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Kasich rips budget deal; Dem chairman Redfern rips Kasich
The battle of the budget still rages in Columbus, despite the agreement reached on Thursday, Dec. 17, on filling an $851 million budget hole.
Former U.S. Rep. John Kasich, the likely GOP candidate for governor in 2010, ripped the deal and Democratic State Chairman Chris Redfern ripped into Kasich.
The plan postpones for two years a 4. 2 percent state income tax cut.
“Today’s agreement is strictly stopgap and turns a blind eye to the massive shortfalls we will be facing during the next budget cycle,” Kasich said in a Thursday press release. “We better have new leadership and new ideas in place by then. Our state’s future depends on it.”
Kasich said “it has been clear to me that the people of Ohio understand that raising taxes is counter-productive to job creation and economic growth.”
In a Friday press release, state Democratic Chairman Redfern referred to Kasich as a “former Lehman Brothers Managing Director.”
“John Kasich has no relationship with the truth, Redfern said. “Once again, Kasich is offering attacks on Gov. Strickland’s leadership while failing to propose any alternative of his own. Shockingly, he also criticized his own party, since the Republican-controlled Senate supported the budget.”
Republicans provided five of the 17 votes needed for Senate approval; Democrats provided the other 12.
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December 29, 2009 6:23 PM | Link to this
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December 25, 2009 7:49 AM | Link to this
Interesting and informative. But will you write about this one more?
By guss
December 22, 2009 2:54 PM | Link to this
The state of Texas cut taxes 30% across the board,and now they have lots of new jobs and a billion dollar state surplus,,If not for Federal “Money from heaven taxpayer dollars”Ohio would be in a real melt down mode!!Bloated government peroid!!
By Summer Kelley
December 21, 2009 12:48 PM | Link to this
Redfern, so what if Kasich ripped his own party? Unlike the Democrats of this state, he realizes there’s more to leadership than blindly following partisan lines.
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December 20, 2009 6:27 PM | Link to this
Interesting and informative. But will you write about this one more?
By rino hunter
December 19, 2009 4:55 PM | Link to this
Kasich is right about the RINO’s in the Senate, they also have to go in 2010
By Brian Hester
December 18, 2009 11:34 PM | Link to this
John Kasich has been running for Governor since 2006, and yet, has offered no solutions, just criticsm.
By Leslie
December 18, 2009 1:34 PM | Link to this
Redfern, Kasich does have alternatives and you will be seeing them in 2011 cause Kasich will be the new Governor of Ohio. Kasich will with the help of the people clean up the mess made by both political parties in this state. Kasich has no problem criticizing either party for doing wrong by the people. Kasich is an honest man unlike you Redfern.