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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 manufac...…Read More
Posted on 10/22/2012 | -
Brown Announces “Strategic Pause” For Youngstown Air Reserve Station In Six-Month Budget Deal Passed By Congress This Week; Pledges To Fight For 910th Airlift Wing In The Months To Come
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a “strategic pause” for the Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) in the six-month budget deal passed by Congress this week. The Air Force had proposed a shift in aircraft that would...…Read More
Posted on 9/22/2012 | -
After U.S. Olympic Committee Buys Chinese-Made Uniforms, Brown Joins Ohio Clothing Company, Designer to Announce New Effort to Boost U.S. Apparel Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Following the news that the Olympic opening ceremony uniforms that will be worn by American athletes are entirely made in China—spurring bipartisan outrage and resulting in new commitments by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to make 2014 uniforms in America—U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brow...…Read More
Posted on 7/18/2012 | -
Brown Announces New Federal Grants for Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Agencies to Hire Recently-Returned Military Veterans
Two law enforcement agencies in the Mahoning Valley will receive new federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice to hire recently-returned military veterans through the new “Vets to COPS” program. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Youngstown Police Departmen...…Read More
Posted on 6/25/2012 | -
Sen. Brown, Youngstown State University Students Call For Passage Of New Bill Preventing More Than 10,000 Mahoning Valley Students From Paying Thousands More For Student Loans
Two YSU Students, Cary Dabney and Laura Krcelic, Discuss How Federal Stafford Loans Have Enabled them to Afford College Costs Scheduled Interest Rate Hike Comes on the Heels of a New Analysis Showing That Half of Young College Graduates Are Jobless or Underemployed YOUNGSTOWN, OH-More than 3...…Read More
Posted on 6/11/2012 | -
Joining Youngstown State University Students To Call For Bill Preventing Paying Thousands More For Student Loans
Sen. Brown joined students at Youngstown State University to call for passage of his bill that would maintain the current interest rate, which is set at 3.4 percent, and prevent a hike to 6.8 percent scheduled for July 1st.More than 382,000 students across Ohio - including more than 10,000 in Columbiana, Maho...…Read More
Posted on 6/11/2012 | -
Brown Applauds “Strategic Pause” In Senate Defense Authorization Bill; Move Will Preserve Planes And Personnel At Youngstown Air Reserve Station For At Least An Additional Year
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded the news that the Senate Armed Services Committee has included a “strategic pause” in the Senate Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Authorization (NDAA) bill. The Air Force had proposed a shift in aircraft that would have resulted in a loss o...…Read More
Posted on 5/24/2012 |