Republican congressional candidate, Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, has sponsored lots of pro-business legislation when he was in the state senate. The sad part is he has very little pro-consumer legislation in his list of sponsored bills.
Dayton Daily News and Newsbank:
(May 18, 2003)
...Sen. Steve Stivers, R-Columbus, this month introduced another business-backed bill to limit monetary awards in personal lawsuits, put time constraints on filing some claims and establish medical standards for filing claims based on exposure to asbestos....
....Stivers' bill follows enactment last year of medical malpractice legislation that limits damages for pain and suffering based on medical claims.
The medical malpractice bill and Stivers' "tort reform" proposal might face legal challenges and eventually could end up before the Supreme Court....
Even though those asbestos illnesses might not show up for years, Stivers apparently wanted to make sure that you don't get the full compensation you should receive from a previous employer. Stivers wants to protect those poor business people who made millions of dollars of profits while workers were exposed to the dangers of asbestos. Once again, Stivers has sided with business against Ohio's workers.
*** In 1995, John Kasich, former investment banker with the now bankrupt Lehman Brothers, was in the House of Representatives. Kasich proposed a massive tax cut for the wealthy, while cutting programs for the poor and low income workers.
Kasich continues to idolize Ronald Reagan and the "trickle down" economics that did not work. During the Reagan administration, the GOP and the Reagan White House, wanted to cut the lunch program for poor children, and save money by designating ketchup as a vegetable. Once again, the Republicans demonstrated their love of money, their loyalty to their wealthy contributors, and their disdain for school children and average American workers. Kasich remains a disciple of the failed policy of "trickle down" economics.