Sen. Sherrod Brown to unveil stock buyback legislation at Headliners Newsmaker, Wednesday

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker news conference at 10 a.m. this Wednesday, July 31, in the Holeman Lounge.

Brown, ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, will unveil new legislation to curb stock buybacks and create a ‘worker dividend’ to ensure workers get a share of the profits that they help produce.

This Headliners Newsmaker event is open to credentialed media and Club members free of charge, with advance registration required. Click here to register.

Large, publicly traded corporations often buy back their own stock to boost share value for their executives and investors. This practice has accelerated as a result of recent changes in tax law.