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Before Implementing Furloughs, the FAA Needs to Review Its Budget Line-by-Line
- March 1, 2013
- Blog
Washington Democrats still haven’t passed a plan to replace the president’s sequester, but that’s not holding them back from spreading fear about its impact. In an interview yesterday evening with 10TV Columbus, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood doubled-down on several dubious claims:
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#Bad4Jobs: “Ohio Gas Prices Up Sharply This Week”
- August 6, 2012
- Blog
Buckeye Blitz: Volunteers Canvass SW Ohio For Boehner, Romney & Mandel
- August 5, 2012
- Blog
With Election Day nearly three months away, Republican volunteers spent yesterday mobilizing voters in Ohio’s Eighth Congressional District fed up with President Obama’s failed record on jobs and the economy. Reuters reports “thousands of Republican volunteers braved scorching temperatures to knock on doors and canvass voters on Saturday” in Ohio and “a dozen battleground states expected to see close contests in the Nov. 6 election.”
Boehner Receives Lou Holtz Hall/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame’s Distinguished American Award
- August 5, 2012
- Blog
Last Wednesday Congressman Boehner travelled to Midland, PA, to accept the Lou Holtz Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame’s Distinguished American Award.
Rough Landing: President Obama Jets Into Ohio Air Base Threatened by Looming Defense Cuts
- August 1, 2012
- Blog
President Obama flew in and out of the Mansfield-Lahm Air Base today for a campaign rally without addressing the future of hundreds of local jobs that would be eliminated under his FY 2013 budget. For Ohio military families, the President’s silence only creates more uncertainty about looming cuts that could hurt thousands of troops and jeopardize national security.
Speaker Boehner Statement on Congressman LaTourette’s Retirement
- July 31, 2012
- News
Speaker John Boehner released the following statement regarding Rep. Steve LaTourette’s (R-OH) announcement that he will retire at the end of this year:
“Steve LaTourette is a close friend and an effective legislator who has served the people of Ohio with passion and unrivaled wit for nearly 20 years.
Ohio Small Business Owner: “I Built This”
- July 30, 2012
- Blog
A web video from the Romney campaign today highlights Dennis Sollmann of Sollmann Electric in Sidney, Ohio, who disagrees with President Obama's view that small businesses like his owe their success to the federal government.
Boehner Talks Harmful Regs, Small Business Tax Hikes on Cincinnati’s 55KRC
- July 24, 2012
- Blog
Congressman Boehner called into the 55KRC Morning Show today to highlight Republican efforts to curb excessive regulations and stop tax hikes that are bad for the economy and small businesses. Boehner also criticized the President’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline and its tens of thousands of jobs, calling it “one of the most political” decisions that have been made during his three years in Washington.
Ohio Job Creator Says POTUS’ Small Business Tax Hike Will Make it Harder to Hire
- July 24, 2012
- Blog
Study: President Obama’s Tax Plan Threatens 700,000 Jobs
- July 18, 2012
- Blog
President Obama’s tax plan could destroy 700,000 jobs and lead to lower wages, according to a new study by respected accounting firm Ernst & Young. Congressman Boehner quickly seized on the report – which directly contradicts President Obama’s claims that his plan would do little harm to small business – to reinforce that massive tax hikes are “one of the worst possible ideas at one of the worst possible times.”
In the Obama Economy, More and More Americans Are Looking to Canada For Jobs
- July 17, 2012
- Blog
The President has spent a lot of time talking about outsourcing lately, but he's yet to address the record number of Americans heading north of Ohio for jobs as a result of the president’s failed economic policies. Reuters reports:
“Skilled U.S. workers are coming to Canada in ever greater numbers, driven out by high unemployment at home, and tempted in by job shortages in key sectors like Alberta's growing energy sector.
