Jun 1, 2015
Madam President, first, I want to offer my deepest sympathy and condolences to Vice President Biden and the entire Biden family. The Vice President has been met with more personal tragedy than any person should have to endure in any…
Sherrod Brown
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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.
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Jun 1, 2015
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Condolences to the Biden Family
May 22, 2015
I recognize the principles of this legislation, which seeks to increase government transparency, but as the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, I also recognize the need for regulatory agencies to thoroughly fulfill their…
May 22, 2015
Mr. President, before President Obama or President Hillary Clinton or President Lindsey Graham decides that China should be admitted to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, this amendment ensures that Congress play a role in that decision. A…
May 22, 2015
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with Senator Cornyn and Senator Leahy, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, regarding important aspects of S. 337, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2015, that could affect the…
May 22, 2015
I thank Senator Cornyn and Senator Leahy for their work on this important legislation and for working with me to clarify the scope of this bill. I hope Senator Cornyn and Senator Leahy continue to work on these issues with the financial…
May 21, 2015
Madam President, reserving the right to object, again, I appreciate the generosity of Senators Hatch and I think Wyden on this. Some 200 amendments have been filed by 46 Senators. We have had two votes. We have six pending, but the six…
May 21, 2015
This will affect both TPP, 40 percent of the world's economy, and then a year or so later, TTIP, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the United States-European Union agreement-- both permanent trade agreements. There is 40…
May 21, 2015
Mr. President, I echo the words of Senator Sessions, my colleague from Alabama. These free-trade deals are not free trade. If they were free trade, they would be a couple of pages long that simply listed the tariffs that we are eliminating…
May 21, 2015
Mr. President, we are going to be voting, we hope, on an amendment that is called the antidocking amendment. It observes, by reading the Trans-Pacific Partnership, that there apparently is a path for the executive branch to allow another…
May 21, 2015
Madam President, I would again reiterate our offer. I don't know that I can do it exactly in a UC request. But I reiterate our offer that we sit down--that the leaders sit down--and discuss 15 amendments a side--15 Republican amendments…
May 19, 2015
Mr. President, I second the words of the senior Senator from Michigan. She is exactly right about the importance of currency. As she said, it is a negotiating objective. Frankly, I wish we could write even stronger language because we know…
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