Brown Statement on President Biden's First State of the Union Address

Press Release

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released a statement following President Biden's first State of the Union address to the nation. President Biden's first year in office delivered results for Ohioans, getting shots in arms, money in pockets, and workers back on the job. Brown is working to build off this success by continuing to lower costs for families, shore up supply chains, and lower prices.

"Tonight, Ohioans heard the most pro-worker president in our lifetime reaffirm his commitment to put workers at the center of our economy, and his commitment to stand up for American values and up to Putin and autocrats everywhere. President Biden has united the free world against Russia's invasion, and tonight members of both parties stood together in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

"At home, the pandemic is receding and the economy is growing because of the American Rescue Plan, which got shots into arms, money into families' pockets, and workers back on the job. And we're just getting started. With the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, we will create jobs and move goods faster and cheaper. We will invest in American innovation and rebuild our industrial base, to bring critical supply chains home to the U.S. and better compete with China. And we will work to lower costs for American families -- from taking on corporate price gouging, to lowering the cost of energy and prescription drugs.

"The president laid out a vision where all workers can get a good-paying job, keep up with the cost of living, and join the middle class. I will work with him and with colleagues of both parties to make that vision a reality."

During the address, Brown wore a ribbon in solidarity with Ukraine as well as a tie given to him by friends in the Ukrainian American community in Ohio.

Dr. Jill Biden was joined at the address by Danielle Robinson, widow of Heath Robinson, a central Ohio veteran who passed away in May 2020, and was exposed to burn pits while deployed, Refynd Duro, a progressive care unit nurse at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, and Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, who announced earlier this year that Intel will build a $20 billion semiconductor plant in New Albany, which is expected to create 10,000 jobs.

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