There is going to be globalization, but we need to do it under terms – under rules that work as rules work for our domestic economy on the dynamic of capitalism. You need to do trade in the same way. – Sherrod Brown
We’re losing all kinds of white-collar jobs, all kinds of jobs in addition to manufacturing jobs, which we’re losing by the droves in my state. – Sherrod Brown
Thousands of Ohio families are going deeper and deeper in debt just trying to pay their heating bills, fill prescriptions, and buy groceries. The current minimum wage is simply not enough. – Sherrod Brown
Workers organized and fought for worker rights and food safety, Social Security and Medicare – they fought to change government. And they won. – Sherrod Brown
As Ohio’s working families continue to recover from the worst economic recession in our country’s history, we need a president who’s committed to growing our economy by lifting up the middle class. – Sherrod Brown
We must work harder to lessen inequalities. Only by doing so can we speak with credibility and moral authority to other countries and the People’s Republic of China. – Sherrod Brown
We know that, too often, oil and other hazardous materials are shipped across the country on aging tankers. Too many communities have seen what happens when trains derail and in some cases catch fire. – Sherrod Brown
I see something different in Hillary Clinton. She wants a trade prosecutor. She’s going after currency. She’s going stand up strong on keeping China designated as a non-market economy. – Sherrod Brown
The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi army paints a dangerous picture. – Sherrod Brown
The president overstepped his authority when he asked the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans’ international phone calls without obtaining a warrant. – Sherrod Brown
Since the beginning of the Bush administration when we were attacked, September 11th, we’ve not had any major terrorist attack in this country. We’ve had individual crazy people, of normally, they look more like me than they look like Middle Easterners. – Sherrod Brown
American tax dollars spent on education are meant to support students, not support aggressive, deceptive, and misleading marketing campaigns by certain for-profit education companies. – Sherrod Brown
Big government conservatives are spending trillions and wasting billions. Republicans are no longer the party of fiscal conservancy, but the party of runaway spending and corruption. – Sherrod Brown
We will see a different trade policy coming out of here, and I’m convinced of it. I wouldn’t be supporting Hillary Clinton if I didn’t believe that. – Sherrod Brown
Hard-working men and women who have made America the strongest nation in the world are betrayed by Washington’s trade policy. – Sherrod Brown
I don’t look in the mirror and see a president of the United States. I don’t have that ambition. – Sherrod Brown
The debate over Social Security should not be about how much we can cut from the program in order to balance the federal budget. The debate over Social Security should not be about raising the retirement age or limiting benefits. The debate over Social Security should be about retirement security. – Sherrod Brown
This year, we are going to take our government out of the hands of corporate special interests and put it back into the hands of Ohio families – where it belongs. – Sherrod Brown
President Obama did something that no Democrat’s done since Franklin Roosevelt: that is, get a majority vote in Ohio twice. So I don’t really buy that his policy is that unpopular. – Sherrod Brown
What’s the deal with Johnny Damon? He can’t hit. He can’t catch. He can’t throw. He’s sort of the five-tool guy… without any of the tools! – Sherrod Brown
Our men and women in uniform make enough sacrifices for our country. Their credit rating should not be one of those sacrifices. – Sherrod Brown
Donald Trump outsources his ties to China. He outsourced his furniture to Turkey. I know a company in Ohio that could make that furniture in Archibald, Ohio. – Sherrod Brown
If anything, one would think we learn from Brexit is we need a strong, stable banking system, not one to repeal the consumer bureau and repeal Dodd-Frank and give Wall Street what it wants. That would be the worst kind of response. – Sherrod Brown
With every year that passes, the more we have to be careful not to forget the causes and consequences of the Great Recession. – Sherrod Brown
My priorities are to continue to fight for manufacturing in my state and for jobs and health care and deal with lead issues in my beloved city of Cleveland, where I live, and every other city in the industrial Midwest. – Sherrod Brown
It is past time for Republican leadership to answer for record deficits and reckless spending, both in Iraq and in the U.S. It’s time for a plan to bring our troops home. – Sherrod Brown