Sherrod Brown
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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
That's why this election is so important. You really have to throw the money changers out of the temple.
Clearly, the number of dollars required in Medicaid, very stretched already, will increase. It would be amazingly callous, and to me, unconscionable if they insist on these Medicaid cuts.
I've had primaries before, ... It makes me a stronger candidate.
It's past time for a plan to ensure that our mission in Iraq is a success and that our brave men and women in uniform can begin to come home soon.
In the last two and a half years, since George Bush became president, our nation has hemorrhaged 2.5 million manufacturing jobs, ... Ten percent of our manufacturing jobs have disappeared. ... Good jobs in steel and auto and textiles.
since Congress passed President Bush's trade promotion authority three years ago, we have lost one-sixth of our manufacturing jobs.
We must know which foreign countries own U.S. assets such as ports, and if any of those deals pose a threat to homeland security.
Republican leadership in Congress let the energy companies write the energy bill that sent prices soaring, and has turned a blind eye to the struggles of working families trying to make ends meet.
The Republicans are running wild with our tax dollars and it's been a mistake to let this administration continue a policy of incompetence when it comes to Iraq.
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.
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.
Workers organized and fought for worker rights and food safety, Social Security and Medicare - they fought to change government. And they won.