Recent News About Sherrod Brown
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Brown Announces Nearly $2.5 Million for STEM Research at Case Western Reserve University
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $2,496,445 grant to Case Western Reserve University for research on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
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Brown, Durbin, Casey, Blumenthal Urge Biden Administration To Issue Business Advisory, Warn U.S. Companies About The High Risk Of Continuing To Operate In Russia
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) urged the State and Commerce Departments to warn American businesses still operating in Russia that they could indirectly and inadvertently be funding Putin’s invasion of Ukraine – and putting themselves at legal risk.
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Brown Returns to East Palestine to Discuss Recovery with Local Manufacturers
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited RBS Manufacturing in East Palestine to hear directly from local manufacturers about their ongoing concerns as they deal with the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment.
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Brown, Colleagues Urge Commerce Department to Reform Tariff Exclusion Process for Ohio Aluminum Extruders
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the administration to revise tariff exclusion rules previously approved for aluminum extrusion products.
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Brown, Spangler Leadership & Workers Celebrate New Facility Made Possible by Brown’s Pension Fix
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined leaders from the Spangler Candy Company and Spangler workers with Teamsters Local 20 to tour Spangler’s new Bit-O-Honey facility. Spangler directly attributes its ability to expand – moving the production of Bit-O-Honey candies to its Bryan headquarters and creating 40 new union jobs – to the passage of Brown’s Butch Lewis Act.
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Brown Discusses New Pact Act Benefits for Veterans Exposed to Toxins in Defiance
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable at VFW Post 3360 in Defiance to discuss new health care and disability benefits for veterans who have been harmed by toxic exposure while serving in the military.
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Ohio Mayors Join Brown in Pushing to Move U.S. Space Command to Ohio
The Ohio Mayors Alliance joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in calling on the Biden administration to choose Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and to locate additional U.S. Space Force units in Ohio in partnership with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky.
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On Senate Floor, Brown Urges Administration to Move U.S. Space Command to Ohio
On the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on the Biden administration to choose Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and to locate additional U.S. Space Force units in Ohio, in partnership with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky.
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Brown Shares Mahoning Valley Priorities During Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber Fly-In
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber’s 6th annual Washington D.C. fly-in, and discussed key wins for the Mahoning Valley – including regional investments in economic development, infrastructure improvements delivered in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, regional investments in economic development, and priorities Brown secured in Congressional Directed Spending.
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Ten Leading Ohio Economic Development Organizations Join Brown in Pushing to Move U.S. Space Command to Ohio
Ten leading Ohio economic development organizations and chambers of commerce joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in calling on the Biden administration to choose Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and to locate additional U.S. Space Force units in Ohio in partnership with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky.
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Brown, Young Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Trade Remedy Laws, Protect American Workers
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced their Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws and ensure they remain effective tools to fight back against unfair trade practices and protect American workers.
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Brown, Ohio Representatives Call on Biden Administration to Move U.S. Space Command to Ohio
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representatives David Joyce (R-OH-14), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Max Miller (R-OH-07), Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03), Shontel Brown (D-OH-11), Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) and Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) called on the Biden administration to choose Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and to locate additional U.S. Space Force units in Ohio in partnership with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky.
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Brown Applauds Nomination of Rebecca Lutzko to be U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Ohio
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded President Biden’s decision to nominate Rebecca Lutzko for the position of U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
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Brown, Marshall Lead Bill to Expand Childcare in Rural America
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3) Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-5), Tracey Mann (R-KS-1), and Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-8) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act of 2023 to improve the availability and quality, and lower the cost, of childcare in agricultural and rural communities.
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Brown, Stabenow, Wyden, Tester, Call on President Biden to Swiftly Implement SNAP Exemptions for Vulnerable Populations
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio); Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.); Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.); and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) called on President Biden to swiftly and equitably implement exemptions for vulnerable populations to access food assistance included in the bipartisan agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default.
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Brown Announces More Than $700,000 Awarded to The University of Dayton for Efforts to Improve Pre-K Math Education
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $702,643 grant to the University of Dayton to research methods for improving math education for preschool-aged children.
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Brown Announces Over $7 Million to Make Rail Crossings Safer in Fostoria
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $7,245,000 Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) grant to the Ohio Rail Development Commission to improve safety at three railroad crossings in the Iron Triangle neighborhood of Fostoria.
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Brown Announces $3 Million to Make Rail Crossings Safer in Fairfield
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $3 million Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) grant to the Butler County Transportation Improvement District to improve safety at two adjacent railroad crossings, Symmes Road and North Gilmore Road, in the City of Fairfield.
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Brown Returns to East Palestine to Discuss Recovery with Local Manufacturers
On June 12, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited RBS Manufacturing in East Palestine to hear directly from local manufacturers about their ongoing concerns as they deal with the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment.
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Brown Discusses New Pact Act Benefits for Veterans Exposed to Toxins
On June 9, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable at VFW Post 3360 in Defiance to discuss new health care and disability benefits for veterans who have been harmed by toxic exposure while serving in the military.