DeWine gets Brady endorsement
Sen. Mike DeWine today became the first Senate candidate of 2006 to win an endorsement from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the country's top gun violence prevention group.Sarah Brady, who is honorary chairwoman of the campaign, said that in a political world where many pander to special interests, DeWine "consistently and reliably does the right thing for his country and for the people of Ohio."
DeWine was a vocal opponent of a bill that Congress passed last year to shield gun dealers and manufacturers from lawsuits brought by victims of gun crimes or their families.
Read about DeWine's opposition in an Aug. 1, 2005, column in the Enquirer here.
DeWine also is a lead sponsor of the TRACE Act, which would help law enforcement officers and prosecutors solve crimes by creating a database to link guns used in crimes to their owners.
The Cedarville Republican faces a tough re-election challenge this year from Rep. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from northern Ohio.
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Post a Comment*Strickland Announces Plan to Boost
Services for Ohio Veterans
Cleveland, Ohio - In a speech today before the Ohio chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars, gubernatorial candidate Congressman Ted Strickland proposed a comprehensive plan to enhance services for Ohio's one million veterans, including elevating the Office of Veterans' Affairs to a cabinet level, providing tuition relief, housing assistance and establishing a toll-free resource hotline.
"I am proud of my record in Congress as a Member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee," Strickland said. "I've fought for life-saving body armor for our troops and to expand physical and mental health care services for veterans and their families. As governor, I will continue to be an outspoken advocate for Ohio's veterans, national guardsmen and military retirees."
By elevating and expanding the Office of Veterans' Affairs to a cabinet level and creating an Ohio Department of Veterans' Affairs, Strickland would emphasize education and outreach to veterans through his Promises Kept Initiative.
Strickland's proposals include:
Working with Ohio's public colleges and universities to waive 75% of tuition costs for qualifying Ohio veterans.
Working with the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and the Department of Development to target housing benefits, including the first time home-buyer program and down-payment assistance, to veterans and emergency rent and mortgage assistance to those who are currently serving and experiencing financial hardships because of their deployments.
Establishing a toll-free hotline for veterans and military families to obtain information related to state and federal benefits and services.
Excluding military-retiree pensions from state taxation.
Lobbying the federal government to provide health care to nearly 10,000 Ohio veterans turned down for VA care in 2005.
Securing state and federal funding to build two new veterans' homes.
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Why hasn't Da-Whine entered a resolution to do this nationally ?
Is it that the wRong wing nuts are easy to injure and kill, then leave vets to get that big tax and spend government handout called social security.
The Vet's are getting rich on that benefit while their parents loose their pension contract with America by the bankrupt corporate welfare recipients.
Why didn't buckwheat suggest this instead of suppressing the black vote ?
Wonderful news, Sarah Brady backing our only republican choice!!
Anyone else running???
PLEASE!!!
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