Recent News About Sherrod Brown
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Brown, Spangler Leadership & Workers Celebrate New Facility Made Possible by Brown’s Pension Fix
On June 9, 2023, 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.
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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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Ohio Mayors Join Brown in Pushing to Move U.S. Space Command to Ohio
On June 8, 2023, 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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Ten Leading Ohio Economic Development Organizations Join Brown in Pushing to Move U.S. Space Command to Ohio
On June 7, 2023, 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.
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Brown, Young Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Trade Remedy Laws, Protect American Workers
Today, 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
On June 7, 2023, 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
On June 7, 2023, 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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On Senate Floor, Brown Urges Administration to Move U.S. Space Command to Ohio
On June 8, 2023, 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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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, Marshall Lead Bill to Expand Childcare in Rural America
On June 7, 2023, 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 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 More Than $700,000 Awarded to The University of Dayton for Efforts to Improve Pre-K Math Education
On June 5, 2023, 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, Colleagues Urge Administration to Fix Rule That Would Hurt Ohio Steel
On June 3, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and a group of 46 bipartisan colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, expressing concerns that a new rule proposed by DOE will place further stress on the already exacerbated electric power industry and supply chains.
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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 Highlights Bipartisan Work at the U.S. Conference of Mayors
On June 2, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) spoke at the 91st Annual Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Columbus.
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Brown Votes to Avoid Catastrophic Default
Following Senate passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement.
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Brown, Stabenow, Vance, Peters Introduce Legislation to Allow Ohio Vietnam Veteran to Receive the Congressional Medal of Honor
On June 2, 2023, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced legislation that would enable the president to posthumously honor Sergeant Gary Lee McKiddy, a Miamisburg, Ohio Vietnam veteran, with the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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ICYMI: Brown Pushes VA Nominee on Electric Health Record Rollout
In case you missed it: yesterday, during a Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Hearing to consider the nomination of Tanya J. Bradsher to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) pressed Bradsher on VA’s electric health record modernization effort.
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Brown to Introduce Bill to Protect Ohio Businesses from Unfair Trade Regulations
On June 2, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown hosted a conference call to discuss the Import Security and Fairness Act, which would close a key loophole that foreign companies exploit to avoid paying duties and fees, to unfairly compete with Ohio businesses.