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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, tomorrow, Friday, January 30, is Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day. It is a day to highlight a vital tool for Americans working--and I emphasize ``working''--their way out of poverty. Too many Americans work hard, play…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Children's Health Insurance Program
Mr. President, I rise to discuss the Children's Health Insurance Program. This Congress 20 years ago passed CHIP. It was an invention of Senator Kennedy and Senator Hatch, both Senators who cared a lot about what we do to help low-income…
Mr. President, I rise today to honor a couple of people with Ohio ties who have dedicated much of their careers to public service, Rob Lehman and Luke Albee. Rob Lehman served more than two decades on Capitol Hill and in the executive…
I wish to also say a few words about another career public servant. He is not leaving public service, but he is leaving the chief of staff's position in my office. Mark Powden has been my chief of staff since 2009. He started with Senator…
Mr. President, I yield to the Senator from New York. I thank him for his leadership for a number of years on this bill and the hard work he did leading up to December to try to get this passed before the unfortunate response of the…
Mr. President, how much time is left on both sides? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democrats have 5\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the majority has none.
Senator Durbin is right about that. Madam President, before putting us in a quorum call, I ask unanimous consent that the time be equally divided between both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Madam President, I thank the Democratic whip for his comments. I was part of a group, with Senator Leahy, Senator Whitehouse, and Senator Flake, who worked on this. The credit overwhelmingly goes to Congressman Van Hollen and Senator…
Madam President, I will be no more than 3 minutes. I wish to make a short response to my friend from Idaho that the issue here is more about process than substance. We have slight disagreement on substance, partly from the delta issue. I…
Mr. President, I rise today to speak on H.R. 26, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. I thank Senator Crapo, and I appreciate and enjoy the relationship we have had over the last 8 years since I joined the banking committee. He was…
Mr. President, in his first legislative message to the 89th Congress in 1965, 50 years ago I believe this month, President Johnson laid out what would become a key marker in the legislative fight for Medicare and Medicaid. Ultimately, the…
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