An outspoken progressive can win -- and win decisively -- in the heartland. Sherrod Brown More Quotes by Sherrod Brown More Quotes From Sherrod Brown Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies. Sherrod Brown companyreddrug Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does not cut the mustard. Sherrod Brown minimum-wagecuttingdoe Medicaid protects impoverished children, the frail elderly and people in crisis, .. Its limited resources will be further stretched serving hurricane victims. Proponents of Medicaid cuts either undervalue Medicaid assistance or underestimate American compassion. Sherrod Brown cuttingcompassionchildren It`s essential that we build a grassroots movement and we say to Trump to the president-elect, stop, you can`t go over this line again. You`ve got to work to heal and not to continue to fan the flames of racist and xenophobic and anti-Semitic talk, period. Sherrod Brown racistheal Workers organized and fought for worker rights and food safety, Social Security and Medicare - they fought to change government. And they won. Sherrod Brown safetygovernmentrights It is unacceptable that someone can work full time - and work hard - and not be able to lift themselves out of poverty. Sherrod Brown povertyablehard-work Raising the minimum wage means raising the living wage - and that's good news for Ohio. Sherrod Brown ohionewsmean First of all, a president of the United States can't unilaterally impose a tariff on another country. It takes an act of Congress, and that would never pass Congress. But that's not the way to fix trade policy, to do unilateral tariffs on other countries. Sherrod Brown tradepresidentcountry Democrats are ready, willing, and able to provide regulatory relief for community banks and credit unions. Sherrod Brown reliefcreditcommunity I've seen the same promises -- more jobs, higher wages, the jobs don't materialize ... the promises are remade. Sherrod Brown wagesjobspromise Ohio is one of only two states that have a minimum wage below the federal level of $5.15 an hour. Sherrod Brown minimum-wageohiotwo I don`t know if this is good politics or bad politics to criticize Trump, but you`ve got to call out, just like people in communities when people say racist things and feel it`s OK now to be a sexist or a racist or a misogynist or a bigot, individuals have to call them out, I have to call them out when I see it. You have to call out this president when he engages, when he hires somebody that makes people even more uncomfortable. I mean, it`s not a difference in policy. People in this country, the fear levels are higher than I can ever remember. Sherrod Brown meancountrypeople Year after year, President Bush has broken his campaign promises on college aid. And year after year, the Republican leadership in Congress has let him do it. Sherrod Brown brokencollegeyears The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi army paints a dangerous picture. Sherrod Brown creatingarmypeople The average family earning minimum wage spends 141 percent of their income struggling to meet basic needs - food, shelter, clothing. Sherrod Brown incomestruggleaverage As president, Clinton will continue to oppose TPP until it dies. Sherrod Brown president-clintonclintonpresident I think this group of people came together in a way that they haven't before in 2007. I'm very optimistic we can do something ... I want to get there, I want to support this. Sherrod Brown optimisticpeoplethinking We must support initiatives that provide clear, concrete measures and milestones that our troops need for defeating the insurgency, building up Iraqi security forces, and handing over Iraq to the Iraqi people. Sherrod Brown building-upiraqpeople The president overstepped his authority when he asked the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans' international phone calls without obtaining a warrant. Sherrod Brown nsaphonespresident Clinton is someone who understands trade, who understands we want more of it, but we want it under a different set of rules. Sherrod Brown clintontradedifferent
