For the last year, we’ve been fighting to stop a proposed Department of Energy rule that would have put the supply chain for transformers at risk and threatened hundreds of Ohio steel jobs. Transformers, the metal boxes on powerline poles, are crucial to our electric grid. And when storms knock out transformers and power lines, […]
From the office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Sherrod Brown: Calling on Biden Admin. to close De Minimis trade loophole
We know what a problem unfair foreign competition is – particularly by countries like China, where companies are always finding new ways to cheat. One current loophole allows these companies – along with drug traffickers – to evade U.S. taxes, fees, and inspections when packages are worth less than $800. It’s known as the “de […]
Posted inSports
Brown posthumously presents Congressional Gold Medal to Indians’ Doby
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) honored Larry Doby on Wednesday, the first African American to play in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1947, with the Congressional Gold Medal. The honor was for Doby’s career and contributions to the American Civil Rights Movement. Brown successfully fought to pass […]
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Brown: Stopping another bad trade deal
Once again, a White House was trying to push through a trade agreement behind closed doors with no enforceable labor standards. The good news is, this time we put a stop to it. No one understands the consequences of decades of bad trade deals like Ohio workers. My values have always been clear: no trade […]
Posted inColumns, Opinion
COLUMN: Sherrod Brown standing up for small town Ohio
You shouldn’t have to live in a big city or a wealthy suburb to have good job opportunities, quality healthcare, high-speed internet, or a great education for your kids. Ohio deserves better. Today, though, opportunity is arriving in places too long overlooked by corporate America, and too long ignored by both political parties. And much of […]
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Brown: Securing resources for Ohio in defense bill
A few weeks ago in the Senate, we passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with overwhelming bipartisan support – we pass an updated version of this legislation every year to get resources to our military and to protect our national security. I fought to ensure this year’s bill includes resources for Ohio’s military instillations and secured […]
Posted inNews
Senators introduce legislation to crack down on oil price gouging, provide relief at the pump
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With gas prices skyrocketing in recent days against a backdrop of continued Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax to send a direct rebate to consumers to provide Americans relief at the gas pump, and crack down on […]