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As a service to members of the Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee and County GOP Chairmen, we will be sending out bi-monthly talking points, typically on the 1^st and 15^th of each month. At times, we will also include graphics that you are free to use. Simply right-click on the image and either download or save.

In an effort to make these talking points as beneficial and useful as possible, I encourage you to please send me any suggestions or issues that you believe would be helpful.

If you need specific messaging suggestions ahead of media appearances, please do not hesitate to reach out at any time.

Respectfully,

Dan Lusheck

Communications Director

Ohio Republican Party

E: [email protected]

C: (513) 300-4323

Democrats' Anti-Life Agenda

The Issue: Two radical abortion groups have banded together to try to codify late-term abortions into Ohio's constitution. Currently, the language of the ballot initiative has been approved, and they are out collecting signatures to get the constitutional amendment on the ballot in November 2023.

The Facts:

Read the full ballot language here.
Ohio Right to Life Guide to Upcoming Ballot Initiative
The number one thing Ohio Republicans can do to advance the pro-life agenda is ensure abortion is not codified into the Ohio Constitution.
National Review: Ohio’s Disastrous Abortion Ballot Proposal
Democrats led by pro-abortion lobbyists want women to be able to have late-term abortions up to the moment of birth.
The Amendment will trample parental rights, and has the potential to take parents out of the decision-making process.
The amendment also could possibly extend beyond abortion, to things like sex-changes for children.
Democrats do not want reasonable access to abortion, as they claim.
If they did, they would not be so vehemently opposed to Ohio's heartbeat bill (approx. 6 Weeks) or Ohio's pain capable bill (20 weeks)
The heartbeat bill statute contains three exceptions: To prevent the death of the mother; To prevent serious risk of the substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant mother; n the case of an ectopic pregnancy.
Sherrod Brown is a longtime enemy of the pro-life movement, receiving a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood Action Fund in 2018.
Planned Parenthood endorsed his 2018 re-election.

Bottom Line: The Ohio Republican Party is pro-life, and we will work tirelessly with our partners around the state to defeat this radical amendment.

Democrats' War on Energy

The Issue: Since taking office, Biden has declared a war on American energy — and as Democrats push Green New Deal-style mandates, it’s the American people who are paying the price.

The Facts:

On day one, Biden killed the Keystone XL Pipeline — which would have been supplying 830,000 barrels of oil/day to U.S. refineries — killing up to 59,000 jobs and contributing to as much as $9.6 billion in lost economic impact.
- When the U.S. Senate voted to support the Keystone XL Pipeline, Sherrod Brown sided with Joe Biden and D.C. Democrats.
Biden is currently sitting on more than 4,800 pending applications for Permits to Drill.

Biden depleted our Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its lowest level since 1984.

Bottom Line: Rather than pursue policies to unleash American Energy, Democrats are beholden to green energy grifters who do not care how much pain their policies cause everyday Ohioans who are struggling to pay for energy for their cars, homes, and businesses.

Bidenflation Breaks The Banks & Your Wallet

The Issue: Since Joe Biden has taken office, he has irresponsibly spent trillions of dollars that continues to drive up rampant inflation, which is nothing more than a tax on hardworking Ohioans.

The Facts:

On the heels of multiple bank failures, new data shows inflation remains uncomfortably high.
- JD VANCE: “We have basically a too big to fail banking system...it applies to the entire banking system...Except I bet they would not bailout the small, mid-sized bank in Middletown, OH...They're just not going to treat them the same.”

February's Consumer Price Index rose by 6% compared to last year. Eggs are up 55.4%; Airline fares are up 26.5%; Bread is up 15.8%; Natural gas is up 14.3%; Electricity is up 12.9%; Groceries are up 10.2%; Baby food is up 9.8%; Chicken is up 8.8%; Milk is up 8.1%.

Two years ago, Biden and his administration promised inflation would be "temporary."

There is a clear line between Biden’s inflation-fueling $1.9 trillion “stimulus,” which forced the Fed to raise interest rates, and the current banking crisis.

Even liberal economists blame Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus for fueling inflation.
With the banking system in crisis, Biden spent the weekend bragging about the so-called “American Rescue Plan” which lit the fuse in the first place.
Biden and his reckless policies aren't slowing down. Biden is doubling down on his budget, asking families to foot the bill for his $6.9 trillion tax-and-spending spree.
A record number of Americans say they are worse off under Joe Biden and the administration doesn't seem to care.

Bottom Line: It is absolutely imperative that Republicans expand our Majority in the U.S. House, take back the Senate and put a Republican in the White House. Only then will be able to get back to commonsense fiscal policies that will curb the high prices and give relief to Ohioans who desperately need it.