Congresswoman Brown's Actions to Fight Back Against the Trump Agenda

Although Republicans have the majority in the House of Representatives, Congresswoman Brown is working to use her voice, her vote, and her office to oppose the reckless and radical actions of the Trump Administration. 

(Updated July 24, 2025)

Actions taken by Congresswoman Brown to oppose the Trump Agenda: 

• Filed legislation to restore anti-discrimination policies rescinded by Trump back into law. (H.R. 989)
• Filed legislation to block Republican efforts to cut SNAP benefits (H.R. 2489)
• Voted againstRepublican Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 1)
• Filed Amendment to H.R. 1 to Remove Harmful SNAP Provisions (voted down by GOP)
• Voted against GOP Budget Plan to cut Medicaid, SNAP, Head Start and more to pay for a tax cut for billionaires
• Voted against Republican funding bill that cuts domestic programs, empowers Musk and DOGE, and jeopardizes local project funding
• Cosponsored the Taxpayer Data Protection Act (H.R. 1350) to prohibit the unlawful access to data by Elon Musk
• Cosponsored the Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act (H.R. 1145) to hold Musk legally liable for illegal actions
• Cosponsored the Department of Education Protection Act (H.R. 433) to prevent the dismantling of the Department of Education
• Cosponsored the Ending DOGE Conflicts Act (H.R. 1321) to require Special Government Employees like Elon Musk to file a public financial disclosure and face review for potential conflicts of interest
• Cosponsored two Resolutions of Inquiry to launch house investigations into Musk's conflicts of interest and the firings of federal workers (H. Res. 186, H. Res. 187).
• Authored letterwith CBC colleagues raising concerns about the nomination of the Deputy Secretary of AgricultureAuthored letter to OPM demanding answers on Musk’s use of private server
• Authored letter to Inspectors General demanding investigation into security risks caused by DOGE (Investigation opened on 2/14)
• Authored letter to HHS demanding answers on Trump’s order making it harder for Medicare to lower drug costs
• Authored letter to USDA on how Trump’s trade war is hurting farmers and raising food prices
• Authored letter with Rep. Beatty demanding HUD Reverse Ohio Field Office Firings in Cleveland and Columbus
• Authored letter to GSA calling on the Trump Administration to end plan to sell the Celebrezze Federal Building
• Co-led letter to DOL supporting federal workers who enforce anti-discrimination laws
• Co-led letter to HHS urging regional health departments serving Ohio to remain open
• Joined Oversight Committee Democrats in voting to subpoena Elon Musk – blocked by Republicans
• Joined letter to White House seeking full list of projects frozen by Trump so we can fight back with data
• Joined letter to Department of Housing and Urban Development requesting information regarding staff terminations, stop-work orders, and funding cancellations
• Joined letter to Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright demanding he end the illegal firing of public servants, including those responsible for managing the United States’ nuclear weapons arsenal
• Joined letter to Secretary of Commerce expressing concerns that Trump's tariffs are raising food prices
• Joined additional letters opposing the attacks on federal workers and Musk’s attacks on USAID and CFPB
• Signed amicus briefs in Harris v. Bessent,Wilcox v. Trump, Slaughter and Bedoya v. Trump  opposing the unlawful firings of NLRB, MSPB, and FTC leadership
• Stood in solidarity with federal workers at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, the Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services against the Trump/Musk Takeover
• Stood in solidarity with Northeast Ohio federal workers at the Celebrezze Federal Building in Cleveland
• Stood in solidarity with veterans and VA employees at the Stokes VA in Cleveland
• Stood in solidarity with TSA workers in defense of their union rights at Hopkins Airport
• Stood in solidarity with NASA-Glenn workers at rally in downtown Cleveland
• Demanded information from the State Department regarding the revocation of student visas for international students at CWRU and Cleveland State
• Hostedtown hall style events in Cleveland and Cleveland Heights to make sure Ohioans have a voice
• Hosted Social Security Town Hall with former Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley to sound the alarm on Trump's attacks on the program
• Hosted anti-hate community meeting with local Black, Jewish, Latino, Muslim, and LGBTQ leaders
• Spoke on House floor in opposition to Republican Reconciliation Bill's cuts to SNAP during floor debate