Commerce
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Sens. Brown, Stabenow Urge Commerce Department To Stand Up For Manufacturing Jobs At Whirlpool, Reject Falsified Data From South Korean Competitors
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) are continuing to urge the U.S. Department of Commerce to stand up for manufacturing jobs at Whirlpool and to reject falsified data produced by foreign competitors from South Korea, including Samsung, as it makes a determination in an...…Read More
Posted on 11/1/2012 | -
Visiting Clyde's Whirlpool Factory
In a visit to Whirlpool Corporation in Clyde , Sen. Brown urged the Obama Administration to investigate unfair foreign trade practices and defend Ohio manufacturing jobs. Following a visit to the factory, where he toured the plant and met with workers, Brown released a letter that he is sending to the U.S. Commerce...…Read More
Posted on 6/4/2012 | -
Brown Applauds Commerce Decision In Favor Of American Solar Manufacturers
Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded a U.S. Commerce Department decision to impose tariffs on unfairly-subsidized solar panels from China. Brown wrote to President Obama in December expressing his support for a petition filed by a coalition of U.S. solar manufacturers with the U.S...…Read More
Posted on 5/17/2012 | -
Brown, Merkley: New GAO Report Underscores Need For Greater Focus on Domestic Manufacturing in Department of Commerce's Office of Manufacturing & Services
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Following the release of a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the manufacturing-centered office within the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today said manufacturers need the Office of Manufacturing and Services to be a mor...…Read More
Posted on 7/7/2011 | -
Brown Speaks to Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) spoke to the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber during its annual Capitol Fly-In in Washington today. Among other things, Brown discussed efforts to repair the Brent Spence Bridge, increase investments in Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG), and preserve t...…Read More
Posted on 4/13/2011 | -
Sen. Brown Urges Commerce Secretary to Enforce Existing Trade Law and Stand Up for American Candle Industry
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urged the U.S. Department of Commerce to enforce existing trade law to protect the domestic candle industry. Signed by U.S. Sens. Brown, Mark Pryor (R-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Rob Portman (R-OH) and John Boozman (R-AR), the letter asks Commerce Secretary Ga...…Read More
Posted on 2/1/2011 | -
Sen. Brown Statement on Commerce Finding on Chinese Aluminum Imports
Today, the Commerce Department made a preliminary determination that $514 million of aluminum products imported from China in 2009 were unfairly subsidized. While this ruling paves the way for countervailing duties to be placed on Chinese imports if a final determination is made, the Commer...…Read More
Posted on 8/31/2010 |