Sherrod Brown
Mass unemployment is a bad way to tame inflation, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Sherrod Brown and others argue.
Senators unveiled new proposals Friday targeting stock buybacks and partnership income.
Sen. Pat Toomey voted against Democrats' measure, blaming them for passing a bill that lacked protections and had no GOP support in Congress.
The "American Rescue Plan" might fail to deliver monthly cash to parents as Democrats have envisioned.
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Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and at least 13 other Democratic senators wrote a letter to the Biden transition team recommending their former colleague.
Sen. Ted Cruz called Sen. Sherrod Brown an "ass" after Brown asked his colleagues to wear masks — sparking some pointed replies on Twitter.
Dan Sullivan wouldn't wear a mask while speaking in the Senate, despite COVID-19 cases skyrocketing nationwide and several Congress members being infected.
"They know that more damning evidence is likely to come out," the Ohio Democrat wrote in a New York Times op-ed.
But Sherrod Brown of Ohio added that many Republicans believe doing so would be "a distraction" during the impeachment trial.
Brown said his biggest disappointment during his 13 years in the Senate had been his current GOP colleagues emboldening of Trump.