Columns
The status quo: My view from Washington
Status quo is a Latin phrase meaning the “existing state of affairs.” I ran for Congress to change “the existing state of affairs...
Historic week for U.S. trade, workers
Last week, I participated in a roundtable at Fecon, an agricultural equipment manufacturer in Southwest Ohio. Our discussion included some of the bigg...
Sherrod Brown: Delivering results for Ohio
In January we mark National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month — a reminder that modern-day slavery is all too real, and it’s ...
Delivering results for Ohio
If you only watched national cable news, you’d probably think not much was accomplished over the past year, and that Democrats and Republicans w...
Kids say the darndest things
I’ve always heard the phrase “out of the mouths of babes,” but I was reminded of the truth it holds during a recent Wednesday evenin...
A wish for the new year
As we say goodbye to 2019, I can’t help but look back on the completed year and try to find something, anything, that I can take from my experie...
Giving to community colleges
Like never before, Ohio’s 23 community colleges are playing an essential role in the economic strength of Ohio and — more importantly R...
In praise of competence
Not long ago, I was in a meeting to talk about a public policy issue. It was a little complex, and as we considered the various angles I began to thin...
Teddy lived a life befitting of Ohio’s ‘first dog’
The Ohio ground was hard the day the governor, my dad, said goodbye to his dog.Dad always called Teddy “Anna’s dog.” I picked him ou...
Why trust matters
To me, it was a thunderclap. Years ago, when I was in Congress, we were in the midst of a tense, contentious debate. Members had gotten irritated, lev...
