Honorable Sherrod Brown
United States Senator, Ohio, Democrat
Sherrod Brown was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2006. He chairs the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Policy. The following is excerpted from a February 3, 2009, statement. It’s common sense to include BuyAmerica provisions in the economic recovery bill. We’re talking about creatingjobs with taxpayer dollars. Buy America laws have been in place for decades andare consistent with our international trade commitments. What we haven’t seenis the right level of enforcement of Buy America. I’m working to ensure that weimplement Buy America provisions with transparency and accountability. While we’ve beenworking to strengthen Buy…
