Friday, May 28, 2010

Stivers Needs to Do Some Reading

Steve Stivers, former bank lobbyist and current candidate for Congress, claims that Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15th-Democrat) has done nothing while serving in Congress. Obviously, Stivers has not read Kilroy's record in Congress.

According to records at the Library of Congress, Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy has sponsored 18 bills and
cosponsored 274 bills (see cosponsored bills at Library of Congress). Of the bills Kilroy has sponsored, many pertain to small business, workers, students, investments, schools, saving energy, small business lending program, etc., etc., etc.

Why is Stivers complaining? Does he feel bad that Kilroy has done nothing to protect bankers' bonuses/profits?

>>>>>Here is a small sampling of the record of Ohio Republicans in Congress:

* Rep. John Boehner (OH-8th), Republican leader, has sponsored 13 bills.

* Rep. Bob Latta(OH-5th) has sponsored 20 bills, most of which are for "...expressing the sense of the House..." and one for putting Reagan's face on coins (Did you know that 75% of Americans are against this idea?). Latta needs to spend more time writing legislation that helps people, instead of adding more worthless fluff to his Twitter page.

* Rep. Steve Austria (OH-7th) has sponsored 3 bills. Three! What the heck is he doing?

* Rep. Pat Tiberi (OH-12th) has sponsored 7 bills, of which a majority either commemorate or honor someone/group/event. This guy has been in Congress for many years and this is the best he can do? Where is the leadership?

* Rep. Steve LaTourette (OH-14) has sponsored 10 bills during this Congress, despite the fact that he has been in Congress for many years.

* Rep. Jean Schmidt (OH-2) has sponsored 4 bills during this Congress. Four?

Rep. Kilroy has sponsored more bills than many of the Ohio Republicans in the House. She has clearly taken a leadership role in sponsoring bills to help real people, real students and families, the unemployed, small business, and communities. Unfortunately, the Ohio Republicans have not provided any leadership, ideas, or legislation to help regular people. As a matter of fact, by voting NO on many bills, they've refused to help our country move forward.

Before Mr. Steve "Repeal the 17th Amendment" Stivers starts attacking Mary Jo Kilroy, he should look at the members of his own party for their dismal records.