Sherrod Brown Quotes

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Sherrod Brown

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 9, 1952

There's no question there's enough information available to all of us in this society for darn near anything. The problem is the quality of the information, the presentation of it... You shouldn't have to be a lawyer.

Sherrod Brown

That just doesn't make sense, that government should be making money off students.

Sherrod Brown

Ohio workers and Ohio manufacturers already know that we are, in fact, in a trade war, and the Chinese have done very well, thank you.

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Most Ohioans would be surprised to know that the same Wall Street megabanks which received bailouts from taxpayers in 2009 also receive taxpayer-funded advantages today simply because of their 'too big to fail' status.

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I have zero interest in being vice president.

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I love working for the people of Ohio, and I have a lot more work to do as their senator.

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When China fails to live up to its obligations, we push back - sort of. We accept arguments from Chinese leaders that they are a developing country that needs time to reform.

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We should forcefully call out China whenever it violates international standards.

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We're a country of rule of law, and rule of law doesn't move fast, especially in an entity as big the U.S. government.

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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

The Ohio Legislature's passed a law to allow concealed weapons in day care centers, but interesting: this same Legislature, in its wisdom, doesn't allow concealed weapons in the statehouse.

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When I say they're lunatics, that's what I'm talking about. People that think you should allow guns in day care centers, but they're protecting themselves by not allowing guns in their workplace, that would be in that category of lunatics.

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With every year that passes, the more we have to be careful not to forget the causes and consequences of the Great Recession.

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Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall.

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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!

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Ohioans, I think, in large numbers, have felt that the government has not been on their side in all of these issues: on pensions, on the cost of prescription drugs, on the health-care system generally, on jobs, on trade agreements.

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Understand, this is unemployment insurance. It's not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when you're working. You get help when you're not.

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The failure of one regional bank, assuming it is following a traditional model, will not threaten the entire system.

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We see - every week or two, we see another story of a small business that went out of business because Donald Trump.

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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.

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