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By Mackala Krichbaum, KrichbaumM@Findlay.edu
*The Pulse is exploring the policy statements from each major candidate in the 2024 presidential race. This article breaks down the issues from Senator Sherrod Brown.
Sherrod Brown was born and raised in Ohio and is working for the “Dignity of Work.”
The “Dignity of Work” is inspired by Pope Leo XIII and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. it is based on the principle that work should and will pay off for everyone.
Brown was born in Mansfield, Ohio in 1952 where he was raised on the family farm. Senator Brown now resides in Cleveland Ohio with his wife Connie Schultz.
Senator Brown has been in office since 2006 as a Democrat.
Senator Brown is the Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee where he passed the Wall Street reform Law which allowed consumers new protections. This created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Senator Brown is working to make home buying a more universal experience and to make affording a home something everyone could do.
In 2015, Senator Brown’s bipartisan Leveling the Playfield Act was signed into effect by President Obama.
In 2017, Senator Brown helped to secure healthcare for coal miners and is leading the fight for the bipartisan solution to the pension crisis that is threatening millions.
In 2018, Senator Brown secured the Farm Bill which includes an improved water quality and funding for farmers to directly sell their products.
This allowed the Ohio steel industry to have substantial wins.
In 2020, working off President Trump’s NAFTA draft Senator Brown secured protections for workers and provisions to labor enforcement.
Senator Brown is working towards quality care for all and plans to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
Senator Brown is working towards screening tools for illegal drugs at the border and working with Senator Portman to get law enforcement these same tools.
Senator Brown is often seen wearing a Canary Pin which signaled whether a coal mine had a safe amount of gas present or it was dangerous, and the miners needed to get out.
The significance of the Canary Pin stands as these workers did not have a strong government willing to fight for them.
Senator Brown supported the Ohio ballot that protected abortion in the Ohio constitution.
Senator Brown is also fighting for a safer community. The FEND off Fentanyl Act works to target the fentanyl supply chain.
Senator Brown serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee where he fights for the farmers. He believes that internet as well as quality childcare needs to be more available and affordable in the rural Ohio communities.
To find out more about Senator Brown’s goals and accomplishments, visiting https://www.sherrodbrown.com/ will list all of the issues he is fighting for.
You can find more on his background by visiting the bibliography website https://www.brown.senate.gov/biography.
