"I live in a small rural town with a big city problem."

Brittany, a nursing student from Delaware County, reached out to me about the growing prescription drug abuse problem. She is not alone.

It is an issue that touches Ohioans in all 88 counties.

Right now, people...

When Congress rushes through foreign trade agreements, proponents assure us that we'll take care of the workers affected by unfair foreign trade.

Last week, the Senate had the chance to match its words with actions by passing an extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program (TAA) and...

One life that is lost senselessly is one too many. Since 2005, more than 1,800 Ohioans have been killed in auto accidents involving an alcohol impaired driver. We can develop the technology needed to save lives by stopping drunk drivers from operating a car in the first place.

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In America, a family should never be forced into bankruptcy because a child gets sick. In America, an Ohio family shouldn't be denied coverage if it reaches arbitrary annual or lifetime limits on benefits. In America, Ohio seniors shouldn't have to cut pills in half or forgo their medicine altogether...

Over these last two months we have watched the unfolding disaster in the Gulf with horror. We have seen precious lives lost; hard-earned livelihoods hammered; treasured ways of life imperiled. But we have seen something else too -- something that ought to be a lasting lesson from this catastrophe: we...

Last month, a narrowly-divided Supreme Court ruled that corporations are people under the Constitution and should be able to spend unlimited amounts of money to sway voters to their way of thinking.

For a majority that prides itself on divining the original intent of the framers of that Constitution, it...

A majority of Americans support a public option. An overwhelming majority of Democrats in Congress support a public option. Doctors support a public option. Why then is the public option seen by some as the third rail of health insurance reform?

We know the disturbing facts by heart: Millions...

Not too long ago, the ticket to the middle class was straightforward. Work hard, play by the rules, and you'll have something to show for it -- a good wage, a secure job and home, and a solid pension.

Our nation -- and economy -- relied on workers around...

This morning, millions of people all over this country woke up hoping today isn't the day they get sick. Millions of Americans went to work wondering whether today would be the last day they get paid in a while. And millions sat up late last night at the kitchen table,...

We all knew Ohio was going to matter in the 2008 presidential election. We just didn't know it would be this soon.

As the candidates and their surrogates scurried from the Mahoning Valley to the Miami Valley, we heard the echoes of 2006.

Here's what we--as participants and...

This year our nation has witnessed recall after recall of contaminated products including toys, vitamins, pet food, and tires. Our fundamentally-flawed trade policy, mixed with a resistant consumer protection agency, has eroded nearly 40 years of safety standards in our nation -- safety standards that allowed parents to trust that...

Tonight the president will address the nation, calling for at least 20,000 more troops to be sent to Iraq. Some have called this a "surge." Let's call this for what it is -- an escalation. In anticipation of his speech, I issued the following statement:

Nearly four years ago...

After the public outcry over the Dubai ports deal, you'd think Republicans in Washington would think twice before proposing another trade deal that could threaten our national and economic security.

Think again.

Yesterday, Senator Mike DeWine voted for a free trade agreement with Oman which then passed the Republican-controlled...

One year ago today, the U.S. House of Representatives gave hope to the 100 million Americans who suffer from serious medical conditions by overwhelmingly voting to repeal Bush administration restrictions on stem cell research.

To the dismay of patients and their families, the legislation has been stalled in the U.S....

Republicans used to be considered the party of national security, but now a new poll shows that more Americans trust Democrats than President Bush to protect them at home.

The results are significant, but they shouldn't be all that surprising, as I've learned while traveling across my state...

Today I called for a halt to trade negotiations with the United Arab Emirates at a news conference at the Cleveland Port Authority.

Recently, the Bush administration approved the takeover of six United States ports' security by Dubai Ports World, a state-owned company controlled by the United Arab Emirates....

A New York Times' headline this morning read, "At Mrs. King's Funeral, a Mix of Elegy and Politics." The headline fits well for a woman's life that exemplified the fight for social and economic justice.

Coretta Scott King carried on her husband's legacy for decades after his death. Yesterday...

At tonight's State of the Union address, George Bush will avoid many things. The truth about the quagmire in Iraq, massive government debt and the growing trade deficit are probably not included in the text of his speech. Instead he will propose a series of new initiatives without pausing to...

We know that Martin Luther King devoted his life to the battle for social justice. He also believed passionately in the cause of economic justice. Few people remember that the day he was killed on April 4, 1968, he was in Memphis to march with and speak out on behalf...

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I want to thank Arianna Huffington for all she is doing to organize and lead the progressive movement in this country. Thank you to her and her staff for this opportunity to speak directly to so many fellow progressives....