod Campbell Brown is an American politician currently serving as the senior United States senator from Ohio, a position he has held since January 4, 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 2007. Throughout his career, he has been a strong advocate for workers' rights and has focused on issues such as healthcare, job creation, and economic equality. Brown has been known for his commitment to representing the interests of Ohio workers in the Senate.
Mr. President, I will move on to another nomination. This nomination is for the Federal Transit Administration. This distinguished nominee, Therese McMillan, has been awaiting confirmation since January of this year. She joined FTA as the…
Madam President, I thank Senator Murkowski for the consent request. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 12 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Omnibus…
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be despensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of December 2, 2015, under ``Text of Amendments.'') The…
Mr. President, I have the floor for Senator Enzi and myself. Amendment No. 2883 to Amendment No. 2874 (Purpose: To maintain the 100 percent FMAP for the Medicaid expansion population) I call up amendment No. 2883. The PRESIDING OFFICER…
Madam President, many in Washington and on Wall Street seem to have collective amnesia. They seem to have forgotten, amazingly enough, about the destructive, devastating impact of the financial crisis even though it took place well less…
Mr. President, the Brown-Casey-Wyden-Stabenow-Hirono amendment would permanently extend the Medicaid expansion matching rate at 100 percent. It would help strengthen Medicaid for 71 million Americans who rely on this program for quality…
Mr. President, America's infrastructure was once the envy of the world. But for decades, we haven't maintained these public works. The quality of U.S. infrastructure now ranks just 16th in the world, according to the World Economic Forum…
Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act for purposes of the pending amendment, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a…
Mr. President, I wish to add to the comments of Senator Murphy in opposition to that amendment. I wish to also to point out that one of the previous speakers bemoaned the number of hospitals that have closed in his State over the last 10…
Mr. President, the best way to fight this war on terrorism is to give the President of the United States the tools he has asked for and he needs. Part of that is fully funding support for veterans. The Presiding Officer sits on the…
He has support across the political spectrum--or at least he did until he was nominated by this President. I serve on the banking committee with Chairman Shelby. I sit next to him as the ranking member. I like Senator Shelby. I work with…
Another way to fight this war on terrorism and to help our efforts on fighting ISIS is to actually put the people in place in the U.S. Government who help us do that. I came to the floor today to join Senator Casey--my friend from…
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