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, […]
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Sherrod Brown: Battling Big Pharma over insulin costs
Today Ohioans on Medicare are saving money on insulin every single month. And we are fighting to extend those cost savings to everyone. For years, Ohioans have been paying way too much for insulin. Drug companies charge exorbitant prices, making insulin one of the most overpriced drugs out there. Insulin has been around for decades. It […]
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Brown honored as guardian of Ohio Corn & Wheat
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) accepted the Ohio Corn & Wheat Guardian Award on March 21 from the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association for his leadership in advocating for Ohio grain farmers. Brown, a Mansfield Senior graduate, has long fought to expand market for sustainable fuels for Ohio farmers. “Ohio is leading […]
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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 […]
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A primer on the GOP primary race for U.S. Senator
Three Republicans are competing in the March primary for a chance to run against incumbent and Mansfield-native U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, whose had his position since 2007. Early voting in Ohio begins Wednesday, and the battleground race is already tight. An Emerson College Polling survey released Feb. 1, has Brown in the lead by 1-2 […]
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Sherrod Brown: Working to prevent Ohio’s veterans from losing their homes
No Ohio veteran should be kicked out of their home when they’re trying to get back on track with payments. As Chair of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, I’m working to make home ownership more affordable for everyone, including our veterans and servicemembers. During the height of the pandemic, when many families faced […]
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LaRose: Ohio farmers hammered by green energy subsidies
EDITOR’S NOTE: Frank LaRose is Ohio’s Secretary of State and a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate In 2012, Ohio farmer David Brandt became internet famous for his phrase “It ain’t much, but it’s honest work.” Those of us who have been around the agriculture community know the truth behind the clip; agriculture is honest work […]
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Brown hails unions at Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast in Columbus
COLUMBUS, OH – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) delivered remarks at the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Breakfast in Columbus. In his remarks, Brown spoke about how Dr. King challenged a nation to live up to its own ideals of equality. Brown discussed Dr. King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, spoke about Dr. King’s teaching […]
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Brown: Do not block UAW organization efforts at manufacturing plants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) joined 32 of his colleagues in a letter to 13 non-unionized automakers urging them not to illegally block United Auto Workers’ (UAW) unionization efforts at their manufacturing plants. After the ratification of historic agreements between UAW and the Big Three automakers in Detroit, thousands of non-union autoworkers […]
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Dolan tells Richland County GOP he is only candidate who can beat Brown
MANSFIELD — Matt Dolan said Monday he is the only Republican candidate U.S. Senate candidate in Ohio who can beat Sherrod Brown. But to earn the chance in November to take on the Mansfield native, the current state senator from Cuyahoga County has to beat two other GOP candidates in March, one of whom has […]