Manufacturers Need Work Force Training, Says Senate Republican

Senator Scott Brown (R-Mass.) says during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs subcommittee hearin, on Thursday that policy is needed to stimulate manufacturing through education initiatives and various other methods. (0:39)

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Reform Would Force Banks, Not Taxpayers To Pay For Mistakes, Says Ohio Democrat

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says Wednesday that a financial regulatory reform bill moving through the Senate would force banks, not taxpayers, to pay for their mistakes. (0:08)
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Democrats Have Waited Long Enough, Now It's Time To Go It Alone On Healthcare, Says Ohio Democrat

During a conference call with reporters on Friday, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says Republicans have no intention of passing any health care bill, and that the House and Senate should move forward without them. (0:11)
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Reconciliation Would Mean Only Minor Adjustments, Says Democrat Brown

Sherron Brown (D-Ohio) says Republicans need to understand that the healthcare reform bill does have a bipartisan flavor, adding that the GOP's ideas that are in the bill won't be taken out during reconciliation. (0:33)
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GOP Wants Obama To Fail On Health Reform, Says Ohio Democrat

During a conference call with reporters on Friday, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says many Republicans are trying to ensure that President Barack Obama fails at passing health care reform. (0:17)
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Insurance Companies "Purge" Older Customers, Says White House Health Official

During a conference call with reporters on Friday, Nancy DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, discusses a common practice within the insurance industry called purging that is designed to weed out people who are getting older and may have more health risks. (0:32)
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Unions Pose Less Of A Threat Than Corporations Following Citizens United Case, Says Ohio Democrat

The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which granted corporations permission to openly fund campaign ads, also gives unions similar rights. However, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) contends that this is not as pressing of a concern.

"I don't think its the same problem," said Brown. "Corporations in this country combined have sales of $10 trillion dollars. Total union dues amount to $6 billion."

"That's a difference between the span of my hand and the height of the Empire State Building," added Brown. (0:14)

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CEOs Should Take A Cue From Candidates And Appear In Their Campaign Ads, Says Ohio Democrat

The same provision requiring candidates to identify their approval of campaign ads may soon be applied to CEOs as well.

"Corporate CEOs should face the camera and tell the public they sponsored the commercial," said Brown during a conference call with reporters. "If a corporation uses a front group ... then the funder of that association has to be on." (0:18)

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Sen. Brown calls out John McCain

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) personally calls out John McCain to send his campaign manager to Germany to negotiate with Deutche Post. The company, who acquired the American delivery company DHL several years ago, recently announced the outsourcing of 8,200 jobs from Ohio. McCain and his manager both have close business ties with the European company, according to Brown (:55).
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In the Spin Room at the Cleveland Presidential Debate-- Senator Sherrod Brown on the issues important in Ohio

Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democratic superdelegate, has not endorsed either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton in order to draw more attention to issues like trade and job creation. (0:33)
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An interview with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) on the upcoming Ohio primaries

Sherrod Brown talks with Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner about the upcoming Ohio primaries and the issues that voters in his state are concerned with.
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