Sherrod Brown

Former senator, Ohio

Sherrod Brown gets an F

Score: 47 out of 100, the average of 7 measures. On 22 of 47 votes and bills, Brown was on the liberty side.

A on Israel, Allies and Military. F on Iran: the regime, Borders, Capitalism and Anti-woke. Every measure weighs the same.

Brown left Congress in 2025. The grade is from the votes Brown cast from 2021 until then.

Brown is running for the Ohio Senate (special election) seat on November 3, 2026, against Jon Husted (R).

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F
Iran: the regime0 of 2 with liberty
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Iran: the peopleNo record yet
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Israel5 of 5 with liberty
A
Allies9 of 9 with liberty
A
Military6 of 6 with liberty
F
Borders0 of 10 with liberty
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Islamic migration0 of 1, too few to count
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IslamizationNo record yet
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SecularismNo record yet
F
Capitalism1 of 8 with liberty
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Free speech0 of 1, too few to count
F
Anti-woke1 of 5 with liberty

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H.R. 5009 · December 18, 2024Military

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, final version (H.R. 5009)

The final agreed version of the yearly bill that sets the size, pay and weapons programs of the US military for 2025.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion. It is the final vote on funding and equipping the US military for the year.

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S.J.Res. 111 · November 20, 2024IsraelKey vote, counts double

Blocking a sale of tank rounds to Israel (S.J.Res. 111)

Would have blocked a US sale of 120mm tank ammunition to Israel.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion to Discharge. A vote for it is a vote to block weapons for Israel.

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S.J.Res. 113 · November 20, 2024Israel

Blocking a sale of mortar rounds to Israel (S.J.Res. 113)

Would have blocked a US sale of 120mm mortar ammunition to Israel.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion to Discharge. A vote for it is a vote to block weapons for Israel.

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S.J.Res. 115 · November 20, 2024Israel

Blocking bomb guidance kits for Israel (S.J.Res. 115)

Would have blocked the export to Israel of JDAM kits, which turn ordinary bombs into guided ones.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion to Discharge. A vote for it is a vote to block weapons for Israel.

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S.J.Res. 117 · November 20, 2024Allies

Paul resolution against forgiving Ukraine's debt (S.J.Res. 117)

Would have disapproved the President's plan to cancel about 4.65 billion dollars in loans to Ukraine.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion to Proceed. A vote for it is a vote to pull back US support for Ukraine.

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H.J.Res. 109 · May 16, 2024Capitalism

Disapproving SEC crypto accounting bulletin SAB 121 (H.J.Res. 109)

Overturns SEC staff guidance that made it costly for banks to hold crypto assets for customers.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Joint Resolution. A yes vote removed a regulation that kept banks out of a new market.

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H.R. 815 · April 23, 2024AlliesKey vote, counts double

National security supplemental for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, final passage (H.R. 815)

Final approval of about 95 billion dollars in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, together with new sanctions on Iran and Russia. It became law.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion. It is the defining vote on arming US allies against Putin, the regime in Iran and China.

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S. 4072 · April 18, 2024Capitalism

Bill to block the EPA tailpipe rules for 2027 and later vehicles (S. 4072)

Would have barred the EPA from spending money to enforce its new emission limits for cars and light trucks, which critics called an electric vehicle mandate. It needed 60 votes and got 52.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On Passage of the Bill. A yes vote opposed a regulation that would push gas cars off the market.

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H.R. 4366 · March 8, 2024Borders

Hagerty motion: count only citizens for House seats

Would have added a requirement that the census count citizenship and that only citizens be counted when dividing House seats.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion. It stops illegal immigration from adding House seats to states with large non-citizen populations.

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H.R. 815 · February 13, 2024Allies

National security supplemental for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, Senate passage (H.R. 815)

Provides about 95 billion dollars in aid, mainly for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On Passage of the Bill. It arms three allies at once against Putin, the regime in Iran and China.

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S.Res. 504 · January 16, 2024IsraelKey vote, counts double

Tabling the Sanders resolution on Israel's human rights record (S.Res. 504)

The Sanders resolution would have forced a State Department report on Israel's human rights practices in the Gaza war, a step that can lead to cutting off military aid. The vote was on a motion to kill it.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion to Table. A yea killed an attempt to put conditions on military aid to Israel during the war.

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H.R. 2670 · December 13, 2023MilitaryKey vote, counts double

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, final version (H.R. 2670)

The final agreed version of the yearly bill that sets the size, pay and weapons programs of the US military for 2024.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Conference Report. It is the final vote on funding and equipping the US military for the year.

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S.J.Res. 51 · December 7, 2023Allies

Syria withdrawal resolution (S.J.Res. 51)

Would have directed the removal of US armed forces from Syria.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion to Discharge. A vote for it is a vote for US retreat from the region.

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S.J.Res. 42 · October 26, 2023Anti-woke

Disapproving the USDA gender identity policy for school meal programs (S.J.Res. 42)

Would have overturned an Agriculture Department policy that applied sex discrimination rules to gender identity for schools and others that get federal food aid. It failed 47 to 50.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Joint Resolution. A yes vote opposed tying school lunch money to gender identity rules.

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S. 2226 · July 27, 2023Military

Sanders amendment to the 2024 defense bill: reduce military spending

Would have cut military spending in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. A vote for it is a vote to shrink the US military.

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S. 2226 · July 27, 2023Military

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Senate passage (S. 2226)

The Senate version of the yearly bill that sets the size, pay and weapons programs of the US military for 2024.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On Passage of the Bill. It funds and equips the US military.

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S. 2226 · July 20, 2023Allies

Lee amendment to the 2024 defense bill: limit funds for Ukraine

Would have limited the money available to support Ukraine.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. A vote for it is a vote to cut help for Ukraine.

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S. 2226 · July 19, 2023Allies

Kaine amendment to the 2024 defense bill: no leaving NATO without Congress

Bars any president from pulling the United States out of NATO without a two-thirds Senate vote or an act of Congress.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. It locks the United States into NATO.

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S. 2226 · July 19, 2023Allies

Paul amendment to the 2024 defense bill: Article 5 does not override Congress

Would have declared that NATO's mutual defense pledge does not replace the need for Congress to declare war.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. A vote for it weakens the NATO promise that an attack on one is an attack on all.

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H.J.Res. 45 · June 1, 2023Capitalism

Disapproving the student loan cancellation plan (H.J.Res. 45)

Overturns the Education Department action that would have cancelled up to 20,000 dollars of student debt per borrower and ends the repayment pause.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Joint Resolution. A yes vote opposed a new debt cancellation program costing about 400 billion dollars.

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H.R. 3746 · June 1, 2023BordersKey vote, counts double

Marshall amendment: add the Secure the Border Act to the debt limit bill

Would have attached the House-passed Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2) to the 2023 debt limit bill.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. The only Senate vote on the full H.R. 2 border package.

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S.J.Res. 18 · May 17, 2023Borders

Overturning the Biden public charge rule (S.J.Res. 18)

Would have cancelled a rule that narrowed when an immigrant can be refused entry or a green card for being likely to depend on government benefits.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Joint Resolution. Voting yes backs a stricter test for immigrants who would rely on welfare.

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H.J.Res. 26 · March 8, 2023Anti-wokeKey vote, counts double

Disapproving the DC Revised Criminal Code Act (H.J.Res. 26)

Blocks a DC law that would have lowered maximum penalties for crimes such as carjacking and robbery.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Joint Resolution. A yes vote opposed a soft on crime rewrite of the capital's criminal code.

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H.J.Res. 30 · March 1, 2023CapitalismKey vote, counts double

Disapproving the Labor Department ESG investing rule (H.J.Res. 30)

Overturns a Labor Department rule that let retirement plan managers weigh environmental, social and governance factors when choosing investments.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Joint Resolution. A yes vote opposed a federal rule that opened retirement savings to ESG investing.

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H.R. 2617 · December 22, 2022Borders

2022 spending bill amendment: no DHS money to move illegal aliens around the US

Would have barred DHS from spending money to transport illegal immigrants to other parts of the country.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. It opposes catch-and-release by relocation.

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H.R. 2617 · December 22, 2022BordersKey vote, counts double

2022 spending bill amendment: keep Title 42 in place

Would have barred federal money from being used to end the Title 42 border expulsion policy.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. The decisive Senate vote on keeping Title 42.

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H.R. 7776 · December 15, 2022MilitaryKey vote, counts double

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, final version (H.R. 7776)

The final agreed version of the yearly bill that sets the size, pay and weapons programs of the US military for 2023.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion. It is the final vote on funding and equipping the US military for the year.

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H.R. 5376 · August 7, 2022CapitalismKey vote, counts double

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Senate passage)

A reconciliation package of climate and energy subsidies, new corporate taxes, drug price negotiation in Medicare and 80 billion dollars of new IRS funding.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On Passage of the Bill. A no vote opposed new taxes, subsidies and federal price setting.

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TREATYDOC1173 · August 3, 2022Allies

Paul amendment to the NATO treaty vote: Article 5 reservation

Would have added a reservation to the treaty admitting Finland and Sweden to NATO saying the mutual defense pledge does not replace the need for Congress to authorize war.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. A vote for it weakens the NATO promise that an attack on one is an attack on all.

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TREATYDOC1173 · August 3, 2022AlliesKey vote, counts double

Finland and Sweden joining NATO (Treaty Doc. 117-3)

Approves the treaty change that admits Finland and Sweden to NATO.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Resolution of Ratification. It makes NATO stronger against Russia.

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S.J.Res. 46 · May 26, 2022Borders

Overturning the Biden asylum officer rule (S.J.Res. 46)

Would have cancelled a rule letting asylum officers, instead of immigration judges, grant asylum to people caught at the border.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Joint Resolution. The rule made it faster and easier to grant asylum at the border. Voting yes opposes that.

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H.R. 7691 · May 19, 2022AlliesKey vote, counts double

Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 7691)

Provides about 40 billion dollars in military, economic and humanitarian aid for Ukraine after Russia's invasion.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Did not vote
Result
Not counted

Senate vote · On Passage of the Bill. It is the main early vote on arming Ukraine against Putin.

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H.R. 4521 · May 4, 2022Iran: the regime

Cruz motion on H.R. 4521: keep terrorism sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran and the IRGC

Tells Senate negotiators on the China competition bill to insist on language about limiting cooperation between China and Iran through the terrorism sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion. It backs keeping terrorism sanctions on the regime's bank and its main armed force.

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H.R. 4521 · May 4, 2022Iran: the regime

Lankford motion on H.R. 4521: no nuclear deal that lifts IRGC sanctions

Tells Senate negotiators to insist that any nuclear deal with Iran also covers its missiles, terrorism and sanctions evasion, does not lift sanctions on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and does not remove its terrorist designation.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion. It opposes a nuclear deal that gives the regime sanctions relief.

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S. 1605 · December 15, 2021MilitaryKey vote, counts double

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, final version (S. 1605)

The final agreed version of the yearly bill that sets the size, pay and weapons programs of the US military for 2022.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion. It is the final vote on funding and equipping the US military for the year.

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H.R. 5305 · September 30, 2021Islamic migrationKey vote, counts double

Cotton amendment on Afghan evacuee benefits and vetting

Would have limited resettlement benefits for Afghan evacuees paroled into the US and required full vetting before they could get REAL ID licenses.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. A direct vote on vetting and benefits for the Afghans brought in after the 2021 withdrawal.

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S.Con.Res. 14 · August 11, 2021Anti-wokeKey vote, counts double

Cotton amendment against teaching critical race theory in schools

An amendment to the 2021 budget resolution supporting a ban on federal funds for teaching critical race theory in pre-kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools. It passed 50 to 49.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. A yes vote opposed critical race theory in schools.

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S.Con.Res. 14 · August 11, 2021Borders

Budget amendment: detain and deport more criminal aliens

A budget amendment calling for the resources to detain and deport more illegal immigrants who have been convicted of crimes.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. Deportation of criminal aliens.

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S.Con.Res. 14 · August 11, 2021Borders

Budget amendment: no green cards for illegal aliens with criminal records

A budget amendment against giving legal permanent residence to illegal immigrants who have criminal records.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. It opposes amnesty for criminal aliens.

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H.R. 3684 · August 4, 2021Borders

Infrastructure bill amendment: keep border wall contracts

Would have barred the administration from cancelling border wall contracts that were already funded.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. A direct vote on finishing the border wall.

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S. 1260 · May 26, 2021Free speech

Amendment requiring colleges to attest that they protect free speech

An amendment to the 2021 innovation and competition bill that would have required colleges to submit attestations on freedom of speech. It failed 49 to 51.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. A yes vote backed free speech protections on campus.

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S.J.Res. 14 · April 28, 2021Capitalism

Restoring the methane emission rules for oil and gas (S.J.Res. 14)

Overturns a 2020 rule that had removed methane limits on oil and gas operations, which put the earlier and stricter limits back in force.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Joint Resolution. A no vote opposed putting the stricter regulation back on energy producers.

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S. 937 · April 22, 2021Anti-woke

Amendment barring federal funds for colleges that discriminate against Asian Americans in admissions

An amendment to the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that would have cut off federal money from colleges that discriminate against Asian American applicants. It needed 60 votes and got 49.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. A yes vote opposed race-based admissions.

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H.R. 1319 · March 6, 2021CapitalismKey vote, counts double

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Senate passage)

A 1.9 trillion dollar COVID relief and spending package passed through budget reconciliation.

Liberty position
Nay
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On Passage of the Bill. A no vote opposed one of the largest spending packages of the period.

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H.R. 1319 · March 6, 2021Anti-wokeKey vote, counts double

Tuberville amendment on biological males in women's school sports

A motion to allow an amendment to the 2021 relief bill that would have cut off its education money from schools that let biological males compete in women's and girls' sports. It needed 60 votes and got 49.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Motion. A yes vote backed keeping women's sports for biological women.

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S.Con.Res. 5 · February 5, 2021Borders

Budget amendment: against catch-and-release, for Remain in Mexico

A budget amendment on ending catch-and-release and keeping the Migrant Protection Protocols (Remain in Mexico).

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. A direct vote on ending catch-and-release, which the task brief names.

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S.Con.Res. 5 · February 4, 2021Israel

Inhofe amendment: keep the US Embassy in Jerusalem

Amendment to the 2021 budget resolution supporting keeping the US Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Yea
Result
With liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. It backs US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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S.Con.Res. 5 · February 4, 2021Capitalism

Budget amendment backing the Keystone XL pipeline

An amendment to the 2021 budget resolution supporting approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.

Liberty position
Yea
Brown
Voted Nay
Result
Against liberty

Senate vote · On the Amendment. A yes vote backed more energy infrastructure.

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