U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Special to Richland Source

One year ago, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. And today, thanks to the investments we made in vaccines and in our economy, life is returning to normal. Small businesses have been able to stay open, restaurants have reopened to customers again, and arts venues are thriving.  I know […]

A few years ago, I joined community leaders in Cincinnati to visit Union Baptist Cemetery, one of the most historic Black burial grounds in our state, and see all the work that’s needed to restore this hallowed ground to the place of honor that it should be. This week I introduced the African American Burial […]

NEW ALBANY – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined President Biden, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Senator Rob Portman to announce Intel will build a $20 billion semiconductor plant in New Albany which is expected to create 10,000 jobs. The plant will establish a long-term, reliable source of semiconductors, which are […]

As we begin the holiday season, and Ohioans are hoping their thoughtful gifts will arrive on time and are tracking down ingredients for family recipes, it’s critical that we take steps to strengthen and speed up our supply chains.  Over the last few months, we’ve seen supply chain disruptions all over the country and around […]

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined 45 Senate colleagues, of both parties, in urging the Biden administration to take swift, robust action to protect and support Afghan women leaders facing unparalleled danger following the Taliban’s violent sweep across Afghanistan and seizure of Kabul. In a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony […]

Summer vacation shouldn’t mean going hungry for Ohio kids.  Every day, hundreds of thousands of Ohio students receive free or reduced-price lunches at school. One of the many challenges of this pandemic has been ensuring these kids can access healthy and filling meals when school cafeterias have been closed. Over the past year our school […]

Decades after we learned of the dangers of lead exposure, too many children in Ohio continue to be poisoned by the homes they live in and the water they drink.  In 2018, more than 3,800 Ohio kids tested positive for lead levels. And we know the real number of children exposed is likely much higher […]

Maternal mortality is a growing problem in Ohio and around the country. Too many mothers are dying, particularly mothers of color. Nationally, Black mothers die at 3 times the rate of White mothers, and are twice as likely to suffer from life-threatening complications with their pregnancies. And as many as half of these deaths could […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today voted to pass the American Rescue Plan, which will ramp up vaccine production and distribution to get all Americans vaccinated, and support all Ohioans through the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis. The bill includes several key priorities for which Brown has long fought, including […]

More than a million workers and retirees across the country are part of the multi-employer pension system, and many are in danger of losing that secure retirement. For years, I’ve pushed leaders of both parties to fix this and save America’s pensions, and today we are closer than ever to a solution. If the system […]