Sherrod Brown
The Guardian
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Sherrod Brown is a seasoned politician known for his populist approach and advocacy for working-class issues. This interview highlights his focus on protecting the dignity of work and his efforts to build coalitions around economic justice.
“Not anymore, but that's neither here nor there. The Democratic, I worked, my mom wasn't actually an active Democrat at that point. She became an active Democrat. She was involved.”
“I do. I think the question is do we eliminate the filibuster in the first week or two or do we wait till Republicans block something significant and then say see they're not going to let us pass anything?”
“That McConnell's saying we're not going to do anything on this coronavirus package, even when Jay Powell, the head of the Federal Reserve, who's a Trump appointee, as you know, nominated as chair of the Federal Reserve, is Powell saying you've got to spend, you've got an error on the side of doing more, not less.”
“7 30 on election night or the early vote. Then the precinct workers begin to bring ballots in throughout the evening and those are counted. The only ballots that likely won't be counted by about 10 or 11 o'clock if things go as normal are absentees that are postmarked by election day but arrive later.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 410 — Sen. Sherrod Brown
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