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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, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged and the Senate proceed to the immediate en bloc consideration of the following bills: S. 3685, the…
I am disappointed. I knew it was coming from Senator Crapo. He is my friend, and I appreciate the cooperation, but this is so much more serious than what we did a few months ago. We have been asking just down the hall--Senator McConnell…
Mr. President, I thank Senators Murphy and Stabenow and Senator Baldwin's terrific leadership on this. I echo Senator Murphy's earlier comments about China. I see on the other side of the aisle Senators and President Trump. It is campaign…
Madam President, before turning to Senators Menendez, Cortez Masto, Wyden, Klobuchar, Reed, Schatz, and Van Hollen, who all want to speak, I appreciate the comments from my friend--and he really is my friend--from Idaho. We work well…
Madam President, I thank the Democratic leader. I have a prepared speech I want to make, but I heard Senator Schumer talk about this. These are human beings. We in this body are Senators. We go back and forth to our States. We have the…
Thank you, Senator Stabenow, and thank you for introducing this bill and your leadership on all issues agriculture, especially the importance of SNAP and feeding people. This is the United States of America. One specific thing Senator…
Madam President, I am disappointed but not surprised that we are not able to confirm the Ex-Im nominees today. There is great bipartisan support for this agency. We did a long reauthorization that was close to unanimous in its support. It…
Madam President, for a bit of good news, last year we finally provided certainty to American exporters and their workers by enacting a 7-year reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank's charter. This is a big victory after years of…
Thank you, Mr. President. Thousands of Americans are protesting in communities across our country demanding that our country be better. The protests are an expression of grief for Ms. Taylor and Mr. Floyd and Mr. Arbery and Mr. Brooks and…
Before Senator Portman and I do our unanimous consent, I just can't believe what I heard. Senator Grassley, going to the floor and talking about the media that way, when his majority--they owe their majority to Rush Limbaugh and FOX News…
Mr. President, I want to thank my friend Senator Portman and the rest of my colleagues who have been steadfast in their memory and remembrance of Otto Warmbier, a young Ohioan, as Rob said, whose life was cut short by the North Korean…
Mr. President, we are in the middle of a pandemic. The President of the United States doesn't act like it, but Americans are still dying by the hundreds--several hundred almost every day. We are in the middle of an economic crisis. Again…
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