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Brown Statement on Sec. Lew's Announcement on Mortgage-Bond Market Reforms
Following Treasury Secretary Lew’s announcement of an initiative to reform mortgage securities, Brown issued the following statement: “Treasury’s announcement is long overdue but significant. If we want to bring private capital back into the mortgage market, we must ensur...…Read More
Posted on 6/26/2014 | -
Sens. Brown, Blumenthal, and Rep. Delauro Introduce Legislation to Protect Seniors by Preventing Them From Losing Their Doctors
Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), along with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), introduced the Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act. The legislation was inspired by stories the lawmakers heard from their constituents, as well as people across...…Read More
Posted on 6/26/2014 | -
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 | -
With Schools Closing for the Summer, Brown to Alert Ohioans to Nearly 1,700 Sites That Ensure Children Don't Go Hungry in the Summer Months
More than 630,000 children in Ohio receive critical nutrition assistance on an average day during the school year, but many go hungry in the summer months. With schools closing for the summer, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will hold a news conference call on Wednesday alerting Ohioans to r...…Read More
Posted on 6/11/2014 | -
Brown Applauds Commerce Announcement Naming Southwest Ohio Aerospace a Manufacturing Community
Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded an announcement by Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker that the Southwest Ohio Aerospace Regional – SOAR – project has been named one of twelve initial manufacturing communities. The SOAR project is supported by the City of Dayton an...…Read More
Posted on 5/28/2014 | -
Brown Introduces Amendment to Housing Finance Reform that Would Keep More Americas in Their Homes While Protecting Investors
In advance of next week’s markup of legislation to reform the housing finance system, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) filed two amendments that would help keep more Americans in their homes and protect investors of mortgage-backed securities by assigning fiduciary responsibility to tru...…Read More
Posted on 4/25/2014 | -
Sen. Brown Passes Provision Through Committee That Would Establish Tax Credit To Create Manufacturing Jobs In Hard-Hit Areas
Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) passed an amendment that would establish a tax credit to create manufacturing jobs in communities that have faced significant manufacturing jobs loss. Brown’s amendment, based on his Manufacturing Communities Investment Act, would build on the suc...…Read More
Posted on 4/3/2014 |