Senator-Elect Sherrod Brown On Iraq, Donald Rumsfeld and Why He Voted For the Military Commissions Act

Sherrod Brown is one of the six Democrats who defeated Republican incumbents in the Senate in November. Brown has served as a Congressmember in Ohio's thirteenth district since 1993 and has been one of the most progressive lawmakers on Capitol Hill. He voted against the war in Iraq, against the Patriot Act, against warrantless wiretapping and against the gay marriage amendment. The New York Times says Brown opposed President Bush's stated position more frequently in 2005 than any other member of Congress. In the early days of the invasion of Iraq, Brown took to the House floor nearly every night to read letters from constituents opposing the war.

Amy Goodman spoke with Sherrod Brown last night in New York City about his election to the U.S. Senate, the Iraq war, Donald Rumsfeld and much more.

* Sherrod Brown, Senator-elect (D - Ohio).

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