Senator Sherrod Brown

WYSO Weekend: March 17, 2013

Jerry Kenney — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:30:00 +0000

Full episode of WYSO Weekend for March 17, 2013 including the following stories:

-Jerry Kenney reports on reaction from local Catholics about the announcement of the new pope.

-Emily McCord reports on new efforts from Senator Sherrod Brown to speed up short sales of foreclosed homes.

-Jerry Kenney reports on the cancelation of the Freedom's Call Tattoo due to sequestration cuts.

Senator Brown Introduces Plan To Address 'Underwater' Mortgages

Emily McCord — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:12:52 +0000

Nearly 1 in 4 Ohio mortgages are underwater, according to numbers from real estate data company Zillow Inc. US Senator Sherrod Brown says that’s why he’s introducing legislation to speed up what’s known as short sales.

Ohio Senators Weigh In on State of the Union

Bill Rice (WCPN) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:35:00 +0000

Ohio’s U.S. Senators weighed in Monday on what they hope to hear in President Obama’s State of the Union address.

Democrat Sherrod Brown wants the president to focus on jobs, especially in the manufacturing sector. He says the U.S. lost 5 million manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2010, and has only gained back HALF a million.

Ohio Congressmen React to Inauguration Speech

Bill Rice (WCPN) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:35:00 +0000

As you might expect, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown had positive things to say about President Obama’s 2nd inaugural speech. Brown is a democrat, and said he liked the President’s call for a modern economy that focuses on infrastructure, R&D and education. And he’s hopeful for more progress on expanding the middle class.

“I think the President’s understanding that you grow the economy not from the top down, you grow it from the middle class out, and I think that’s what the president’s inaugural address was about and I think that’s the way he wants to move the country," says Brown.

Both Ohio Senators on Powerful Senate Finance Committee

M.L. Schultze — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:30:00 +0000

Both of Ohio’s U.S. senators are now on the oldest and arguably most powerful committee in the Senate – finance. For Ohio Public Radio, WKSU’s M.L. Schultze reports that could bode well for Ohio.

Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Rob Portman are among the 20 senators who will be taking the closest look at everything from taxes to trade agreements, Medicare, Social Security and the overall economic well-being at the United States.