State of Ohio Archives: 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
Bob Taft:
Keep budget balanced without new taxes; hold spending
A tight budget requires tough decisions. In making those decisions, I had three goals: - To balance the budget without new taxes. We’ve done that.
- To hold the line on spending for overhead and reduce the size of the bureaucracy.
We’ve done that.
- And finally, and most importantly, to invest 50 percent of all new spending in education at all levels. I’m proud to report we’ve done that, too!
Source: 2001 State of the State Address to Ohio Legislature
Jan 24, 2001
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
Jim Renacci:
Obama federal stimulus was a failed experiment
Q: Support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?Sherrod Brown (D): Yes. Introduced $30 billion loan fund to help smaller manufacturers transition to clean energy economy.
Jim Renacci (R): Mostly no. Called Obama stimulus "a failed experiment," though supports Trump infrastructure plan.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Ohio Senate race
Oct 9, 2018
Jim Renacci:
Immediate spending freeze, reduce budget first year 10-15%
IMMEDIATE STATE SPENDING FREEZE & REQUEST SPENDING REDUCTION OF 10-15% OVER FIRST 12 MONTHS:
Ohio Spends twice as much as states our size and almost the same as Florida, which is twice our size.
Source: 2021 Ohio Gubernatorial campaign website JimRenacci.com
Jun 10, 2021
Jim Renacci:
Capitalize on Ohio's quality of life assets
CAPITALIZE ON OHIO'S QUALITY OF LIFE ASSETS- Lake Fronts, Riverfronts, National Parks, and amenities.
- Ohio can be a destination for travelers and residents to spend vacation and tourism dollars.
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Airports on the Lake and Abandoned Properties on rivers turned into quality of life assets.
Source: 2021 Ohio Gubernatorial campaign website JimRenacci.com
Jun 10, 2021
Joe Schiavoni:
Targeted tax credits for jobs and upgrades
As Governor, Joe Schiavoni will provide targeted tax credits
to companies that add new jobs or invest in upgrading new equipment and facilities.
Source: 2018 Ohio Governor website JoeForOhio.com
Aug 17, 2017
Jon Husted:
Most conservative state budget in 40 years
Jon reduced his office's spending by 16%--even as overall state spending increased by 17%--which resulted in $14 million in savings. This allowed him to cut the cost of starting & maintaining a new business in Ohio by 21% and announce he has eliminated
his office's need for taxpayer dollars entirely for the remainder of his term.As House Speaker, Jon led the passage of the most conservative state budget in 40 years, which included at the time, the largest income tax cut in Ohio's history.
Source: 2018 Ohio gubernatorial website, JonHusted.com
Jul 15, 2017
Jon Husted:
Liberation from Feds can reduce other problems
Husted said his priorities as governor would involve job creation, education and "liberation from the federal government."
Those three things, he believes, can cut to the heart of other problems in the state.
Source: Chillicothe Gazette on 2018 Ohio gubernatorial race
May 11, 2017
Matt Dolan:
Ballooning national debt is a national security threat
Ohio's hardworking families should not be forced to bear the brunt of Washington's reckless and out-of-control spending binge. For too long lawmakers have ignored our ballooning national debt and have failed to take action.
This represents nothing less than a national security threat to ourselves and future generations. As a fiscal conservative, I will fight wasteful spending and protect Ohio taxpayers' hard-earned dollars.
As a State Senator and Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, Matt Dolan has solidified his standing as a conservative leader by keeping his promises to reduce the size and scope of government, protect Ohio communities, and
deliver record-breaking tax cuts. Matt's most recent budget earned wide praise from state and national conservative organizations, including the Ohio Republican Party which labeled his effort "the most conservative budget in Ohio legislative history."
Source: 2021 OH Senate campaign website DolanForOhio.com
Sep 21, 2021
Matt Dolan:
Support targeted infrastructure, not bloated wishlists
An overhaul of America's infrastructure is long overdue. I will oppose bloated Democrat wishlists that contribute to our nation's debt while also keeping up the fight for targeted infrastructure that is paid for,
does not contribute to inflation and directly improves Ohio energy production, roads, bridges and airports to boost economic growth and American competitiveness against China.
Source: 2021 OH Senate campaign website DolanForOhio.com
Sep 21, 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
Mike DeWine:
Make Ohio a low tax, low regulation state
Q: Economy: Support expanded regulatory role for federal government?Richard Cordray (D): Yes. Ran Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which forced financial institutions to return $12 billion to consumers.
Has challenged Ohio payday lending industry.
Mike DeWine (R): No. Make Ohio a low tax, low regulation state that's attractive to businesses. Let governor suspend regulations that adversely affect job creation.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Ohio Governor race
Oct 9, 2018
Mike DeWine:
Make a long-overdue, comprehensive investment in Appalachia
One of the most important things we can do is to make a long-overdue, comprehensive investment in Appalachia. I will work together with you and community leaders to help the region plan and implement improvements that reflect the vision of local
communities, investing in things, such as downtown re-development, further expansion of broadband coverage, workforce development, student wellness in schools, and fighting the on-going battle against addiction. And THIS--this is now Appalachia's time.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Ohio legislature
Mar 23, 2022
Mike Gibbons:
Government should get out of the way
We need to run the government more like a business and using common sense. Washington needs to serve the American people by cutting the waste,
keeping costs low, protecting our hard-earned tax dollars, and most of all by getting out of your way.
Source: 2018 Ohio Senatorial website GibbonsForOhio.com
Oct 15, 2017
Mike Gibbons:
Market-led recovery instead of stimulus
Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Stimulus better than market-led recovery"?
A: Strongly oppose
Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Ohio Senate candidate
Apr 24, 2018
Mike Gibbons:
We need to get our economy back on track
I'm running for Senate because we need to get our economy back on track. We need to rein in runaway federal spending.
We need to secure our borders, stand for life, and defend our 2nd Amendment rights.
Source: 2021 Ohio Senate campaign website GibbonsForOhio.com
Apr 13, 2021
Nan Whaley:
Invest in economic and neighborhood development
She has led an economic resurgence as jobs and people move to the city for the first time in decades. Dayton has seen significant economic growth--with nearly a billion dollars in completed investment projects since she took office.
In 2019, she announced a new strategic focus of the city: addressing historical racial disparities to make sure that every Dayton resident, regardless of what they look like, can live in a thriving, affordable neighborhood.
Source: 2022 Ohio Governor campaign website NanWhaleyForOhio.com
Apr 6, 2021
P.G. Sittenfeld:
Trickle-down economics has not worked for vast majority
Rob Portman does a good job of coming off as moderate. But his actual voting record tells something of a different story. He's been a long-time supporter of trickle-down economics. That has not worked for the vast majority of Americans.
We saw multiple enormous tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, and that was part of what paved the way for the Great Recession. In terms of the recovery not being equally shared, virtually 100% of the income gains are going to the top 5%.
Source: OTI transcript of Cincinnati Enquirer: 2016 Ohio Senate race
May 12, 2015
P.G. Sittenfeld:
Make big banks split their commercial & investment practices
Sittenfeld knocked Strickland for voting to repeal the Depression-era banking law Glass-Steagall, which made big banks split their commercial and investment practices.
Commenting when the topic came up during the Democratic presidential debate, Sittenfeld wrote on Twitter, "Agree we need to re-instate Glass Steagall, and
Ted Strickland should agree to debates to explain why he voted for its repeal." While liberal presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and
Martin O'Malley (D-MD) support the reinstatement of the law, Hillary Clinton--an ally to Strickland--dismissed the idea.
Source: The Free Beacon on 2016 Ohio Senate race
Oct 14, 2015
Richard Cordray:
A look back at the recession demands common sense reforms
House Republicans want the consumer watchdog to take responsibility for why home and small-business loans are still hard to come by. But Director Cordray isn't taking the bait. He said loans are still hard to come by because of banks' hesitancy
to jump back into the market following the financial crisis and ensuing recession--not because of new rules or government policies. "You can't look at what happened in 2007 and 2008 without realizing that we need common-sense reforms," Cordray said.
Source: Patrick Reis in Politico.com on 2018 Ohio gubernatorial race
Jul 24, 2012
Rob Portman:
Budget director for President George W. Bush
Fisher said Portman is responsible for the national recession due to his policies as budget director for former President George W. Bush. Portman says Fisher was in charge of job creation in Columbus when
Ohio lost 400,000 jobs.A big moment came when Fisher evoked the name of legendary Buckeye coach Woody Hayes when talking about saving jobs at plants like
Cooper Tire in Findlay. "It means that we're going down that field, just like Woody Hayes did. Three yards and a cloud of dust, and we are not giving up," he said.
Portman responded by saying, "I think it's an insult to Woody Hayes' incredible record at Ohio State to somehow compare him to what's happening in Ohio the last four years. It hasn't been a successful game. We've been losing the game."
Source: WTOL-11 coverage of 2010 Ohio Senate debate
Oct 5, 2010
Ted Strickland:
Turnaround Ohio: invest in innovation and entrepreneurship
Turnaround Ohio is the Strickland/Fisher strategy to move our state in the right direction. The plan aims to keep and grow the jobs we have by investing in Ohio's strengths, such as energy production, innovation and entrepreneurship, and the plan will
bring the jobs of the future by making sure Ohio has the most-educated workforce possible--because, in the future, jobs will go where the workforce is best educated.The third Turnaround Ohio proposal, Learning for Life: Skills for High-Quality Jobs,
aims to help meet one of the plan's most important goals: making sure workers have access to lifelong education and that employers have access to well-trained workers.
Businesses tell us that the biggest obstacle they face in expanding and growing is their ability to attract and retain highly skilled and motivated employees. We need to face facts, and get Ohioans ready. [Source: Candidate Website ]
Source: Vote-OH.org profile for 2016 Ohio Senate race
Oct 7, 2006
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
Mike DeWine:
$2.5B to prepare infrastructure of large development sites
When a business is looking for a site, they want to move quickly, and so we must get these sites ready so that we can capture these jobs in every part of the State. And that is why our budget creates the "All Ohio Future Fund" -- a
one-time investment that will provide a lifetime of returns! We will make an unprecedented $2.5 billion investment to prepare the infrastructure of large economic development sites located in every single part of Ohio.
Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Ohio legislature
Jan 31, 2023
Frank LaRose:
Championed adopting federal balanced budget amendment
For more than two years now, inflation has outpaced wages under President Biden and Sherrod Brown. In fact, earnings have fallen each month since Biden-Brown passed their $1.9 trillion "stimulus." Ohioans are undeniably worse off. Overall prices in the
Midwest have shot up 16.5% since Biden took office. Now, after ramping up the cost of living, Biden and Brown are eager to raise your taxes and are advocating red tape regulatory proposals that will wreck Ohio's oil and gas sector.
As a state senator, Frank did the hard work to balance Ohio's budget--every time. When he first went to the state senate, he voted to cut spending by $8 billion. Frank's core economic principle is that money is best spent by the people, not the
government. Frank championed legislation to adopt a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Today, the contrast of state balanced budget requirements and the staggering amounts of debt being racked up in Washington could not be clearer.
Source: 2024 Ohio Senate campaign website FrankLaRose.com
Jul 25, 2023
Bernie Moreno:
Cut government spending and end inflation
Economy: Decrease or increase government investment in, and regulation of, the economy?- Sherrod Brown (D): Increase. Supported $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. "We need to create jobs, invest in our small businesses
and American manufacturing, and raise wages and benefits."
- Bernie Moreno (R): Decrease. Wants to "massively reduce anti-growth regulations, cut government spending, and end inflation," and "allow free markets to work."
Source: Guides.vote candidate survey on 2024 Ohio Senate race
Aug 8, 2024
Frank LaRose:
Cut taxes; reduce waste; cut regulations
Q: ECONOMY: What actions would you take that would allow Americans to retain more of their income and wealth?
A: Cut taxes, reduce wasteful spending, and cut burdensome regulation to let the free market prosper.
Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2024 Ohio Senate race
Mar 19, 2024
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