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Following Trade Enforcement Hearing, Sen. Brown Announces Draft Legislation to Make it Easier for U.S. Companies to Win Trade Relief From Unfair Foreign Competition
Following a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee examining trade enforcement, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urged Congress to pass his bipartisan legislation that would punish currency manipulators like China. Brown also announced that he is drafting legislation that will improve the ef...…Read More
Posted on 6/25/2014 | -
Sen. Brown Urges SEC Chair to Stop Granting Waivers From Securities Law to Banks With Civil or Criminal Settlements or Enforcement Actions
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, chairman of the Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, today urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revoke privileges – that provide exemptions from securities law – to financial institutions subject to civi...…Read More
Posted on 6/13/2014 | -
Following Ohio Supreme Court Ruling on Payday Loans, Sen. Brown Reaffirms His Call for Consumer Panel to Protect Against Predatory Loans
Following Tuesday’s Ohio Supreme Court ruling weakening efforts to protect Ohio consumers from predatory loans, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown – chairman of the Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection – reaffirmed his call for the Consumer Financial...…Read More
Posted on 6/11/2014 | -
Senate Passes Bipartisan Collins, Brown, Johanns Insurance Regulation Legislation
The United States Senate tonight unanimously passed legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) to clarify that a provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank law provides the Federal Reserve with the authority to take into account the...…Read More
Posted on 6/4/2014 | -
Following Hearing Examining Abuses in Student Loan Servicing Industry, Brown Announces Plans For New Legislation Aimed at Preventing Families of Deceased Borrowers, Co-Signers From Being Harassed by Lenders
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a news conference call to announce a new plan aimed at preventing families of deceased borrowers or loan co-signers from being harassed by lenders. The call followed a hearing of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and ...…Read More
Posted on 6/4/2014 | -
Sen. Brown Chairs Hearing Examining Relationship Between Student Loan Servicing Companies and Borrowers
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee – chaired a hearing of the Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection. The hearing, entitled “Student Loan Servicing: The Borrower’s Experience,...…Read More
Posted on 6/4/2014 | -
Sen. Brown invites Legislative Chairman of VFW Department of Ohio to hearing
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, invited the Legislative Chairman of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Ohio as his guest to the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee. During the hearing, Larry Moore, an Akron resident and Mansfield native, testified on the need to ensure Ohio’s veterans rec...…Read More
Posted on 5/23/2014 |