Sherrod Brown

Our preference is strongly to keep the interest deductibility of State and local bonds.

Would you commit to not raising the Social Security retirement age in order to pay for these tax cuts?

I do not really believe the President when he also said he would not go after Medicaid.

Your party has a history of, let us say, less than enthusiastic support for social insurance, for Medicare, or for Social Security, for unemployment insurance.

It takes a lot of careful consideration to write a bipartisan tax reform bill.

Bottom line, the pay-for-itself argument behind this tax plan holds up as well as the flat-Earth theory.

There is not a reputable economist out there who agrees with that.

Their health plan makes it harder for us to keep the trust fund solvent.

Eliminating the estate tax and opening a new mile-wide loophole for the wealthy to exploit pass-through status is a prescription for more inequality in America.

The blemish on this Committee and this Committee's stonewalling last year affected economic growth because we did not have a functioning Export-Import Bank.

Honesty is critical.

I do not want you as Treasury Secretary to suffer from the same affliction.

Amazing and unprecedented that we thought we had to ask that question.

One Senator after another felt compelled to ask the nominees, to ask each of them, if they would put the law and the Constitution and their country ahead of loyalty to the President.

If confirmed, I am committed to increasing bilateral trade and commerce opportunities for all U.S. companies in New Zealand.

This additional staff is essential for strengthening the current program and preparing VA to finally meet the needs of veterans of all eras.

This measure, introduced by Senator Sherrod Rep Brown (D-OH) and cosponsored by Sen Thom Tillis (R-NC), would extend priority enrollment for college courses to veterans, servicemembers, and eligible dependents who are utilizing GI…

I am working one bill particularly, S. 764, the Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act.

Giving veterans a better quality of life is not just the cost-effective thing to do, it's the right thing to do.

I echo Senator Murray's words about the importance of this hearing.

I believe VA should address these concerns and strengthen the program, while also finally opening up the program to veterans of all eras who desperately need these services.

Housing finance reform remains the most significant piece of unfinished business following the financial crisis.

Restructuring a fifth of the economy is far from easy.

Transferring credit risk away from the Government and into the private sector is essential to protect taxpayers.

We should fight to maintain it, including by rejecting efforts to impose the Solvency II accord, Europe's insurance capital rules, on our insurers.