COLUMBUS, OH – In letters to the editor across the state, Ohioans praised Sherrod for “
fight[ing] for working people,” citing his work to
change unfair Social Security regulations that penalize teachers, firefighters, and other public employees and for being “
a champion of American workers and fair trade.” United Steelworkers (USW) Local 3372-07 President James Crawford commended Sherrod’s record standing up to China, strengthening supply chains, and protecting Ohio workers from unfair trade deals that sent Ohio jobs overseas, writing “
we just need more members of Congress to follow Brown’s lead.”
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Cleveland.com: Sherrod Brown Has Been Fighting for Pension Fairness for Teachers, Firefighters Since 2015
Bambi Vargo – September 10, 2024
- Sen. Sherrod Brown has recognized the unfairness of the WEP to hundreds of thousands of Ohioans who have worked as teachers, firefighters, and other public servants.
- As Sen. Brown explained in an email to me, “Employees who work hard and follow the rules should not be penalized with lower benefits because of earned pension income.”
- He has introduced the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act in each Congress since 2015. This legislation would restore full Social Security benefits and remove harmful policies.
- Sen. Sherrod Brown fights for working people, and he deserves our vote.
The Tribune Chronicle: Shipbuilding Essential to US
James Crawford – September 10, 2024
- Thank you, Sen. Brown, for taking the helm on shipbuilding.
- Sadly, America continues to lose shipbuilding and maintenance capacity amid China’s campaign to undercut foreign competitors and seize control of worldwide shipbuilding and logistics networks. We’ve lost tens of thousands of jobs, closed dozens of shipyards and become dangerously dependent on China, so it’s essential to bring back our shipbuilding industry with all due speed.
- Sen. Sherrod Brown, a champion of American workers and fair trade, gets this. He was among the first elected officials to support my union, the United Steelworkers (USW), in demanding a federal investigation into China’s predatory shipbuilding practices and in making an urgent call for revitalizing our domestic industry. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai launched that investigation — into the illegal subsidies and other illicit aid that China provides its shipbuilders — in April.
- Brown also understands that it’s just as important to strengthen shipbuilding supply chains — to produce the glass, motors, and other goods used to construct ships — as it is to bring back the shipyards themselves.
- Having served on a naval base in Japan, I can say without reservation that our service members want American workers making the steel, forging the bulkheads and welding the rivets on our fleet. Fortunately, Brown understands this, too.
- For example, he’s seeking federal support for Bartlett Maritime Corp.’s proposal to build submarine component repair facilities in Ohio. He’s backing the USW on trade cases, helping to preserve U.S. production of aluminum extrusions and other products critical to shipbuilding and other industries. And he’s sponsoring legislation to expand the use of biofuels in ships, opening a growing industry to Ohio farmers.
- We just need more members of Congress to follow Brown’s lead and get on board with efforts to bring back American shipbuilding.
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