Sherrod Brown
Recent News About Sherrod Brown
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Brown Introduces Tax Cut for Teachers to Help Cover Out-of-pocket Classroom Expenses
New Bill Will Increase Educator Tax Deduction; Teachers Spend Hundreds of Dollars of their Own Money Each Year on Classroom Supplies for Ohio Students
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Brown Gives Remarks at Central Ohio Building Futures Program Graduation
Brown Secured Investment to Expand Program Led by the Franklin County and Columbus Building and Construction Trades Council that Prepares Participants for Careers in the Skilled Trades
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Brown Stands With Lordstown Battery Plant Workers as They Fight for a Contract That Honors the Dignity of Work
Following Push from Brown, Ultium Agreed to Raise Wages by 25% Last Week; Fight for Permanent Contract Continues
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Brown Announces $12 Million Investment in Prenatal Healthcare Research at the Ohio State University
Funding Award from National Nonprofit will Allow OSU to Work to Improve Outcomes for Women with Gestational Diabetes
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Brown Announces More Than $500,000 for Park Upgrades in Village of Russia
On August 11, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Park Service is awarding $507,800 to the Village of Russia in Shelby County to construct a new all-season pavilion with accessible restrooms for both the interior of the pavilion and outside park users in Community Park, and a new 1,800 square foot splashpad.
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Brown Announces $4.5 Million Dollars for Electric Vehicle Battery Innovation at the Ohio State University
Brown Secured the Investment to Ensure Ohio Continues to lead the Auto Industry
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Brown, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Critical Medications, Combat Drug Shortages
Legislation Strengthens U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
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Brown Calls on Osha to Implement Federal Heat Protections for Workers
Amidst Dangerously High Temperatures, Lawmakers Call on OSHA to Implement Heat Standards Based on Brown’s Legislation
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Brown Announces Nearly $750,000 for Airport Improvements Across Southeast Ohio
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $743,558 for airport improvements in Southeast Ohio. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded three grants to three airports as a part of the Airport Improvement Program.
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Brown, Hamilton County Leaders Call for Passage of FEND Off Fentanyl Act
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local leaders and law enforcement personnel at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office to discuss his Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, a sanctions and anti-money laundering bill aimed at combatting the country’s fentanyl crisis and saving lives in Ohio by targeting the illicit fentanyl supply chain, from the chemical suppliers in China to the cartels that transport the drugs in from Mexico.
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Brown, Warren Call on 23 Companies to Stop Wage Theft, Pay Workers Overtime They Earn
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) demand answers from 23 companies that appear to have committed wage theft by denying low-wage workers overtime pay by abusing the label “manager.”
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Brown, Sykes, Landsman Announce Massive New Investment to Expand Internet Access in Ohio
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representatives Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) and Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) hosted a news conference call to announce a massive investment to expand high-speed internet access in Ohio.
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The Chronicle Telegram Editorial Board: “This is How Congress is Supposed to Function”
n Case You Missed It: today, The Chronicle Telegram Editorial Board touted U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, push to pass the Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act out of the committee with overwhelming, bipartisan support.
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Here’s What They’re Saying: National Media, Unions, Fellow Senators Highlight Brown’s Bipartisan Legislation to Claw Back Executive Compensation for Failed Banks
Last week, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, passed the Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act out of the committee with overwhelming, bipartisan support.
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With Strong Support from Law Enforcement and a Unanimous Committee Vote, Momentum Keeps Building for Brown’s Bipartisan Fend Off Fentanyl Act
After passing unanimously out of the U.S. Senate Banking Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee under the leadership of the committee’s chairman, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act continues to gain support as it heads to the Senate floor.
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Brown, Manchin, Casey, Fetterman, Warner, Kaine Push Administration for New Silica Standard for Miners
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) called on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young to provide additional information on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia.
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ICYMI: Washington Post Editorial Board: Brown's “Bipartisan Bill to Seize CEO Pay Would Discourage Future Banking Crises”
In Case You Missed It: The Washington Post Editorial Board and Crain’s Cleveland Business Editorial Board threw their support behind Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) bipartisan Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act. Brown introduced the bill with Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) to hold bank executives accountable for their failures.
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Brown Announces $20 Million for Infrastructure Improvements in Toledo
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $20 million grant to the City of Toledo to improve transportation infrastructure.
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Tribune Chronicle Editorial Board Says Brown “Makes A Strong Case” For Bringing Space Command To Ohio
In a new editorial, The Tribune Chronicle writes that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) “makes a strong case” to bring Space Command and additional Space Force Units to Ohio.
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Brown, Warnock, Adams, Strickland, Bishop Lead Legislation to Increase the Number of Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC-12), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) introduced bicameral legislation that would increase the number of authorized Centers of Excellence (COEs) at 1890 Land-Grant Institutions to 10.