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State
Representative Jim Buchy
Committee
Assignments Will Impact
Us in West Central Ohio
Recently,
appointments were made
for standing committees for the 130th General Assembly.
This term there are 17 standing committees
and 6 sub committees in
the Ohio House
and each member sits on approximately three committees.
This term I will serve on Agriculture and
Natural Resources, Rules and Reference, and the new Policy and
Legislative
Oversight.
For
as long as I have been a
legislator I have served on the Agriculture and Natural Resources
Committee. The work
of this committee
directly impacts our lives in west central Ohio, and for that reason I
value
the opportunity to weigh in on the agriculture and natural resources
bills. Last year we
had a round house in
the committee where I stood up for farmers against HSUS and voted in
favor of
economic development by supporting drilling in the state parks. This year we will again
battle HSUS because
they continue to encroach on the rights of farmers, we will also
continue to
work on the algal bloom issue in Grand Lake St. Marys and the western
basin of
Lake Erie. This issue is not only important for you in your homes, but
it is a
focus of my office as State Representative.
I
have been appointed to the Rules
and Reference committee which, except in certain parliamentary
situations, by
law hears every bill before it goes on the floor.
This committee has the power to amend bills
although that is reserved for very unique situations.
I have served on this committee previously
and look forward to the opportunity to return.
This
year the Ohio House of
Representatives created a new committee called Policy and Legislative
Oversight
and I am fortunate to be appointed as the Vice Chair of this committee. On this committee I look
forward to
questioning the actions of our government. At this point gambling
parlor reform
and elections reform bills have been assigned to this committee. I will ask the tough
questions and as a
result I will work to reduce government spending and make our
government work
better for each of us.
In
the legislative process it is
the committee room where changes to policy are debated.
The assignment of committees is key in
determining the legislative expertise and focus of each member. The three committees I
serve on will have a
direct impact on our lives in west central Ohio.
Your concerns on all legislation is valuable
in the legislative process. In
particular your concerns on bills assigned to my committees can play a
very
valuable role in the debating of Ohio policy moving forward. Thank you for the
opportunity to serve in the
130th General Assembly.
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