Sherrod Brown Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Sherrod Brown.
Groups divided on Bangladesh safety overhauls
The nation's largest retail industry organization fired back Friday, outlining reasons why a legally binding global pact to make Bangladesh clothing factories safer would expose merchants to undue legal exposure. The move came as U.S. retailers face increasing pressure from a large coalition of religious groups and investors to work ...
Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists
Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army's hulking Abrams tank is proving equally hard to beat in a budget battle. Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past two years to build improved versions of the 70-ton Abrams. But ...
OH airport gets $20M grant for runway safety
A Federal Aviation Administration grant of more than $20 million will finance runway safety improvements at a Cleveland airport. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says the FAA grant to Burke Lakefront Airport was announced last week by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/11majPg) reports that Burke will ...
Senate Republicans reject Xenia-born judge nominated by Obama for court seat
Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio and 39 other Republicans voted Wednesday to block the nomination of Xenia-born Caitlin Halligan to a seat on the prestigious U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.It was the second time in three years that Senate Republicans have used a parliamentary device known ...
Ohio Sen. Brown goes to Cuba to meet Castro
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, joined a small group of lawmakers from both parties earlier this month to meet Cuban leader Raul Castro, urging the brother of Fidel Castro to release Alan Gross, an American serving 15 years in prison in Cuba after being accused of bringing communications equipment into ...
Rethink ending Saturday mail, senator urges
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, joined 23 other senators in urging the U.S. Postal Service to “reconsider” its decision to end Saturday mail delivery, a move the postal service said is necessary to save $2 billion annually at a time when annual losses are nearly $16 billion. In a letter to ...
Ohio senators and local lawmakers react to State of the Union
Here’s how Ohio’s senators and some local lawmakers responded to President Obama’s State of the Union. Tell us what you thought of it on Facebook. U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton: “The president offered no solution to saving the tens of thousands of jobs across our country that are going to ...
Ohio, Dayton-area lawmakers respond to Obama’s call for gun-law changes
In a sign of how emotional gun control has become, some Republican lawmakers Wednesday reacted cautiously to President Barack Obama’s call for a fresh ban on assault weapons and background checks for those wanting to buy a gun. In statements and interviews, a number of Ohio Republicans declined to reject ...
Fight looms over defense pick
A potential showdown looms over President Barack Obama’s pick of former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel to lead the Defense Department, which is facing major decisions as it downsizes during an era of tight purse-strings. Obama on Monday nominated John Brennan as CIA director and Hagel as defense secretary, replacing the ...
Brown, Mandel square off in final Senate debate
Perhaps the best thing that can be said about the final debate between the two candidates for U.S. Senate was that no one called anyone a liar. But Thursday’s debate between Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, and Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, a Republican, was heated, with Mandel basically accusing Brown ...
Brown, Mandel battle in second debate
The most expensive Senate race in Ohio history is on track to be its nastiest evidenced by the onslaught of negative ads and heated debates between incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. Money from outside groups has fueled the battle since December 2011: More than ...
Brown has kept a low profile in Senate
By Joe Vardon Columbus Dispatch and Jack Torry Washington Bureau President Barack Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus package was hanging in the balance. Sherrod Brown’s personal life had already been turned upside down. Brown, Ohio’s Democratic first-term U.S. senator from Avon, had lost his mother to leukemia the week before ...
Brown rallies with Middletown steelworkers
In his first campaign appearance in Butler County, Sen. Sherrod Brown told scores of union workers and supporters that jobs are the storyline in his re-election campaign against challenger Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. Brown told supporters Wednesday at the IAM Local 1943 Hall that because of trade enforcement, 500,000 manufacturing ...
Sen. Brown to visit Middletown this week
Sen. Sherrod Brown will bring his campaign for re-election to the IAM Local 1943 Hall on Wednesday. Brown will be talking about jobs, and how he differs from his November election opponent, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, according to his campaign. “Sherrod looks forward to talking about his work to stand ...
Economy top issue in Ohio senate, presidential race
Two decades ago, Democratic political strategist James Carville gave the presidential race between George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton its own catchphrase when he told reporters the election would be about “the economy, stupid.” This year, Carville may as well dust off that old chestnut. In Ohio, the issue will ...
Mandel takes on critics of campaign
COLUMBUS — After four years in the Ohio House, Republican Josh Mandel won statewide office on his first try — an unusual political accomplishment for a rookie. He wasn’t done. Just four months into the new post as state treasurer, Mandel, 34, set his sights on yet another political office: ...
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