CLEVELAND, Ohio-Bringing the Biden for President in Ohio "Made in America" tour  to Cleveland on Friday, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Cleveland Democrat, spearheaded an online Zoom discussion where he underscored the stark differences between what he says are President Donald Trump's broken promises to Ohio workers and former vice president Biden's plan to protect good-paying jobs in Ohio's auto industry and promote growth and innovation for  Ohio workers.

Brown joined UAW Local 2000 group leader Ty Granakis, Jeep auto worker Daniel Tyburski, Mobility Call Center worker George Sfikas, General and Motors auto worker Sharon Roach during the Zoom forum to discuss  Biden's "Made in America" plan, which Brown says  will usher in a new age of the American auto industry.

Also participating as a panelist was  Cleveland small business owner Michelle Felder.

The former vice president who served under former president Barack Obama, the nation's first Black president, Biden did not participate during the event, an event that came a day after President Trump visited Cleveland for a high-priced campaign fundraiser at an affluent club in Bratenahl where six workers have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Sen. Brown is a senior member of Congress and Ohio's most prominent Democratic elected official, Republicans holding all of the statewide seats in Ohio, including the governor's office, all but two seats on the seven-member largely White and majority female Ohio Supreme Court that is led by Republican Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, a former lieutenant governor under former governor Bob Taft and the court's first female chief justice.

The Republican nominee for president, Trump will square off with Biden, the Democratic nominee, for the upcoming Nov 3, 2020 election, much of it voting by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ohio, no doubt, is a pivotal state for presidential elections.

According to Brown, the first plank of Biden's "Build Back Better" economic recovery plan is to mobilize the talent, grit, and innovation of Ohioans and harness the full power of the federal government to bolster American industrial and technological strength for generations to come.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Cleveland Democrat and former Ohio secretary of state: "In this campaign, it comes down to whose side are you on? Are you on the corporation side or American workers side? Do you fight for Wall Street or do you fight for the Dignity of Work? We know whose side Joe Biden's on. He understands the dignity of work, he runs his campaign through the eyes of workers, he sees government should be on the side of workers. It's what his 'Build Back Better; agenda is all about. It would raise wages, it would give people power in their workplaces, you would have mean American tax dollars go to support American jobs with strong 'Buy American' rules. It's an agenda that matters for our country, it says, 'We see you, we're fighting for you, We're on your side.'"

Cleveland small business owner Michelle Felder: "Joe Biden clearly does have a plan to bring back jobs to American workers. He has empathy and care and concern. I think his background and his upbringing, coming from the working class, he understands what is needed and what needs to be done and genuinely cares about the American people. And not from a self-centered way, but to really put money on the table of American families, and I don't think you'll get any better than that."

UAW Local 2000 group leader Ty Granakis: "Under the last administration, it appeared that we were going to be expanding and building more products. And now, we're back to where we're grateful we have a job and just very, very nervous about the future. So, I think that people are hoping that Biden brings in the type of change that is going to solidify our future, retain our jobs, and get the area back up and running again."

Mobility Call Center worker George Sfikas: "I think that [this election] is really all about perspective — do you want the government to back the big corporations and hope that the corporation's then take that money and invested in their employees and don't put it in their own pockets, or do you want the candidate that backs the unions and protects the people directly, to make sure that people get compensated for their work, that people are taking care of, that people get good benefits, and get good health care. So, when it comes down to the difference it's all a matter of — who do you trust?"

General Motors Auto worker Sharon Roach: "When I see [Joe Biden], it gives me comfort to know that he's protecting my job and that I have security with him... It just brings me comfort to know that he's on my side and because of that I have no worries."

Jeep Auto worker Daniel Tyburski: "Talking to people, they know Joe Biden's committed to the creation of and retention of manufacturing jobs in Ohio... And I feel also that he's committed to bringing back manufacturing jobs to America and that he supports the UAW jobs and the products that we make and the services we provide as UAW members."

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