Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]

We are what we trade and how we trade it

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...saccharine promises in a treaty, but it’s far more effective to use the market. That’s the beauty of a proposal by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). A new levy on goods made in ways or in nations that ignore greenhouse gas caps doesn’t merely discourag

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Report backs Brown's green-energy legislation

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...Continuing his "green jobs" campaign, Sen. Sherrod Brown last week touted a report asserting that federal legislation of the type he supports could create more than 51,000 jobs at existing Ohio companies. The report by the Blue Green Alliance, a consort

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Bill to extend COBRA subsidies introduced in Senate

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...help unemployed workers and their families with health coverage. WKYC-TV, a NBC affiliate in Ohio, reports. "U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Robert P. Casey (D-PA) introduced a bill Thursday to extend the 'COBRA' subsidy which helps unemployed worke

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We are what we trade and how we trade it

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...through saccharine promises in a treaty, but it's far more effective to use the market. That's the beauty of Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown's (D) proposal. A new levy on goods made in ways or in nations that ignore greenhouse gas caps doesn't merely discourage

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Ohio's Sen. Brown alerts Ohioans to unclaimed tax funds

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...have not received tax refunds can visit the Where's My Refund? page at the IRS website or call (800) 829-1040 to check on their status. There's also a link on Sen. Sherrod Brown's website and instructions on how to claim the tax refunds. © 2009 WKYC-

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We are what we trade (and how we trade it)

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...promises in a treaty, but it's far more effective to use the market. That's the beauty of the proposal of Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. A new levy on goods made in ways or in nations that ignore greenhouse gas caps doesn't merely discourage American compa

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AMA, AARP like health-care bill

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...e-mails and letters" from people who oppose health-care reform and "they're still not listening." Late yesterday, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, took part in an online chat about health care. He insisted that the bill does not radically change the U.S. sy

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Ohio's Sherrod Brown introduces extended health coverage bill for unemployed

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...-- U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Robert P. Casey (D-PA) introduced a bill Thursday to extend the "COBRA" subsidy which helps unemployed workers and their families afford temporary health care cover The bill would extend and expand the COBRA subsid

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Public option would add to problems

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...reform has moved forward, a lot of rhetoric has been used. Unfortunately, some of it, including the Oct. 28 letter from Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Avon, can be quite misleading. Let's start with the facts. The health-insurance industry has been and continue

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Government plan would kill competition

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Avon, justified the establishment of a government-run health-care plan on the basis that it would promote competition, provide more medical services to Americans and lessen costs ("Public option would loosen insurers' grip," letter

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Altairnano Batteries Make Proterra A Magic Bus

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...at a fast-charging electric bus that may be coming soon to a city near you. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) and John Ensign (R-Nevada, shown yakking into the mic above) mugged for the cameras las

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USW Declares Support for 'Trade Enforcement Priorities Act' to Create Jobs

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...(USW) today announced strong support for the 'Trade Enforcement Priorities Act of 2009' (S. 1982) introduced by U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) that would breakdown foreign barriers for exports to help create American jobs.

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Ohioans Again Face Gambling Question

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...Montgomery was also voicing robo-calls against the issue, and a mailer went out to Democratic voters featuring U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Gov. Ted Strickland, who have both come out against the casino plan. State lawmakers opposing the casino issue, in

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Protectionism will put economy on track

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...That's right, protectionism. That's what we need. These job losses are directly traceable to the global economy. Sens. Sherrod Brown, George V. Voinovich and, particularly, former Sen. Mike DeWine busied themselves with the destruction of American manuf

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Casino ground game raging before election

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

Casino ground game raging before Ohio election

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

Bill would fund pollution monitoring here

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...proper treatment of water sources in a more timely manner, according to a news release issued by the office of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. The bill also authorizes $475 million to clean and restore Lake Erie, addressing invasive species, pollution and cont

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Grant to help monitor river pollutants

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...this week to the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, headquartered on Kellogg Avenue. With the help of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Robert Boyd, D-West Virginia, systems will be upgraded to allow minute-by-minute monitoring of ch

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State lawmakers split on public option health plan

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...improve the health-care system, Boehner and other Ohio Republicans fear it is simply a path to a government takeover. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said that a public option is central to reform. In Cincinnati, he said, two insurance companies control 80

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Senate committee calls Delphi's salaried pensions 'devastating'

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...pay out behind the termination of United Airlines pensions. The 70,000 recipients covered is the fourth-largest ever. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said many Delphi retirees are facing "drastic reductions." He noted that Delphi earlier this year cut off

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