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Ohio
Republican Party… ORP
Update, July 27. 2014, Matt Borges
Greetings! It's 100 days until Election Day! As the day quickly
approaches, we are doing everything in our power to lay out an
effective ground game. Governor John Kasich and our Republican
leadership have worked tirelessly to get Ohio back to work and attract
new businesses to invest in our state. 263,000 private sector jobs have
been created in the last three years…
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U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown… Improving
Veterans’ Health Care
Last week, I introduced Robert McDonald, President Obama’s nominee for
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), at his confirmation hearing before
the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. The next day, the Committee –
13 other senators and I – voted unanimously to approve his nomination.
The full Senate must now vote on his confirmation. I voted in support of…
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Broke
Wife, Big City… With
great power comes great therapy bills,
By Aprill Brandon
I had no idea, you guys. No idea. I was ready for the sleepless nights,
the dirty diapers and even the ass-numbingly dull act of reading the
same stupid children’s book over and over again. But nothing, NOTHING,
could have prepared me for the power that comes with parenting. The
sheer POWER, people! And I’m not just talking about the immense
physical power you have over a baby. Although I think we can all agree
it would take very little effort…
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U.S.
Representative John Boehner… Cracking Down on Human Trafficking
My wife Debbie and I raised two daughters, and, like any parent, the
stories of suffering and pain that follow from human trafficking crimes
weigh heavily on me. Unfortunately, we see and hear the local stories
about human trafficking nearly every day. According to a
recent
article in the Dayton Daily News, “During the past 12 months, 26 child
advocacy centers across state identified 65 minors and seven adults who
are potential victims of human trafficking…
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The
White House… Roadmap
to a high-skilled workforce,
by Joe Biden
Hey, everyone -- During his State of the Union address, the President
asked me to lead an across-the-board review of our nation's
job-training programs. It's a top priority for the President, and it is
absolutely critical to our economy's success. So earlier today, I put
forward a roadmap for how the United States can keep and maintain the
highest-skilled workforce in the world. I've met with business leaders,
community college presidents…
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From
the Other Side of the Edge….. Israel as Role Model,
...Unrelenting Bully,
…or Worse?
By Joe Facinoli - On the One Hand, …President Obama, and the World,
should learn a lesson from Israel about how to take care of one’s own,
and their territory, when threatened, abused, or attacked. On the
Other, …what gives them the right to defend as their own, and so
brutally, a piece of land which is claimed by each of three major world
religions as their “Holy Land”, and by diverse millions as their…
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U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown… Investing
in Ohio's Workforce
Today, President Obama signed into law legislation that contains
provisions modeled after a bill U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
introduced that would help dislocated workers acquire the skills for
high-tech jobs in their region. Included in the signed Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that passed the Senate last
month, were provisions from Sen. Brown’s SECTORS Act, which…
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U.S.
Rep. John Boehner... Boehner
Statement on Halbig v. Burwell
Decision
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R- West Chester) today
released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the D.C. Circuit announced its decision in Halbig v. Burwell, which
centered on the legality of subsidies offered under the Affordable Care
Act: “For the second time in a month, the courts have ruled against the
president’s unilateral actions regarding ObamaCare. The…
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State
Representative Jim Buchy… State Leaders Working to Ensure
Local
Control for our Schools
Recently I joined families in west central Ohio to participate in “We
Will Not Conform,” hosted by Glenn Beck. This program was
hosted
at movie theatres across the country where viewers served as audience
participants in the program that focused on the pitfalls of Common
Core. This experience opened my eyes even more to the risks associated
with the Common Core and further solidified the need to stop the
implementation of it in Ohio…
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Ohio
Republican Party… Matt
Borges Update July 21
Greetings! Ohio added 15,700 jobs in the month of June as Ohio's
unemployment rate remained well below the national average at 5.5%.
Since 2011, Governor Kasich and our Republican leadership team have
turned Ohio's economy around. Close to 263,000 new private sector jobs
have been created, making Ohio the 5th state in the nation in job
creation since 2011. These new…
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U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown… Keeping
Ohio Businesses Competitive in a
Global Economy
For small and mid-sized businesses, securing the private financing
needed to export their products can be difficult. To assist these
companies, and allow them to expand and create jobs in the United
States, the federal Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) offers loans,
guarantees, and insurance. The bank, which operates at no cost to
taxpayers, has provided financing for more than…
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Broke
Wife, Big City… Time
flies when you’re elbow deep in poo,
By Aprill Brandon
It is currently 9:04 p.m. If you were to put a gun to my head right now
and demand that I recount how I just spent my entire day, I’d be dead.
Like super dead. (Super dead, of course, being more dead than just
regular dead and a lot more dead than mostly dead). That’s
because I have no bloody idea what I did today. Or yesterday. Or for
the past five months. It wasn’t always this way. I used to be
able to flawlessly recall my daily activities, from…
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State
Representative Jim Buchy… The Second Treaty of Greenville
Bicentennial Celebration
On July 22, 1814, a treaty of peace and friendship was signed between
the United States of America and several Native American tribes
including the Wyandots, Delawares, Shawanoese, Senecas, and Miamies.
Signed in Greenville, this treaty established peace as well as an
alliance between Native American tribes and the United States against
Great Britain in the War of 1812. This historical and instrumental
treaty celebrated its bicentennial this year…
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From
the Other Side of the Edge….. Of Fundraisers, …Rocket Attacks,
…an
Immigration Disaster, …and Golf,
By Joe Facinoli - Are ya completely sick of it yet ?? Are you just
ready to throw up, and walk away from all this insanity??? We’ve got
commercial airliners being shot out of the sky, from six miles above
the Ukraine, …thousands of rockets being fired back and forth, in the
Middle East, with hundreds dying as a result, …and tens of thousands of
Central Americans flooding our…
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State
Representative Jim Buchy… Grand Lake St. Marys – Continuing
Efforts
Grand Lake St. Marys is an important fixture in west central Ohio,
drawing people from all over the state during summer months. The lake
also offers an economic boost to the surrounding communities, local
businesses, and the rest of the Auglaize and Mercer Counties. The vital
economic boost it provides to the region is important to consider as
the lake undergoes continued restoration work. The lake season started
off positive, but as with years before, it is…
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown… Honoring Our
Vow to America’s Veterans
In recent weeks, hundreds of Ohioans have called or written about the
critical need to fix the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
system and ensure that our veterans are receiving quality healthcare
without long delays. The great majority of VA employees are dedicated
to serving their patients, and many are veterans themselves, but the
wrongdoing of a few has tarnished the VA’s reputation, and underscored
the need to address existing…
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ORP
Update July 14, 2014… Matt
Borges, Ohio Republican Party Chairman
Greetings! Ohio had a lot to celebrate this week. The RNC Site
Selection Committee announced that they would be recommending Cleveland
for the 2016 Republican National Convention. Hosting the 2016
Republican National Convention in Cleveland is a big win for Ohio and
for our next presidential nominee. We will have the opportunity to
share Ohio's comeback story with…
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown… American Flags
Should be American-Made
As we celebrated Independence Day last week, Americans took time to
honor and celebrate our great nation. One way we can continue to
express our patriotism is to support American workers and businesses.
That’s why I introduced the All-American Flag Act, which requires
American flags bought by the federal government to be produced entirely
with American-made materials. Right now, the federal government is
required to purchase flags made from…
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Broke Wife, Big City… The
Complete Idiots Guide to Minor Toy
Assemblage, By Aprill Brandon
I was told a lot of things about being a parent before I had my son.
For example, some of my favorite gems include: “You’ll never not be
doing laundry.” “You’ll never not be covered in fluids that aren’t
yours.” “You’ll spend the first part of their life trying to teach them
to talk and the rest of their life telling them to shut up.” But the
one thing I wasn’t told? That I would need a degree in engineering.
Yes, I was, and still am, highly ill-equipped to deal…
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From the Other Side of the
Edge... A
Tale of Two Policies,
and Neither is Working, By Joe Facinoli
Illegal Immigrants? Or Refugees ?? Border Security Problem? Or
Humanitarian Nightmare ?? Should we let ‘em all in, to run free and to
go everywhere, as they please, …or shut ‘em all out, with shotguns,
moats, and barrels of hot oil, raining down on them from the top of the
wall? Both. And Neither. All of the Above, …but really, …None of it. To
best understand…
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U.S. Representative John
Boehner… Protecting
the
Constitution
Over the past five years, President Obama has circumvented the American
people and their elected representatives through executive action,
changing and creating his own laws, and excusing himself from enforcing
statutes he is sworn to uphold. We’re not going to sit idly by while
this president chips away at the very foundation of our democracy,
which is why the House…
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Republican
National Convention,
Lyn Bliss, President,
Ohio
Federation of Republican Women
The women of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women are very pleased
with the selection announced today – and it will be the OFRW’s pleasure
to welcome the Republican National Convention to Cleveland.
All
political roads lead to Ohio. OFRW members stand strong and ready to
help Cleveland host a successful convention. The Republican
Party’s well-established record of promoting sensible solutions to
issues that women hold near and dear to their…
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U.S. Rep. John Boehner… House
Passage of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the
following statement today applauding House passage of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (H.R. 803): “Americans struggling to
find work face many challenges, and House Republicans are focused on
helping them succeed by strengthening our economy and growing
good-paying jobs. More than a year ago, the House passed legislation
that would improve and…
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State Representative Jim
Buchy… Auglaize
County- A Great
Place to Live
West central Ohio is the best place in the world to live work
and
rear a family. I am fortunate that our local papers print
Statehouse Updates, but often we forget to talk about how great our
local communities are. For the next few months I will
periodically focus a column on the unique characteristics that make
each county in western Ohio the best place to live work and rear a
family. This month I will discuss Auglaize County…
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The White House… The
Bear is Loose (Again)
Hi, all -- Going all the way back to the early days of the campaign,
whenever President Obama shook off his schedule and busted out of the
bubble, we would say "The Bear is loose." Lately, the Bear has been
loose a lot -- and this week will be no different. The President is
hitting the road on a three-day swing to Colorado and Texas, where he
will meet with Americans who've written him letters and whose stories
-- their challenges…
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Broke
Wife, Big City… Simplifying
your life in one easy step,
By Aprill Brandon
When you become a parent, you quickly find yourself looking for
anything that will make your life easier. This is exactly why I own no
less than five Fisher-Price devices that are all just glorified chairs,
each of which moves the kid in a slightly different way. Oh, you’re
tired of vibrating? How about swinging? No? Bouncing chair it is then.
Seriously, most of my day is spent just moving the kid from chair to
chair so I can do fun parent stuff…
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Chairman
Matt Borges… ORP
Update for July 6
Greetings! The Fourth of July was not the only reason Ohioans had to
celebrate this weekend. Ohio also closed the books on the
2014
fiscal year and thanks to effective and responsible management, our
state had an $800 million budget surplus. Remember that when
our
Republican leaders took office they faced an $8 billion budget hole
left by the Democrats. Governor John Kasich and our Republican
leadership got to work and…
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown… Wishing Ohioans
a Safe & Happy July 4th Holiday
Two hundred and thirty-eight years ago this last weekend, farmers,
merchants, laborers, and soldiers celebrated a new nation with the
patriotism that has continued to carry America forward. I am honored to
represent Ohio in this great nation. As we fly flags to celebrate our
nation’s independence, we honor the birth of our nation while
committing to America’s future. In order to honor the women and men of
our…
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From the Other Side of the
Edge…. Spineless
Checks, …Too
Few Balances, …No Leaders, …Forgotten Hope,
By Joe Facinoli - Has there ever been a time, in our country’s long
history, when our national political scene was so devoid of even a
smidgeon of leadership ?? On both sides of the aisle, …and everywhere
in between ? Thank God for this past month’s Supreme Court decisions,
maybe they can start the restoration of sanity, if not leadership, in
our nation’s capital. But the…
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State Representative Jim
Buchy… Changes
to Teacher
Evaluation System Beneficial to All
As teachers are beefing up on the latest techniques on how to educate
our children this coming fall, school districts are considering changes
to how teachers are evaluated. Effective with the 2014-15 school year
districts may choose an alternative teacher evaluation framework. The
new options were amended into HB 362 as the bill worked it’s way
through the legislature. The teacher evaluation provisions
went
through a vigorous process, and countless…
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