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Ohio Democratic Party: Toledo Blade Editorial Board Slams Bernie Moreno For Lying About Getting Rid of Confucius Institute
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 19 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on April 18, 2024:
The Toledo Blade Editorial Board today slammed Bernie Moreno for "stretching the truth" and lying about getting rid of Cleveland State's Confucius Institute. Moreno has already been called out for a series of "dubious claims" and "inconsistencies" that are "dogg[ing]" his campaign, including lying about selling Chinese-made cars, lying about "escap[ing]" socialism, and lying about his business origin story.
The Toledo Blade: Moreno misstatements
The Toledo Blade Editorial Board
April 18, 2024
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 19 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on April 18, 2024:
The Toledo Blade Editorial Board today slammed Bernie Moreno for "stretching the truth" and lying about getting rid of Cleveland State's Confucius Institute. Moreno has already been called out for a series of "dubious claims" and "inconsistencies" that are "dogg[ing]" his campaign, including lying about selling Chinese-made cars, lying about "escap[ing]" socialism, and lying about his business origin story.
The Toledo Blade: Moreno misstatements
The Toledo Blade Editorial Board
April 18, 2024
*Republicans and the rest of Ohio voters are now learning to their chagrin whom the GOP has nominated to be its Republican candidate.
* Mr. Moreno boasted that as the chairman of the board of trustees at Cleveland State University, he drove the Confucius Institute off the campus.
* "I chaired the board of trustees at Cleveland State University, and I'm very proud of the fact that when I was there, we got rid of our Confucius Institute," Mr. Moreno said during a campaign event in March, 2023, the Columbus Dispatch recently reported. "We made certain that we focused everybody on student achievement, and we respected free speech on campus."
* That's, um, not a true statement. Mr. Moreno's term on the board of trustees ended three years before the Confucius Institute was banned from Cleveland State's campus.
* Not only that, Mr. Moreno held leadership positions on the board of trustees when the trustees approved university budgets that funded the program.
* He was vice chairman of the board when trustees passed a 2017 budget that gave roughly $38,000 to the institute.
* The Dispatch's conclusion: "Taken together, Moreno's claims appear to overstate his involvement in the institute's closure."
SEE ALSO: Ohio Workers Slam Moreno For Killing Ohio Jobs After Reporting Revealed He Lied About Selling Chinese-Made Cars (https://ohiodems.org/ohio-workers-slam-moreno-for-killing-ohio-jobs-after-reporting-revealed-he-lied-about-selling-chinese-made-cars/); Four Weeks Since #OHSEN Primary, Four Questions Moreno Must Answer About His "Dubious Claims (https://ohiodems.org/four-weeks-since-ohsen-primary-four-questions-moreno-must-answer-about-his-dubious-claims/)"; What Ohioans Are Reading About The "String Of Inconsistencies" "Dogging" Bernie Moreno (https://ohiodems.org/what-ohioans-are-reading-about-the-string-of-inconsistencies-dogging-bernie-moreno/); Bernie Moreno Again Caught Lying, This Time About Selling Chinese-Made Buick Envision (https://ohiodems.org/bernie-moreno-again-caught-lying-this-time-about-selling-chinese-made-buick-envision/); Bernie Moreno's Campaign Totally Eclipsed By Lies; NEW: Moreno Lying About Getting Rid of Confucius Institute (https://ohiodems.org/new-moreno-lying-about-getting-rid-of-confucius-institute/)
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Original text here: https://ohiodems.org/toledo-blade-editorial-board-slams-bernie-moreno-for-lying-about-getting-rid-of-confucius-institute/
National Republican Congressional Committee: House Dems - More Money for Iran to Attack Israel
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Following Iran's attacks on Israel, extreme House Democrats just voted to support President Biden's funding of Iran and their terror proxies.
NRCC National Press Secretary Will Reinert said: "Hindsight is supposed to be 20/20, but extreme House Democrats are so blinded by their Antisemitism they still support President Biden giving Iran $6 billion in cash that they've used to attack Israel."
Background on bills voted for by extreme House Democrats:
* H.R. 5947 - Rescinds sanction waivers President
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WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Following Iran's attacks on Israel, extreme House Democrats just voted to support President Biden's funding of Iran and their terror proxies.
NRCC National Press Secretary Will Reinert said: "Hindsight is supposed to be 20/20, but extreme House Democrats are so blinded by their Antisemitism they still support President Biden giving Iran $6 billion in cash that they've used to attack Israel."
Background on bills voted for by extreme House Democrats:
* H.R. 5947 - Rescinds sanction waivers PresidentBiden provided to Iran to unfreeze $6 billion in assets.
* H.R. 6046 - Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act: Redesignates Houthis as a terror organization.
* H.R. 4691 - Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act: Restricts the President from future sanction relief for Iran without congressional approval
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2024/04/17/house-dems-more-money-for-%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b7-to-attack-%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b1/
National Republican Congressional Committee: Another Day, Another Vote Against Israel
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Sharice Davids just took a stand against our ally Israel.
Davids just opposed restricting future sanction relief for Iran.
This isn't the first time Davids has been friendly toward Iran. She voted against immediately freezing all Iranian assets and voted against aiding Israel because it meant cutting the already bloated IRS.
"The laundry list of ways Sharice Davids has opposed Israel continues to grow. She has drawn a line in the sand and is firmly on the side of supporting Iran." -- NRCC Spokeswoman
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WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Sharice Davids just took a stand against our ally Israel.
Davids just opposed restricting future sanction relief for Iran.
This isn't the first time Davids has been friendly toward Iran. She voted against immediately freezing all Iranian assets and voted against aiding Israel because it meant cutting the already bloated IRS.
"The laundry list of ways Sharice Davids has opposed Israel continues to grow. She has drawn a line in the sand and is firmly on the side of supporting Iran." -- NRCC SpokeswomanDelanie Bomar
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2024/04/18/another-day-another-vote-against-israel/
Montana Democratic Party: Here Are Three Questions Tim Sheehy Must Answer At His Friday Event
HELENA, Montana, April 19 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release:
After new reporting raised more questions about the lies Tim Sheehy has told around his gunshot wound, here are the three questions Sheehy must answer at the Yellowstone County Lincoln-Reagan dinner on Friday, his next scheduled appearance:
1. Will you immediately release your Kalispell medical records so Montanans know the nature of your injuries treated at the Kalispell hospital that day?
2. Why did you repeatedly tell Montanans you grew up in "rural" Minnesota when you actually grew up three miles
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HELENA, Montana, April 19 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release:
After new reporting raised more questions about the lies Tim Sheehy has told around his gunshot wound, here are the three questions Sheehy must answer at the Yellowstone County Lincoln-Reagan dinner on Friday, his next scheduled appearance:
1. Will you immediately release your Kalispell medical records so Montanans know the nature of your injuries treated at the Kalispell hospital that day?
2. Why did you repeatedly tell Montanans you grew up in "rural" Minnesota when you actually grew up three milesfrom a Trader Joe's and 15 minutes from Minneapolis?
3. Will you finally grant an interview with a Montana news outlet to answer questions about the many questions raised about your background?
Reporting from the Washington Post raised questions about a bullet wound that Sheehy says on the campaign trail was from Afghanistan, even though records show that Sheehy told a park ranger he shot himself in the arm in Glacier National Park in 2015. Sheehy now claims he lied to the park ranger to cover up an unreported injury from Afghanistan.
But new National Park Service documents uncovered this week revealed additional details that contradict Sheehy's account - including that a park visitor initially reported the gunshot in the Logan Pass parking lot that Sheehy now claims never happened.
Montanans deserve full truth and transparency from Sheehy, and the only way he can provide this is by immediately releasing his medical records.
Read more:
* Washington Post: Sheehy apologized and asked for leniency after alleged 2015 gun incident (https://montanademocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1aa7f723f714b48fd09acb25d&id=6b66a5d21a&e=8c47c7bcb4)
* Helena Independent Record: More details emerge in Sheehy gunshot wound debacle (https://montanademocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1aa7f723f714b48fd09acb25d&id=0d2c7926c8&e=8c47c7bcb4)
* Business Insider: GOP Senate candidate's story about shooting himself gets weirder (https://montanademocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1aa7f723f714b48fd09acb25d&id=9907d13e64&e=8c47c7bcb4)
Additional reporting has revealed even more discrepancies in how Sheehy has described other parts of his biography: The Daily Beast revealed he lied about growing up in rural Minnesota, Vanity Fair detailed that he misled Montanans about being a rancher when he's actually a "wannabe cowboy," and Daily Beast uncovered that he lied about "bootstrapping" his company "from scratch" while omitting that he benefited from hundreds of thousands of dollars from his family.
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Original text here: https://www.montanademocrats.org/news/here-are-three-questions-tim-sheehy-must-answer-at-his-friday-event
GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES HURRICANE IDA HOMEOWNER MORTGAGE RELIEF BILL
TRENTON, New Jersey, April 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news release:
Legislation that would establish mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed New Jersey's General Assembly on Monday. Bill A2294, sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez and Assemblymen Roy Freiman and Chris Tully, would direct servicers to grant mortgage forbearance to storm-impacted homeowners.
In late summer 2021, Hurricane Ida brought torrential downpours and severe flooding to New Jersey, impacting
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TRENTON, New Jersey, April 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news release:
Legislation that would establish mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed New Jersey's General Assembly on Monday. Bill A2294, sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez and Assemblymen Roy Freiman and Chris Tully, would direct servicers to grant mortgage forbearance to storm-impacted homeowners.
In late summer 2021, Hurricane Ida brought torrential downpours and severe flooding to New Jersey, impactinghomes, businesses and infrastructure across the state. The effects of Hurricane Ida displaced thousands of families, many of whom are still unable to return to their homes. During testimony before Assembly committees earlier this session, homeowners shared their experiences. They feared for the safety of their families and then were faced with hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage.
"Hurricane Ida ravaged New Jersey leaving catastrophic damage, especially for homeowners throughout the state. Although our response to house and assist victims was swift, there are still homeowners who need assistance," said Assemblywoman Lopez (D-Middlesex). "This legislation will provide mortgage forbearance for the victims who are still in need of this critical protection."
Under the bill, eligible homeowners would be required to submit a written request to their mortgage servicer affirming that they suffered a negative financial impact resulting from storm damage and obtained federal disaster assistance. They would also be required to affirm that they had a gross household income for 2022 that does not exceed 150 percent of the median income in their area, and they do not possess a bank account with more than six months' reserves of the homeowner's gross household income for 2021.
Upon meeting the necessary criteria, a homeowner would become eligible for a one-year mortgage forbearance. During the forbearance period fees, penalties, or interest would not be assessed or accrued, nor would the forbearance impact property tax and insurance obligations.
"The establishment of mortgage forbearance under Bill A2294 is a lifeline for storm-affected homeowners," said Assemblyman Freiman (D-Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset). "By making this relief accessible we strive to alleviate some of the financial burdens faced by families."
The legislation also prohibits a mortgage servicer from furnishing negative mortgage payment information to a debt collector or credit-reporting agency while the mortgage is in forbearance.
"By requiring mortgage servicers to grant relief to eligible homeowners, we ensure that those who suffered losses receive the assistance they need to rebuild," said Assemblyman Tully (D-Bergen). "Passing Bill A2294 showcases our commitment to providing protection and relief to those still grappling with the repercussions of Hurricane Ida."
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Original text here: https://www.assemblydems.com/general-assembly-passes-hurricane-ida-homeowner-mortgage-relief-bill/
FLORIDA DEMOCRATS RESPOND TO CONTINUED ATTACKS ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE AS DESANTIS KICKS OFF 22,000 KIDS FROM FLORIDA KIDCARE
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 19 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 18, 2024:
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Following a hearing today on the lawsuit filed by the DeSantis administration to block a new federal provision that preserves health insurance coverage for children eligible for Florida KidCare, the Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement:
"It's clear, Ron DeSantis does not care about Florida's kids," said FDP Chair Nikki Fried. "In addition to nearly 500,000 children who have lost Medicaid coverage since the unwinding started, the DeSantis administration is
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 19 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 18, 2024:
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Following a hearing today on the lawsuit filed by the DeSantis administration to block a new federal provision that preserves health insurance coverage for children eligible for Florida KidCare, the Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement:
"It's clear, Ron DeSantis does not care about Florida's kids," said FDP Chair Nikki Fried. "In addition to nearly 500,000 children who have lost Medicaid coverage since the unwinding started, the DeSantis administration isnow breaching federal rules by kicking off over 22,000 children from Florida KidCare, according to the latest data.
"Let's remember who this impacts -- kids who have cancer, kids with cerebral palsy, kids with chronic medical conditions that require expensive medications. Instead of pulling out all the stops to make sure children are covered, the DeSantis administration is paying lawyers to sue the federal government so they can make it easier to kick kids off health care. If successful, this lawsuit would have devastating impacts for millions of children across America and create a child health care crisis nationwide.
"Florida is one of only nine states that charges families making less than 150% of the federal poverty level premiums to be eligible for Florida KidCare coverage, and the only state involved in the lawsuit, no other state has joined.
"While the Biden-Harris administration is fighting to ensure health care coverage is affordable and accessible to every child and lowering health care costs for all Americans, Florida Republicans are working around the clock to rip away coverage from Florida's sickest kids. Once again, Florida voters are the last line of defense. We must re-elect President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris this November to guarantee federal protections to health care for all."
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Original text here: https://www.floridadems.org/2024/04/18/florida-democrats-respond-to-continued-attacks-on-childrens-health-care-as-desantis-kicks-off-22000-kids-from-florida-kidcare/
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: National Journal "Power Rankings" Show Democrats Poised to Flip Enough Seats to Retake House Majority
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release:
The nonpartisan National Journal released their list (https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/724799/ihotlineis-updated-house-power-rankings-majority-runs-through-ca-and-ny/?unlock=WDL85A115J3247PN) of seats most likely to flip in November. House Republicans dominate the list, claiming the majority of the 20 slots in the latest "Power Rankings."
The 12 House Republican seats most likely to flip are:
* Rep. Brandon Williams (NY-22)
* Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (NY-04)
* Rep. John Duarte (CA-13)
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WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release:
The nonpartisan National Journal released their list (https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/724799/ihotlineis-updated-house-power-rankings-majority-runs-through-ca-and-ny/?unlock=WDL85A115J3247PN) of seats most likely to flip in November. House Republicans dominate the list, claiming the majority of the 20 slots in the latest "Power Rankings."
The 12 House Republican seats most likely to flip are:
* Rep. Brandon Williams (NY-22)
* Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (NY-04)
* Rep. John Duarte (CA-13)
*Rep. Mike Garcia (CA-27)
* Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19)
* Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06)
* Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17)
* Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-01)
* Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05)
* Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-41)
* Rep. David Valadao (CA-22)
* Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02)
According to the National Journal: "House Republicans have struggled to corral their rowdy majority, leading to retirements and early resignations that have Democrats feeling good about their chances to retake the gavel. Democrats need to flip only four seats to win the majority."
DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton:
"The pundits see what the public has known for months: Democrats are poised to take back the majority. With our incredible slate of Democratic candidates and Frontliners across the country, the DCCC has the momentum and message to defeat extreme, out-of-touch Republicans and restore good governance and integrity back to the House of Representatives."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/national-journal-power-rankings-show-democrats-poised-to-flip-enough-seats-to-retake-house-majority/
