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It's enough to turn your stomach, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says. Citing outbreaks of food contamination across Ohio, including many in northern Ohio, the Ohio Democrat announced Wednesday he is authoring ...

Facing growing public anger over gas prices hovering around $4-dollars-a-gallon, lawmakers in Washington may be feeling the heat.. Sen.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown this week announced plans to introduce legislation that would give the federal government new authority to recall tainted meats, vegetables and other food products.

America's energy problems have become a highlighted campaign issue over the past several weeks. When both presidential campaigns came to Ohio last week, Republican and Democrats alike held press conference calls to tussle over the energy issue.

United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced his introduction of the Safe and Fair Enforcement and Recall for (SAFER) Meat, Poultry, and Food Act that would give federal authorities new power to issue mandatory recalls of tainted food items. The announcement comes on the heels of recent E. coli outbreaks in Ohio and Michigan.

The National Corn Growers Association today awarded Senator Sherrod Brown with its prestigious President's Award for his leadership and commitment to reform in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008.

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown said supporters of a Medicare access bill have the votes to override President Bush's expected veto, NBC 4 reported Thursday.

Going to college became more affordable this month for millions of lower-income students, thanks to changes to two major financial aid programs.

The revisions, spurred by a federal law called the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, include higher maximum amounts for federal grants as well as lower interest rates on some newly written government-guaranteed loans.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, on Monday, July 14, delivered petitions opposing plans by the air cargo company DHL to ally itself with United Parcel Service.

President Bush intends to veto a bill that would allow doctors to keep a higher level of Medicare pay, even though Congress has enough votes to override his veto, a White House spokesman said last week.

In a shift on federal food safety policy, the Bush administration soon will begin telling consumers during recalls whether their local grocery store has been stocking contaminated meat or poultry.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which announced the change Friday, currently publicizes food recalls and sources but does not tell consumers where the tainted products have gone.

Mayor Carty Finkbeiner yesterday asked the city's representatives in Washington for help regarding the 2010 census.

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown said supporters of a Medicare access bill have the votes to override President Bush's expected veto, NBC 4 reported Thursday.

Pressure from voters for Congress to do something about rising oil prices has a growing number of Senate Democrats acknowledging that they would consider lifting a ban on new offshore drilling.

In an effort to maintain easy access to Medicare for seniors, one U.S. senator is pushing for new legislation to reverse a pay cut aimed at physicians for giving treatment to Medicare patients.

A bipartisan group of senators from cold-weather states on Thursday criticized plans to cut the federal program helping low-income families make their homes more energy efficient.

Senators, with Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy casting a crucial vote, approved legislation Wednesday that would void a 10.6 percent pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients.

Aggressive effort will be placed on legal and regulatory fronts in the attempt to stop the proposed air transport deal between DHL and United Parcel Service (UPS), regional task force members were told Tuesday in their third meeting

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown today announced that $767, 193 has been awarded to the City of Cleveland and will be used for the construction phase of the Flats Eastbank Project.

United States Senator Sherrod Brown announced on Tuesday that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $400,000 to establish 2-1-1 call centers and service in areas where ...