Rep. Armond Budish, a Democrat from Beachwood, Ohio, formerly was speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. Be became the minority leader in 2011 after Republicans regained control of the House in the 2010 elections.
Armond Budish"We've seen more anti-women's choice bills introduced in the first half of this session than we've seen in the last three General Assemblies."
Dem-controlled Ohio House voted "to change the process, to create objective criteria, to modify the Constitution" ... to "take politics out of the efforts to…
"Kasich’s budget increases state spending from $50.5 billion to $55.6 billion. This is the second largest, two-year spending increase in Ohio history."
Says Republican-approved changes to "make it more difficult to participate in Ohio elections include reducing in-person early voting from 35 days to six."
"Across the United States, 25 percent of voting age African Americans do not have the photo ID that this bill would require."
Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime."
"We (Democrats) have made steady progress creating jobs and improving our schools."
"Never once did they (House Republicans) actually cut spending or reduce the state budget. Even when they cut taxes in 2005, they increased spending. They…