Cleveland Tea Party : Stop Medicaid expansion in Ohio: Tuesday Blitz

Monday, March 4, 2013

Stop Medicaid expansion in Ohio: Tuesday Blitz

Last Monday, Tea Party Patriots State Co-Coordinator Marianne Gasiecki delivered a letter against the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio signed by 25 Ohio Tea Party & liberty groups across the state, and the petition signed by over 2,600 Ohio residents, to Governor Kasich's office. A copy of the letter and petition was also delivered to Ohio House Speaker Batchelder’s and Senate President Faber's offices.

Getting coverage from the local level to across Ohio and from San Francisco to Washington D.C., you can be sure that not only Governor Kasich and the Ohio Legislature knows where we stand, but the country now knows the Tea Party & Liberty groups in Ohio are ready to combat any expansion of Medicaid in our state.

To date, while we have received no direct response from the Governor himself, the Tea Party & Liberty groups in Ohio were attacked by a recent political appointee of Governor Kasich's days after our letter and petition were delivered.

In response to our opposition on the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio under Obamacare, Ohio Right to Life President Michael Gonidakis, who supported provisions that allowed Obamacare to become law, and who was recently appointed to the State Medical Board by Governor Kasich, called Tea Party groups in Ohio, "idealogues that are putting the conservative movement at risk by opposing the expansion of Medicaid and saying to hell with other Ohioans."

It should also be noted that while he claims to have fought against the passage of Obamacare, Gonidakis actively campaigned for and applauded the passage of the Stupak Amendment, which allowed Obamacare to be passed into law. Now, while on the State Board, he is promoting the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio under Obamacare.

How do we respond to these border-line Obama-like Chicago-style thug politics? We work even harder to defeat the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio under Obamacare!

Passion to Action

Tuesday Blitz

On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 (tomorrow), the letter against the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio signed by 25 Ohio Tea Party & Liberty groups, along with the petition against expanding Medicaid in Ohio -- with now nearly.2,800 signatures (sign Petition here) -- will be sent to all members of the House Finance Committee currently hearing the bill.

We are asking everyone to please call and email the GOP members of the House Finance Committee on the same day (Tuesday, March 5) to reinforce our opposition. Along with this, we are asking everyone to also call Governor Kasich, and House Speaker Batchelder to express your opposition to Medicaid expansion on the same day. Please make as many calls as you can.

Governor Kasich

PH #: (614)466-3555

Email: http://www.governor.ohio.gov/Contact/ContacttheGovernor.aspx

House Speaker Batchelder

PH #: (614)466-8140

Email: http://www.ohiohouse.gov/william-g-batchelder/contact

Next and most importantly, please call and email GOP members of the House Finance Committee and urge them to VOTE NO on expanding Medicaid in Ohio under Obamacare. Please make as many calls as you can.

House Finance Committee

Chair

Rep Ron Amstutz

PH #: (614)466-1474

Email: http://www.ohiohouse.gov/ron-amstutz/contact

Vice-Chair

Rep. Jeff McClain

PH #: (614)644-6265

Email: http://www.ohiohouse.gov/jeff-mcclain/contact

Rep. Richard Adams

PH #: (614)466-8114

Email: http://www.ohiohouse.gov/richard-n-adams/contact