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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio

Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection

Since January of 2007, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown � a champion of middle-class families in the Senate � has held more than 200 community roundtables across Ohio�s 88 counties with students, local leaders and business owners, entrepreneurs and educators, workers and families to find ways to rebuild our economy. Described as �Congress� leading proponent of American manufacturing,� Brown is working with the Obama Administration on the creation of a�national manufacturing policy�that would invest in manufacturing innovation, strengthen our component supply chain, connect workers with emerging industries, and align our trade policies to promote our national interests. He is also working with Ohio�s universities, entrepreneurs, and community stakeholders to use Ohio�s resources to create new jobs in high-growth industries and make�Ohio a national leader in clean energy manufacturing. And as a�long-time advocate for fair trade, Senator Brown has stood up to presidents of both parties on shortsighted trade agreements that ship U.S. jobs overseas. He led the bipartisan opposition to NAFTA in 1993 � as a freshman in the U.S. House of Representatives � and to CAFTA in 2005. Sen. Brown is working on trade policies that promote our workers, small businesses, and manufacturers while creating jobs and expanding markets through an aggressive export promotion strategy. Informed by his faith as a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), Sherrod Brown is committed to social and economic justice. He�helped pass the historic health care law�that will make health insurance more affordable and accessible for American families. This law also provides strong consumer protections that will prevent insurers from placing limits on the care patients receive and discriminating against consumers based on age or pre-existing health conditions. Senator Brown is also working to ensure that Ohioans receive the education and training needed for 21st�Century jobs. For the last several years, Senator Brown has also convened a�one-of-its-kind Ohio College Presidents Conference�in Washington to discuss ways to leverage federal resources to promote higher education and job training in Ohio. Brown serves on the�Senate Committee on Finance.�He also serves on the�Senate Banking Committee, where he played an instrumental role in passing the historic Wall Street reform law, and is�Chairman of its Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection�Subcommittee. Brown is also the first Ohio Senator in 40 years to serve on the�Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, where he has been instrumental in strengthening the farm safety net and addressing childhood hunger.�He serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation.