Sherrod Brown

Almost every day we hear about another major U.S. corporation sell out its stockholders, lay off workers, destroy pension funds for those workers. Almost every day we see my Republican friends do the bidding of another corporate interest…

Let us call this vote what it is. This is a brand-new fast track bill. Rules do not include 191 pages of never-before-considered legislative changes to a bill that passed the House by a single, weeping, arm-twisted vote. No one here can…

Republicans want Medicare to take a right turn, and that right turn is to expand health maintenance organizations, to deliver the prescription drug benefit through a privatized HMO/insurance system. We want to see Medicare remain a public…

There is, Madam Speaker, a nursing shortage in this country. It is jeopardizing health care access and quality, and it is getting worse. It is not a theoretical problem; it is a fact.

The events of September 11 and the recent spate of anthrax attacks have significantly underscored the importance, to be sure, of our Nation's public health infrastructure. We need to pay far more attention to the first responders to a…

Before the gentlewoman from Texas answers, here is an additional question. Is anybody even going to know the names of the people that sit on that panel?

Trade and economic activity did not bring freedom to Nazi Germany, to Fascist Italy. It has not brought freedom in any way, all the trade and supposed prosperity, to Communist China. And, as my colleague points out, it has not brought…

The tragedy of these trade agreements is that workers are creating wealth for large corporations, and they are not sharing in the wealth they create. They are paid barely enough to live on. They will never be in the middle class.

Mr. Speaker, I want to make one comment before yielding to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Stupak). The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell) mentioned current trade policies and what happened in Doha and the steel industry. When we…

Reclaiming my time, to whom will the Export-Import Bank be responsible in offering its findings?

I would again ask the House support of this amendment. The House has moved in the right direction in tuberculosis funding over the last 4 years. The House of Representatives and the Senate and the President by signing the legislation in…

I ask my colleagues to speak to a physician or to a nurse or to a hospital administrator or to a medical researcher about this problem of antibiotic resistance. Every one of them will tell you that they know of cases, they have seen cases…

Amendment No. 37 offered by Mr. Brown of Ohio: Insert before the short title the following title: TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 901. None of the amounts made available in this Act for the Food and Drug Administration may be…

What if Congress broke Medicare apart? Congress would tell seniors to look to the private insurance market if they want to piece it back together... If the goal of this Congress truly is to help America's senior citizens, this bill simply…

Malaria killed 1.1 million people last year; 2.2 million people, mostly children, died of diarrheal infections; 2.3 million died of AIDS; 1.5 million of tuberculosis. Mr. Chairman, we know how to treat each of these diseases. We could have…

I am pleased that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and Church Plans, with the assistance of federal regulators, have been able to reach a compromise on this matter.

Religious persecution aimed at Falun Gong, Christians, Muslims, all kinds of religions.

Mr. Speaker, I ask House support of H.R. 4365. This legislation has been a good faith effort with the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis), my office, and this committee working together. It will mean an absolute difference in children's…

Mr. Speaker, nothing can be more important to our Nation's future than our children. Numerous indicators of the well-being of our children paint a mixed picture of both success and shortcomings. I think this will give us a mixed view of…

I rise in support of the McGovern amendment. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman for his commitment, particularly in light of what Congress looks like it may do on prescription drugs, for his commitment to this issue. I think it is…

I rise in support of the Thompson amendment. Mr. Chairman, I congratulate my friend from California (Mr. Thompson) for his leadership on issues of child abuse and abuse of the elderly. This amendment will lead to better training of health…

I rise in support of the Davis amendment. Mr. Chairman, I congratulate him and compliment him on his work on a very important issue. I think that the disparity in health care delivery, especially as it relates to different racial groups…

I urge its adoption.

This amendment is simple and straightforward. It would reduce fiscal year 2000 funding for the International Military Education and Training Program from $50 million to $45 million, and increase fiscal year 2000 Child Survival and Disease…

In closing, I think, Mr. Speaker, the commitment for all of us, all four of us that have been here tonight, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutsch), the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Green), the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) is…