Oct-15, 6pm -- Ohio
Tea Party Patriot co-coordinator, Marianne G. reports that she just received a call stating that State
Senator Chris Widener (R) is the "YES"
vote on the Controlling Board.
As you are aware, Governor Kasich is
using the Controlling Board as a means to further his obsession for Medicaid
expansion, and needed to sway just one Republican on the Board to do his
bidding.
According to the website of the Office of Budget and Management the
Controlling Board " is a mechanism for handling certain limited
day-to-day adjustments needed in the state budget" and, according to the O.R.C. "shall take
no action which does not carry out the legislative intent of the general
assembly regarding program goals and levels of support of state agencies as
expressed in the prevailing appropriation acts of the general assembly."
So, even though the State Legislature
has accurately reflected the will of their constituents by repeatedly rejecting
Medicaid expansion, it appears the Controlling Board may decide differently.
Time to Melt
the Phone Lines
The Legislature is Representing Us,
NOT the Controlling Board
The Board should uphold the action of
the state legislature, and thereby the taxpaying citizens of Ohio, by rejecting
Medicaid expansion.
Are we sure the rest are with us? Call the
rest of the Board.
- Senator Bill Coley (R) - (614) 466-8072
- Representative Ron Amstutz (R) - (614) 466-1474
- Representative Cliff Rosenberger (R) - (614) 466-3506
- Senator Tom Sawyer (D) - (614) 466-7041
- Representative Chris Redfern (D) - (614) 644-6011
