FACT CHECK: Sherrod Brown Has Always Voted To Keep This Country Safe
JOSH CLAIMS: Sherrod Brown has voted against the death penalty for terrorists.
THE TRUTH: Sherrod Brown always votes to keep this country safe, and that includes voting to apply the death penalty to terrorists.
1. Sherrod Brown voted for an amendment that would apply the death penalty to terrorists. [CQ; Vote 514, 10/8/04]
Brown Voted For Amendment That Would Apply The Death Penalty For Terrorists. In October 2004, Sen. Brown voted for a Carter, R-Texas, amendment that would change the federal criminal code to apply the death penalty or life imprisonment for a terrorist offense that results in a person’s death.” [CQ; Vote 514, 10/8/04]