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Sen. Brown Goes To Bat For Whirlpool Workers At Hearing Before The International Trade Commission
Brown Met With Whirlpool Employees Following His Testimony WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today on behalf of Ohio workers at the Whirlpool Corp. The USITC held a hearing to determine injury on domestic industry due to ...…Read More
Posted on 12/11/2012 | -
With Ongoing NHL Lockout And Cancelled All-Star Game Costing Columbus Businesses Millions, Brown Calls On SBA To Offer Assistance
Cancelled All-Star Game is Estimated to Cost the City $12 Million in Lost Revenue and $50 Million in Media Exposure; Lockout Has Shortened Hockey Season With ongoing National Hockey League (NHL) lockout and cancelled All-Star game costing Columbus businesses millions of dollars in lost rev...…Read More
Posted on 11/29/2012 | -
At Columbus Steel Foundry, Sen. Brown Calls For House Passage Of His China Trade Bill
COLUMBUS, OH -U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited a Columbus steel foundry today to call on U.S. House Speaker John Boehner to schedule a vote on his legislation that punishes China for cheating trade laws. Brown met with workers and toured Columbus Castings. He was joined by CEO Rick Ruebusch, who di...…Read More
Posted on 10/4/2012 | -
Following Release Of National Drug Control Strategy, Brown Calls On Senate To Pass Medicaid Lock-In Bill
Following the White House’s release of 2012 National Drug Control Strategy today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on his colleagues to pass his legislation to create a national Medicaid Lock-In program to crack down on prescription drug abuse, including pill mills, “d...…Read More
Posted on 4/17/2012 | -
With Nearly 25% Of Ohio Homeowners Underwater On Their Mortgages, Brown Unveils New Plan To Improve The Housing Market By Addressing “Short Sale” Home Sales
COLUMBUS, OH-With nearly 25 percent of Ohio homeowners underwater on their mortgages, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today unveiled a new plan to improve the housing market by addressing “short sale” home sales. Short sales are real estate transactions that must be approved by the bank because the...…Read More
Posted on 4/4/2012 | -
Brown: Tactical Diversion Squads Will Help Crack Down on Pain Pill Trafficking in Ohio
Following the news that seven drug dealers in Ohio have been busted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for forging prescriptions for pain medication, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the establishment of two tactical diversion squads in Cleveland and Columbus that will help crack d...…Read More
Posted on 3/21/2012 | -
Sen. Brown, Sec. Sebelius, Pres. Gee Outline New Jobs And Give Progress Report At Osu Wexner Medical Center
Brown, Sebelius, and Gee are Joined by Central Ohio Worker to Discuss Economic Boost from OSU’s Largest-Ever Construction Project COLUMBUS, OH- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sec. Kathleen Sebelius, and The Ohio State University President Gor...…Read More
Posted on 2/24/2012 |