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Sherrod Campbell Brown (born November 9, 1952) is the senior United States Senator from Ohio, in office since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Now these Ohioans are worried about whether their water is safe to drink, the air is safe to breathe, whether their kids will get sick, whether their crops are contaminated, whether they’ll still be able to do business and attract investment to the community.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 1 year ago

Before today, I thought, red scare McCarthyism was rightly relegated to the dustbin of history, any American citizen who fled communist repression – whether it be FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams or OCC nominee Saule Omarova – should be lauded for their courage and conviction. I believe that my colleagues – from both sides of the aisle – will reject such character assassinations.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on FOX News 3 years ago

People on Wall Street only care about the rules when they’re the ones getting hurt.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on Reuters 3 years ago

These CEOs have already gotten These CEOs tax cuts, deregulation and pro-corporate judges. These CEOs don't really need Trump anymore, so These CEOs can finally do the right thing, it's nice These CEOs stepped up with such great courage with 13 days left in the Trump administration.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 3 years ago

I think we're going to do big things, i think that the overwhelming number of Democrats are pointing in the same direction on all of this. Some faster than others, but all in the same direction.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 3 years ago

I'd start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks and people below him are — I can't tell you what to do, i don't wear a mask when I'm speaking, like most senators.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 4 years ago

I'd start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks and people below Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley are — I can't tell you what to do, i don't wear a mask when I'm speaking, like most senators.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 4 years ago

If The Fed wants Wells to focus on community lending, and if Wells is truly committed to its communities and customers, the bank could instead have given up other risky lines of business in order to serve small businesses.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 4 years ago

He was comforting. He did the right things and Melania did the right things. And it's his job in part to comfort people. I'm glad he did it in those hospital rooms.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

Donald Trump was comforting. Donald Trump did the right things and Melania did the right things. And it's Donald Trump job in part to comfort people. I'm glad Donald Trump did it in those hospital rooms.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

We are also angry — angry that shooting after shooting politicians in Washington and Columbus refuse to pass sensible gun-safety laws to protect our communities.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

Facebooks Calibra CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that Facebooks Calibra might be more like a government than a country, but no one elected Mr. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, they're not running a government, they're running a for-profit laboratory.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

Facebook's motto is move fast and break things, they've moved fast and are helping to undermine our democracy. Now they're expecting us to trust them with our paychecks.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

They're motivated by one thing : surely their own bottom line, allowing Big Tech companies to take over the payment system or position themselves to influence monetary policy would be a huge mistake.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

The President talks about being a populist, but real populism is never racist, real populism is never anti-Semitic. Real populism doesn't divide people. Real populism doesn't push some people down to lift others up.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

We need to understand what happened here and we need to talk about it so we keep fighting on these issues, its clear we make progress and then we fall back because of Republican attacks on voting rights.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on FOX News 5 years ago

The reality is that for far too many people in this country, hard work isn't paying off like it should, president Trump doesn't understand that, and he's used the White House to enrich people like himself.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on Reuters 5 years ago

Full disclosure. I supported the tariffs originally.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

I think that voice needs to be stronger.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

An outspoken progressive can win -- and win decisively -- in the heartland.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

In that order ? i think we need hope first.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

Democrats learned a lot of lessons, but the most important lesson is we write off no place in the country, i'm weary of Democrats that say you only talk to progressives to win and excite the base.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

Because Ohio is in so many ways the number one swing state in the country, a message that works there, the dignity of work, works everywhere.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

National Democrats and some pundits say that National Democrats, National Democrats and some pundits kind of make this a choice : either National Democrats talk to progressives, to the progressive base, or National Democrats and some pundits talk to workers, working class families regardless of race. To me you've got ta do both, that's how we won Ohio.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

I want to hear from people around( the country) and I want this conversation and this dignity of work tour to encourage my colleagues running for president that this should be the narrative.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

We celebrate the worker, and that is the blueprint for America in 2020.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

The work is not done yet, i understand The President said it's final. The President needs to talk to Congress on this. We can go back to the table with the Mexicans and the Canadians and do stronger labor standards.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

The work is not done yet.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

We've got to do this right, the President's threats are not particularly helpful, not surprisingly, but we need stronger labor enforcement standards.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 5 years ago

Let our country -- our nation's citizens, our Ohio Democratic, my fellow elected officials all over the country -- let them all cast their eyes toward the heartland, to The Midwest, to our Great Lakes state, and we will show America how we celebrate organized labor and all workers - the waitress in Dayton, the office worker in Toledo, the nurse in Columbus, the mineworker in Coshocton. That is the message coming out of Ohio in 2018, and that is the blueprint for our nation in 2020.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN 6 years ago

I don't question your integrity here but maybe your judgment, you buy stocks after you get appointed to a job like this?

– Sherrod Brown

Found on Reuters 6 years ago

I don’t think they – most people – think of themselves as an ideology, they think of themselves as ‘I want what’s best for my family, my community, and my country.

– Sherrod Brown