Senator Coughlin Asks Governor, Where's the Beef?
COLUMBUS – State Senator Kevin Coughlin (R-Cuyahoga Falls) today noted
that while Ohio Senate Republicans introduced priority bills designed
to work in a bipartisan fashion to improve education in Ohio; make
higher education more affordable; lower the cost of health care; hold
public officials more accountable; protect private property rights;
strengthen consumer protections, and better protect children from sex
predators, Democrats in the Ohio Senate used the opportunity of their
top five bills to call for further deliberation on key issues facing
the state.
According to Coughlin, not one of the Democrat priority bills offers a single, concrete idea for how to address the state’s greatest challenges.
“The Democrats spent the years leading up to the November election talking about Ohio’s problems, but when are we finally going to start seeing all the ideas they claim to have to move the state forward?” Coughlin asked.
He continued: “It’s easy to be critical, but it takes a lot more work and effort to offer solutions. Republicans have made significant progress on creating jobs, improving schools and bringing down the cost of health care, among other things. While we continue to work to build on the progress, Democrats are choosing to stand on the sidelines once again,” Coughlin said.
Coughlin noted that, in contrast to Democrat priorities, many of the priority bills introduced by Senate Republicans today are aimed at addressing the concerns Democrats are identifying. Republican proposals build on the progress they have made over the years and that unfortunately, Democrats have opposed, including: Revitalizing the state economy and improving the state business climate through tax reform; giving seniors more options for long-term care that also provide for significant savings for the state Medicaid program, and increasing accountability and transparency of government to restore the public trust.
Coughlin is the author of two bills that have identified as top priorities for Senate Republicans. SB 8 would reinstate the tuition tax deduction to help families better afford college. He also introduced SJR 1, which would place a constitutional amendment before voters designed to better protect private property rights against the use of eminent domain by state and local governments.
According to Coughlin, not one of the Democrat priority bills offers a single, concrete idea for how to address the state’s greatest challenges.
“The Democrats spent the years leading up to the November election talking about Ohio’s problems, but when are we finally going to start seeing all the ideas they claim to have to move the state forward?” Coughlin asked.
He continued: “It’s easy to be critical, but it takes a lot more work and effort to offer solutions. Republicans have made significant progress on creating jobs, improving schools and bringing down the cost of health care, among other things. While we continue to work to build on the progress, Democrats are choosing to stand on the sidelines once again,” Coughlin said.
Coughlin noted that, in contrast to Democrat priorities, many of the priority bills introduced by Senate Republicans today are aimed at addressing the concerns Democrats are identifying. Republican proposals build on the progress they have made over the years and that unfortunately, Democrats have opposed, including: Revitalizing the state economy and improving the state business climate through tax reform; giving seniors more options for long-term care that also provide for significant savings for the state Medicaid program, and increasing accountability and transparency of government to restore the public trust.
Coughlin is the author of two bills that have identified as top priorities for Senate Republicans. SB 8 would reinstate the tuition tax deduction to help families better afford college. He also introduced SJR 1, which would place a constitutional amendment before voters designed to better protect private property rights against the use of eminent domain by state and local governments.
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