Trade & Foreign Policy
Fair trade is vital to our nation’s economic future. Trade can create new jobs in exporting industries, expand markets for our businesses, and ensure our workers and businesses are competing on a level playing field in the global marketplace. But for too long, our workers, small businesses, and manufacturers have paid a steep price for an outdated trade agenda. I will continue to fight wrong-headed trade policies that ship jobs overseas and shutter manufacturing facilities. That means fighting back against currency manipulation by trading partners, which the Senate did when it passed a bill that I introduced. We need a trade agenda that that promotes American workers and helps expand the Made in America label to markets around the world.
Foreign Policy
Our nation’s foreign policy should be focused on advancing peace and prosperity here at home and abroad. From advancing nuclear nonproliferation to eliminating the conditions that breed terrorism, to combating global public health challenges I will continue to advocate for policies that promote human rights and democratic policies that are the cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy.
-
Brown And Rockefeller Say GAO Report Reinforces Need To Extend Health Care Tax Credit
Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) today said that a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), reemphasizes the need to extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) to help workers afford health coverage when they lose their jobs because of foreign outsourcing.
Without Congressional action, the HCTC will expire at the end of 2013 and most of the HCTC-eligible workers will receive less generous tax credits, which could make it harder to afford health coverage while also supporting their families as they look for new jobs or receive job training.
“This is about standing up for hardworking Americans who lo…Read More
Posted on 2/12/2013 | -
Brown: Today's Trade Decision Will Help Whirlpool Workers Compete Against Cheap Imports
Brown Testified Before USITC on Behalf of Whirlpool; Company Has Largest U.S. Factory in Clyde and Facilities in Marion, Findlay, Ottawa, Greenville, and Columbus
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded a unanimous decision from the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to impose duties on clothes washers from South Korea and Mexico. Last month, Brown testified before the ITC on behalf of Ohio workers at the Whirlpool Corp. Whirlpool has facilities and distribution centers in Clyde, Marion, Findlay, Greenville, Ottawa, and Columbus. Brown met with Whirlpool…Read More
Posted on 1/23/2013 | -
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 unfairly dumped imports of washing machines made by companies in South Korea. These imports place companies that manufacture their product in America, like Whirlpool, at an unfair disadvantage. Whirlpool has facilities and distribution centers in Clyde, Marion, Findlay, Greenville, Ottawa, and Columbus…Read More
Posted on 12/11/2012 | -
Extending Permanent Normal Trade Relations to Russia
Posted on 12/5/2012 -
At Youngstown Store Specializing in Made-In-America Products, Brown to Discuss Plan to Boost American and Ohio Textile And Apparel Manufacturing
YOUNGSTOWN, OH-Today, during a visit to a Youngstown store that specializes in American- and Ohio-made products, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) discussed a new effort to boost domestic apparel and textile manufacturing.
“Whenever possible, American tax dollars should be used to bolster American manufacturing. Manufacturing helped make this country great. Good-paying manufacturing jobs have allowed hundreds of thousands of Americans to buy homes, send their children to college, and retire with security. But for too long, we've seen American manufacturing jobs—including textile and apparel jobs—shipped overseas due to unfair trade that has stacked the deck ag…Read More
Posted on 10/22/2012 | -
Brown Announces Trade Adjustment Assistance For Approximately 80 Call Center Workers At Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that approximately 80 workers at Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC in Norwood and Lebanon are eligible to apply for worker adjustment assistance. Certification was approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.
“The loss of a job can be a devastating experience,” Brown said. “Ohioans who work hard and play by the rules should not be left to struggle when they lose their job through no fault of their own. These resources will help…Read More
Posted on 10/22/2012 | -
Brown Applauds Trade Ruling That Will Support Jobs At Middletown's AK Steel
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded a ruling from the World Trade Organization (WTO) that upholds an earlier decision regarding China’s duties on American steel. In September 2010, the Obama Administration filed a WTO case against China, responding to Chinese duties applied on high-tech electric steel made by domestic manufacturers like AK Steel in Middletown. China argued that U.S. “Buy America” provisions included in the Recovery Act acted as a subsidy that warranted duties. The WTO ruled in June that China’s retaliatory duties were a c…Read More
Posted on 10/18/2012 |