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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, I asked my colleagues to join me in honoring and thanking the heroic individuals who have served our country. Every year on Veterans Day--just a couple of days ago--we come together as Ohioans or Oregonians and New Mexicans…
Mr. President, I rise to ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Max Morrissey and Ben Morrissey, two brothers who went to work on September 20 at the BP-Husky oil refinery in Oregon, OH, and never returned home. In the tragic explosion…
So if there is a President and a Senate and a House in 5 years that want to privatize Medicare and Social Security, or a President who wants to veto it, or a Senate leader, like Senator McConnell, who has never really believed in it, they…
Let me ask another question. So if Senator Scott gets his way or Senator McConnell, the Republican leader, gets his way, and all the new candidates Senator Scott is helping to get elected, if they get their way and pass Senator Scott's…
So he is saying then, so I understand this right. Senator Scott, the chair of the Republican Senate campaign committee, representing the third largest State in the country, is saying that every 5 years, if the Senate doesn't say yes to…
Well, go back to that. You said ``a brand-new fight.'' I am not a historian. I like reading history, but I know enough about Medicare because I care a lot about the history, as you do, of that-- and Senator Markey and others and Senator…
I would like to ask you this. You had said that Senator Scott, who is the chairman of the Republican Senate campaign committee, represents the third largest State in the country, Florida. He said he wants to sunset? What exactly--just…
Mr. President, I thank the majority leader for those comments and for his leadership on this and so much else, including the subject that Senator Wyden and I will be talking about today: Social Security. I rise to discuss an issue that…
Thank you, Senator Wyden. And I will yield back my time in 30 seconds. Mr. President, thank you for your indulgence. Senator Leahy will be speaking in a moment. And, Senator Leahy, chairman of the Finance Committee, we are just asking for…
I thank Chairman Grijalva for his leadership and for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7618, a bipartisan bill to recognize the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial as a national memorial. H.R. 7618 was…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate proceed to S. Res. 737. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…
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