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Brown Applauds Trade Ruling That Will Support Jobs At Middletown's AK Steel
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded a ruling from the World Trade Organization (WTO) that upholds an earlier decision regarding China’s duties on American steel. In September 2010, the Obama Administration filed a WTO case against China, responding to Chinese duties applied ...…Read More
Posted on 10/18/2012 | -
Brown Urges Defense Department to Buy Uniforms and Boots Made In America—Not China—For Military Servicemembers
Following an Air Force Times report that a U.S. servicemember was unable to obtain American-made boots after having been twice issued Chinese-made ones, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urged the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to step up efforts to comply with the Berry Amendment that requi...…Read More
Posted on 10/18/2012 | -
At Columbus Steel Foundry, Sen. Brown Calls For House Passage Of His China Trade Bill
COLUMBUS, OH -U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited a Columbus steel foundry today to call on U.S. House Speaker John Boehner to schedule a vote on his legislation that punishes China for cheating trade laws. Brown met with workers and toured Columbus Castings. He was joined by CEO Rick Ruebusch, who di...…Read More
Posted on 10/4/2012 | -
At Wheatland Tube In Warren, Sen. Brown, Rep Ryan Highlight Mahoning Valley Steel Jobs Created And Saved Through Trade Enforcement
WARREN, OH -U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-17) visited Wheatland Tube in Warren today to meet with workers and release a new report outlining the importance of trade law enforcement to steel and manufacturing jobs in the Mahoning Valley and across Northeast Ohio. Brown and R...…Read More
Posted on 10/1/2012 | -
Brown Leads 21 Senators In Calling On Speaker Boehner Not To Adjourn Until The House Passes Bipartisan China Currency Bill
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today led 21 senators on a letter calling for U.S. House Speaker John Boehner to bring to the floor for a vote the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act, which passed the Senate in 2011 and represents the biggest bipartisan jobs bill passed that year. Br...…Read More
Posted on 9/20/2012 | -
After Brown Leads 188 Members Of Congress In Calling For More Aggressive Trade Enforcement To Protect American Jobs, Obama Administration Announces Plan To Bring WTO Case Against China’s Predatory Trade Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C.- After U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led 188 Members of Congress in urging the Obama Administration to confront China’s predatory practices that put Ohio auto parts jobs at risk, President Barack Obama will announce today on a visit to Ohio that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) wil...…Read More
Posted on 9/17/2012 | -
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 |