Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Campbell Brownis the senior United States Senator from Ohio, in office since January 3, 2007. Brown is a member of the Democratic Party. Before his election to the Senate, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007. He previously served as the Ohio Secretary of Stateand as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 November 1952
CityMansfield, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Young people have been at the forefront of every great social movement in our country's history.
It is past time for Republican leadership to answer for record deficits and reckless spending, both in Iraq and in the U.S. It's time for a plan to bring our troops home.
The reality in Iraq is that we are creating new terrorists and severely damaging the public impression of the United States in the Muslim world.
I'm disappointed that Senator DeWine once again chose to go along with his party leaders and their big corporate lobbyist supporters. Ohio deserves a Senator who will be more than a rubber stamp.
Ohio is one of only two states that have a minimum wage below the federal level of $5.15 an hour.
It is unacceptable that someone can work full time - and work hard - and not be able to lift themselves out of poverty.
Year after year, President Bush has broken his campaign promises on college aid. And year after year, the Republican leadership in Congress has let him do it.
The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi army paints a dangerous picture.
The average family earning minimum wage spends 141 percent of their income struggling to meet basic needs - food, shelter, clothing.
Workers organized and fought for worker rights and food safety, Social Security and Medicare - they fought to change government. And they won.
We must support initiatives that provide clear, concrete measures and milestones that our troops need for defeating the insurgency, building up Iraqi security forces, and handing over Iraq to the Iraqi people.
The president overstepped his authority when he asked the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans' international phone calls without obtaining a warrant.
Big government conservatives are spending trillions and wasting billions. Republicans are no longer the party of fiscal conservancy, but the party of runaway spending and corruption.
To get fast-track through Congress, Speaker Gingrich and President Clinton are wheeling and dealing like we've never seen before,