Sherrod Brown

I think we would all agree that our farm safety net programs are an essential tool to help farmers and ranchers literally weather any downturns in the market beyond their control.

It is important that the next farm bill has strong support for this sector.

Your insights regarding the implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill provisions... will inform us in drafting the 2023 Farm Bill.

Thank you for returning to public service. IRS Commissioner, not the easiest job on the planet, especially when you are subject to political attacks pretty much all the time.

My concern is, this was a burden on Ohioans, a burden on third-party platforms, and a burden on the IRS.

I would like to see the new energy credits from the IRA work in support of American manufacturing.

Senator Hassan and I are working on this, to increase the threshold to $10,000, cutting down red tape for taxpayers.

The higher the threshold--it would reduce volume, it would reduce complexity.

Last fall, IRS sent letters to 9 million households that appeared to be eligible for the EITC or CTC.

Thank you for returning to public service. IRS Commissioner, not the easiest job on the planet, especially when you are subject to political attacks pretty much all the time.

I know Senator Hassan--you know, we have talked about this. Senator Hassan and I are working on this, to increase the threshold to $10,000, cutting down red tape for taxpayers and providing the advantages to IRS that you mentioned.

I would like to see the new energy credits from the IRA work in support of American manufacturing, spurring genuine domestic supply chains, particularly in the solar industry where so much capacity needs to be built quickly.

Things are getting better. My constituents are still frustrated with the IRS--no surprise--particularly small businesses waiting to receive the Employee Retention Tax credit.

Would a higher threshold make this simpler for you to administer, so that IRS could focus its resources more efficiently, and therefore would you support congressional efforts to increase the threshold?

Thank you for returning to public service. IRS Commissioner, not the easiest job on the planet, especially when you are subject to political attacks pretty much all the time.

I think they do it intentionally wrong.

Another concern I have with DIR fees is that pharmacies are paid or forced to pay based on quality measures.

I called the administration last year to finalize its DIR fee reform proposal to help lower drug costs for seniors.

With the Inflation Reduction Act, we stood up to big pharma and dark money and finally began to take action to bring down the cost of prescription drugs.

I have been working on this my whole career, pushing for Medicare price negotiations, pushing to crack down on drug company price-gouging.

I called the administration last year to finalize its DIR fee reform proposal to help lower drug costs for seniors.

I think they do it intentionally wrong.

One of the biggest problems with our whole prescription drug system--and I think all five of you know this--is how opaque it is.

Another concern I have with DIR fees is that pharmacies are paid or forced to pay based on quality measures.

But they are dropping out.