Sherrod Brown

It's now clear that the agreement former President Trump reached with the Taliban... was flawed.

We welcome these refugees seeking freedom, just as our country has done for generations.

It is now clear that the agreement that former President Trump reached with the Taliban... was flawed.

In August, we finally ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan.

It is also clear that the Biden administration and U.S. officials failed to anticipate the rapid fall of the Afghan Government.

We also now know, of course, that the Taliban never intended... to pursue a peaceful path.

You hear these reports about billionaires not paying taxes. You hear these reports about record profits on Wall Street. You see the influence. Just check down the hall, Madam President. Look down the hall, you can see the influence in the…

American workers bailed out the financial industry, but their livelihoods were not treated with the same urgency.

We have the tools to do things differently--the only question is whether we're going to use them, for as long as it takes.

It is time that the wealthiest people in this country paid their fair share.

The provisions in this bill will unquestionably improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.

The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2021 (S. 2065 and H.R. 3824) has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Sherrod Brown.

I am enormously grateful to Chairman Brown for his leadership in introducing the SSI Restoration Act of 2021.

Congress made its intent clear in establishing the SSI program nearly 50 years ago--stating explicitly that the purpose of the program was to ensure that people over 65 and people with disabilities would no longer have to live on…

SSI benefits are not enough for seniors and people with disabilities to meet basic needs in the U.S. today.

It underscores the urgency for Congress to act.

That sends a pretty absurd message. SSI's outdated rules make it impossible for beneficiaries to live with dignity.

I found it fascinating that you said that this penalizes work, it penalizes marriage, and Ms. Romig said it penalizes savings.

Well, how interesting is that, because we do not--so few have defined pension benefits now.

It is just pretty unbelievable. Talk about what a difference it can make having emergency savings when it comes to achieving any kind of economic stability.

Thank you, Senator Casey.

Make no mistake: poverty in America is a policy choice, a policy by us.

This is the first hearing on SSI in the Senate's Finance Committee since--well, almost before Todd Young was born, since 1998.

This is the first hearing on SSI in the Senate Finance Committee since 1998.

To ensure the Nation's aged, blind, and disabled people would no longer have to subsist on below-poverty level incomes.