2022 OH Senate race: on Budget & Economy


Bernie Moreno: Make unemployment benefits a mechanism of last resort

Policy makers wanted people to stay home and avoid the workplace during the pandemic, so they paid people to do so. This work disincentive will harm our workers in the long-term because displaced workers will have a harder time on a new job, as they will have lost valuable skills during their time away from work. We need to design and implement smart policies that make unemployment benefits a mechanism of last resort and provide meaningful incentives for people to get back to work now.
Source: 2022 Ohio Senate campaign website BernieMoreno.com Dec 24, 2021

Bernie Moreno: Put our fiscal house in order; cut spending

We see reckless federal spending, even by Washington, D.C., standards. Trillions of dollars, in the name of COVID relief, are being pumped into an already over-stimulated economy. The impact will be clear: as demand artificially goes up, prices will follow, so the inflation rate will skyrocket and make everything more expensive. We need to put our fiscal house in order and stop spending money we don't have.
Source: 2022 Ohio Senate campaign website BernieMoreno.com Dec 24, 2021

Jane Timken: We need to get back to fiscal responsibility

When asked what she disagreed with Trump on, Timken said Trump's spending was far too high. "I think we need to get back to fiscal responsibility," she said.
Source: The Cleveland Plain-Dealer on 2022 Ohio Senate race Mar 25, 2021

Matt Dolan: Supports bipartisan infrastructure bill that Trump opposes

Dolan came out in support of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation that Portman negotiated. He was the only one of Portman's potential GOP successors who didn't bash the deal, which Trump has urged Republicans to reject. "I think Ohioans want someone to go to Washington and engage, and to me it is really, really disappointing that no other Republican in this race is supporting the infrastructure package," he said. "Infrastructure is hugely important to our economic development."
Source: Toledo Blade on 2022 Ohio Senate race Aug 19, 2021

Tim Ryan: Give American manufacturing the tools it needs to grow

Lawmakers would create a new Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy. This bipartisan legislation would develop a long-term plan to ensure the growth and national security of the U.S. manufacturing industry and workforce. "Nearly 5 million manufacturing jobs have been lost since 2000. We introduced this legislation to ensure that we are looking at the big picture and doing everything in our power to give American manufacturing the tools it needs to grow and thrive," Ryan said.
Source: Mahoning Matters on 2022 Ohio Senate race Apr 26, 2021

JD Vance: Spending like American Rescue Plan drove up costs

Vance went after [Democratic opponent Rep. Tim] Ryan for supporting federal spending bills, including the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that critics say drove up costs at the grocery story and the gas pump. He also blamed President Joe Biden's administration for contributing to high energy prices.

Ryan, for his part, argued that legislation like the infrastructure package and CHIPS Act will bring jobs to Ohio and encourage manufacturing in the U.S.

Source: The Columbus Dispatch on 2022 Ohio Senate race Oct 10, 2022

Tim Ryan: CHIPS Act is all about reshoring high-end manufacturing jobs

The CHIPS Act that we passed is all about reshoring high-end manufacturing jobs. Intel is going to invest, what they're saying, up to $100 billion into Ohio to manufacture these chips that have driven up inflation that we need for all the technology. This is the biggest, most transformational economic development project in Ohio's history. This is all about dominating these industries of the future. The average wage there is going to be $135,000 a year. Those are the jobs we're talking about.
Source: CNN SOTU interviews on 2022 Ohio Senate race Aug 28, 2022

Tim Ryan: Spending like American Rescue Plan creates Ohio jobs

[Republican opponent J.D.] Vance went after Ryan for supporting federal spending bills, including the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that critics say drove up costs at the grocery story and the gas pump. He also blamed President Joe Biden's administration for contributing to high energy prices.

Ryan, for his part, argued that legislation like the infrastructure package and CHIPS Act will bring jobs to Ohio and encourage manufacturing in the U.S.

Source: The Columbus Dispatch on 2022 Ohio Senate race Oct 10, 2022

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Candidates and political leaders on Budget & Economy:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R)
Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R)
Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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