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>> WHILE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
00:00:32HAS SAID GOODBYE FOR 2015, NOT
ALL LAWMAKERS HAVE GONE HOME FOR
00:00:34THE HOLIDAYS.
WE LOOK BACK AND LOOK FORWARD
00:00:36WITH THE LEADERS OF THE OHIO
HOUSE SPEAKER CLIFF ROSENBERGER
00:00:38AND MINORITY LEADER FRED
STRAHORN.
00:00:40ALL THIS WEEK IN "THE STATE OF
OHIO."
00:00:49THIS SESSION OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY STARTED STRONG AND IT
00:00:52SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN.
THE $71 BILLION BUDGET IS DONE,
00:00:56BUT THERE COULD A BUDGET
CORRECTION BILL, AS GOV.
00:00:59JOHN KASICH HAS DONE EVERY
NON-BUDGET YEAR.
00:01:02THERE'S THE "OHIO 2020" PLAN
THAT INCLUDES FIVE MEASURES TO
00:01:05LOWER THE COST OF STARTING A
BUSINESS IN OHIO, CHARTER SCHOOL
00:01:08ACCOUNTABILITY, A BILL THAT
SPONSORS SAY WOULD REDUCE STATE
00:01:10OIL AND GAS REGULATORY DELAYS, A
WATER QUALITY BILL TO HELP DEAL
00:01:15WITH ALGAE BLOOMS IN LAKE ERIE
AND MORE ACCESS TO NALOXONE.
00:01:20AND THERE'S BEEN ACTION ON OTHER
BILLS DEALING WITH GUNS,
00:01:22ABORTION, AND OTHER KEY ISSUES.
I'M PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY THE
00:01:25LEADERS OF THE OHIO HOUSE,
ENDING THEIR FIRST YEARS IN
00:01:29THEIR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:
SPEAKER CLIFF ROSENBERGER, A
00:01:31REPUBLICAN OF CLARKSVILLE, AND
MINORITY LEADER FRED STRAHORN, A
00:01:34DEMOCRAT OF DAYTON.
THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH FOR
00:01:41BEING HERE.
I APPRECIATE IT.
00:01:43WE START WITH THE LATEST NEWS, A
BILL THAT REQUIRES FETAL REMAINS
00:01:51TO BE BURIED OR CREMATED.
THIS CAME UP AT THE END OF THE
00:01:54YEAR.
THREE PLANNED PARENTHOOD
00:02:02ABORTION CLINICS HAD DISPOSED OF
FETAL REMAINS IN DUMPS.
00:02:13YOU HAVE THE HEARTBEAT BILL, THE
FEES ON PLANNED PARENTHOOD BILL,
00:02:19A BILL ABOUT HAVING AN ABORTION
AFTER 20 WEEKS, A BILL THAT
00:02:21WOULD PROTECT A FETUS WITH A
DOWN SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS.
00:02:27>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
PROTECT THE SAFETY AND DIGNITY
00:02:31OF LIFE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
FOR WHOM THIS IS IMPORTANT IN MY
00:02:38CAUCUS.
TIER QUESTION OF THE QUICKNESS
00:02:44OF THE TWO BILLS, I WOULD SAY
THAT REPRESENTATIVES MCAULEY AND
00:02:47TAYLOR WERE ALREADY WORKING ON
ONE OF THE BILLS THEY PROPOSED
00:02:53IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE ALONG
WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
00:02:56SENATE.
SENATOR E WAS ALSO LOOKING AT
00:02:59COMPANION LEGISLATION.
ADDITIONALLY, I FEEL THAT THIS
00:03:03BILL IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS
ISN'T NECESSARILY ABOUT ABORTION
00:03:10AS MUCH AS IT IS ABOUT THE
ACTUAL SANCTITY AND DIGNITY OF
00:03:14LIFE AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO
TAKE CARE OF THAT AS WE
00:03:18CONTINUED TO MOVE THE PROCESS
FORWARD.
00:03:20THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT, AND
THAT'S WHY I THINK YOU ARE GOING
00:03:24TO SEE THIS GO FORWARD.
2015 HAS BEEN A BUSY YEAR.
00:03:27I THINK YOU JUST EXPLAINED AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE SHOW HOW
00:03:31MANY GREAT THINGS WE WERE ABLE
TO ACCOMPLISH.
00:03:34416 BILLS IN TOTAL HAVE BEEN
INTRODUCED THIS YEAR ALONE.
00:03:3985 PAST THROUGH THE OHIO HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES AND 95% OF
00:03:43THOSE BILLS HAVE BEEN
BIPARTISAN.
00:03:47LEADER STRAYHORN HAS BEEN A
GREAT COLLEAGUE TO WORK WITH, A
00:03:53MAN OF INTEGRITY AND HONOR.
NOT ONLY HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO
00:03:59ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS
LEGISLATIVELY TO KEEP OHIO
00:04:01MOVING FORWARD AND TO IMPROVE
OUR STATE, BUT WE WERE BLESSED
00:04:05TO BE ABLE TO LEAD A TRADE
DELEGATION TO ISRAEL ON A 12 DAY
00:04:10MISSION, A BIPARTISAN DELEGATION
THAT BROUGHT US CLOSER.
00:04:15WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
FOCUS ON 2016.
00:04:1920 15 HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT
YEAR, BUT THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A
00:04:23FOCUS ON JOBS, HOW TO TAKE CARE
OF THE WORKFORCE AND PUT MORE
00:04:29MONEY IN OHIOANS POCKETS.
POST: I WANT TO GET YOUR
00:04:33REACTION TO THE BILLS REGARDING
ABORTION.
00:04:38>> SURE, KAREN.
FIRST, I DO APPRECIATE THE
00:04:42ABILITY TO WORK WITH THE SPEAKER
THROUGH THIS PART OF THE
00:04:46SESSION.
I AM A BIG SUPPORTER OF ROVE HE
00:04:49WEIGHED.
AS MUCH AS I RESPECT HOW
00:04:51EMOTIONAL THIS ISSUE -- RO
VERSUS WADE.
00:04:55AS MUCH AS I RESPECT HOW
EMOTIONAL THIS ISSUE IS AND THE
00:05:01SANCTITY OF LIFE, THE RIGHTS OF
THE INDIVIDUAL TO DEAL WITH
00:05:05MEDICAL ISSUES IN PRIVACY,
PERSONAL, IN SOME CASES
00:05:09HEART-WRENCHING ISSUES PEOPLE
HAVE TO DEAL WITH, WE MAY NOT
00:05:14KNOW WHAT ALL THOSE ISSUES ARE.
I FEEL A GOVERNMENT IS
00:05:18ENCROACHING TOO MUCH.
I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE SEEN
00:05:20IT SURVIVE A CONSTITUTIONAL TEST
FOR SO LONG, EVEN THROUGH
00:05:28REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS.
NOT ONLY THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE
00:05:33CONGRESS, BUT THE SUPREME COURT.
IT'S A SERIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL
00:05:35RIGHT.
WITH REGARD TO SOME OF THE NEWER
00:05:43BILLS, I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS
OVERLY CONTROVERSIAL AS LONG AS
00:05:52IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT IS THE
WAY MANY HOSPITALS DEAL WITH
00:06:01REMAINS.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD HAS CONTRACTS
00:06:03THAT USE THE SAME METHODS WITH
THEIR REMAINS AS THEY DO WITH
00:06:07HOSPITALS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
00:06:09DON'T HAVE A DOUBLE STANDARD
VERSUS WHAT HAPPENING ACROSS THE
00:06:15BOARD.
I WOULD RATHER WE AS A
00:06:23GOVERNMENT FOCUS ON THE THINGS
THE SPEAKER TALKED ABOUT,
00:06:26EDUCATION, PEOPLE HAVING JOBS.
I REALLY WANT TO BACK AWAY FROM
00:06:32GETTING TOO INVOLVED IN PEOPLE'S
PERSONAL LIFE DECISIONS AND
00:06:35CHOICES.
THEY ARE PROTECTED BY THE
00:06:38CONSTITUTION FOR A REASON.
WE NEED TO RESPECT THAT.
00:06:40THEY ARE SACRED ISSUES, AND A
LOT OF THOSE CHOICES RUN THE
00:06:44GAMUT OF THINGS WE NEVER
CONTEMPLATE OR DISCUSS.
00:06:51IF YOU ARE IN THAT SITUATION,
WOULD YOU REALLY WANT A THIRD
00:06:54PARTY TRYING TO TELL YOU HOW TO
DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES?
00:06:56KAREN: I WANT TO TURN TO SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT GOT DECIDED IN
00:07:03THE BUDGET.
YOU CUT 23% INCOME TAX,
00:07:07ELIMINATED SEVERANCE, TOBACCO
SALES HIKE, ADDED TO THE SCHOOL
00:07:15FUNDING PROPOSAL.
THERE WERE SOME CHANGES IN THE
00:07:20SENATE AS WELL.
OVERALL, ARE YOU DONE WITH TAX
00:07:25CUTS?
>> ANYTIME WE CAN CONTINUE TO
00:07:28FIND WAYS TO PUT MORE MONEY IN
THE POCKETS OF OHIOANS WE SHOULD
00:07:30TRY TO DO THAT.
I THINK IN THE FUTURE WE SHOULD
00:07:38TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WANT
00:07:41ENTREPRENEURS TO INVEST AND TAKE
RISKS, CREATE MORE JOBS.
00:07:45IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK FOR
AVENUES WHERE WE CAN DO THAT.
00:07:48WE LAID A $1.9 BILLION TAX CUT.
I WAS A ONE-YEAR-OLD BOY WHEN
00:07:54THE INCOME TAX IN OHIO WAS AS
LOW AS IT IS TODAY.
00:07:59WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO FIND A
CREATIVE PATHWAY, BUT WE HAVE TO
00:08:05BE CAUTIOUS BECAUSE WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE SET UP FOR
00:08:10LONG-TERM STABILITY.
THAT'S WHY THE POINT OF THE 2020
00:08:13TAX PLAN WE PUT FORWARD -- IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A
00:08:19CONVERSATION WITH INTERESTED
PARTIES, WITH THE HOUSE, SENATE,
00:08:23AND ADMINISTRATION.
TO HAVE A CONVERSATION OF WHAT
00:08:25THAT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT IT WILL
LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.
00:08:27WE GOT THE 21% INCOME TAX
REDUCTION OVER 10 YEARS AGO.
00:08:33THAT WAS DONE WITH BROAD
CONSENSUS.
00:08:40FOLKS CAME ON BOARD TO TRY TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE WERE TRYING
00:08:44TO DO.
I THINK WE WILL GET GREAT INPUT
00:08:46ON THAT AND CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR
WAYS TO HELP OHIOANS KAREN:
00:08:55THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK FROM
DEMOCRATS ABOUT FUNDING CUTS,
00:09:00BUT THERE HAS ALSO BEEN PUSHED
BACK THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE
00:09:02NOT HAD TO GO TO THE BALLOT AS
MUCH AS THERE HAD BEEN TALK THAT
00:09:05THEY MIGHT.
LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT TAX CUTS
00:09:08AND YOUR THOUGHTS.
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00:09:14BLANKET TAX CUTS.
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00:10:34ND TAKE
THAT MONEY OUT OF PARENTS
00:10:37POCKETS TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO
SCHOOL.
00:10:38THERE IS A WHOLE SHIFT THAT
HAPPENS WHEN WE DO TAX CUTS AND
00:10:43WE DON'T CONSIDER THE PRESSURE
WE ARE PUTTING ON OTHER PLACES.
00:10:46AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE NOT CAUSED
00:10:54AN EXTRA COST TO THE AVERAGE
CITIZEN.
00:11:00THE MORE WE SHIFT THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
00:11:02INFRASTRUCTURE ONTO THE AVERAGE
CITIZEN, THE LESS INCOME THEY
00:11:05HAVE TO BUY PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES FROM LOCAL COMPANIES.
00:11:11WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE ARE DOING
?
00:11:17WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS?
KAREN: I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT
00:11:21THAT A LITTLE BIT WHEN TALKING
ABOUT THE SEVERANCE TAX FOR OIL
00:11:25AND GAS.
THERE WERE NO RECOMMENDATIONS.
00:11:27IF IT IS RAISED, IT SHOULD GO
SLOWLY.
00:11:32>> THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT
WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT AND MARKET
00:11:39CONDITIONS REQUIRE THAT TO
HAPPEN.
00:11:40I THINK THAT'S A SOUND DECISION.
BUT LET ME GO BACK TO YOUR
00:11:44CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.
SINCE GOVERNOR KASICH HAS BEEN
00:11:48IN OFFICE, WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH OVER THE LAST
00:11:57FEW YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN OVER
$5 BILLION OF TAX CUTS GIVEN
00:12:02BACK TO OHIOANS.
WHAT DOES THAT COMPUTE TO?
00:12:06OVER 350,000 JOBS HAVE BEEN
CREATED FROM THREE AND 50,000
00:12:11JOBS LOST.
BUDGET DEFICIT CLOSED.
00:12:12DEFICIT GONE BY 60%.
WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRAJECTORY
00:12:20BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP WE
CONTINUE TO DO.
00:12:27UNEMPLOYMENT IS AT THE LOWEST
LEVEL WE HAVE SEEN IN SOME TIME
00:12:30IN THE STATE OF OHIO.
I KNOW WE ARE SEEING JOBS
00:12:33CONTINUE TO COME BACK NOT JUST
IN A TARGETED WAY, BUT IN A VERY
00:12:41CONSENSUS BUILT, TARGETED
LOOKING ENVIRONMENT TO WHERE WE
00:12:44ARE ACTUALLY BEING BROAD IN
SCOPE.
00:12:45LET ME GO INTO THE CONVERSATION
ON SEVERANCE TAX.
00:12:55ALSO MOVING FORWARD, WE CREATED
A LOOK AT HOW WE ARE GOING TO DO
00:12:59THINGS HERE IN OHIO.
PART OF THAT WAS PUTTING IN THE
00:13:03OHIO 2020 PLAN.
SEVERANCE TAX WAS PART OF THE
00:13:07BIGGER PICTURE.
AS WE CONTINUE TO GO, IF THINGS
00:13:12CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION, I THINK THERE WILL BE
00:13:14ROOM FOR THAT CONVERSATION.
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
00:13:20WE DO IT THE RIGHT WAY THAT
LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE GOING TO
00:13:23BE IMPACTED.
LET ME SAY THIS.
00:13:25THE TAX CUTS AND THE THINGS WE
CONTINUE TO DO TO BUILD THE
00:13:29ECONOMY WHERE IT IS TODAY, THAT
IS THE RESULT OF SOMETHING WE
00:13:32WILL BE ABLE TO DO IN 2016, AND
THAT'S CAPITAL BUDGETS.
00:13:36WE WANT HELP ON SPECIAL PROJECTS
THAT DO GIVE US THE BEST RETURN
00:13:45FOR THE ECONOMY.
IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE DID IN
00:13:46THE HOUSE, WE PUT $20 MILLION
ASIDE FOR CAPITAL SAFETY DOLLARS
00:13:53FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMS AND
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.
00:13:57WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAKE
SURE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS
00:14:01NECESSARY.
KAREN: ON SEVERANCE TASK -- TAX,
00:14:07GOVERNOR KASICH SAID IT COULD GO
TO THE BALLOT.
00:14:09WHERE WOULD DEMOCRATS LIKE IT TO
GO?
00:14:13IF IT GOES TO THE BALLOT, DO YOU
LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
00:14:16REVENUE?
>> YOU LOSE A LOT OF
00:14:22FLEXIBILITY.
IF WE DO IT IS LEGISLATION, WE
00:14:29CAN MONITOR IT.
WE CAN TWEAK IT.
00:14:31WE CAN RAISE IT, LOWER IT,
REDIRECT IT TO DIFFERENT PLACES.
00:14:37IT GOES TO THE BALLOT.
I AGREE WITH THE GOVERNOR THAT
00:14:43THE SEVERANCE TAX SHOULD BE
HIGHER.
00:14:44WHEN YOU LOOK AT BIG OIL STATES
LIKE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS, THEIR
00:14:50SEVERANCE TAXES ARE
PRE-COMPARATIVELY -- PRETTY
00:14:56HIGH, COMPARATIVELY.
AND THEY ARE DOING JUST FINE IN
00:14:57THE INDUSTRY.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING
00:15:01IN OUR MARKET MAY BE TEMPORARY.
IF WE MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
00:15:05IMPROVE THAT REVENUE IN OUR
COMMUNITY, THEN WE ARE BEARING
00:15:10THE BRUNT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
AND MAY NOT BEAR THE BRUNT OF
00:15:15ANY KIND OF ECOLOGICAL OR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS LATER.
00:15:17KAREN: EVEN THOUGH THE MARKET IS
DOWN AND THERE IS CONCERN THIS
00:15:25MIGHT AFFECT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT?
>> IT IS A GLOBAL MARKET AND IT
00:15:30WILL BOUNCE BACK, BUT I ALSO
BELIEVE IT HAS HELPED US AS
00:15:37CONSUMERS IN TERMS OF THE COST
OF GAS.
00:15:39IF I HAD TO WEIGH THOSE THINGS
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, I THINK A
00:15:43LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PRETTY HAPPY
ABOUT ENERGY COST.
00:15:48EVENTUALLY, IT WILL BOUNCE BACK.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK
00:15:55COMMENT.
THE ONE THING I AM CONCERNED
00:15:59ABOUT, HE IS RIGHT, IT IS A
TEMPORARY RESOURCE.
00:16:01WITH NATURAL RESOURCES, THAT'S
HOW IT WORKS.
00:16:07BUT IF WE ARE NOT CAREFUL, IT IS
GOING TO BE AN EVEN MORE
00:16:11TEMPORARY RESOURCE.
WHEN WE PASSED THE SEVERANCE TAX
00:16:15AT A HIGHER RATE, WE GOT MORE
MOVEMENT ON IT THAN ANYWHERE
00:16:18ELSE.
WE ARE NOT OKLAHOMA OR OTHER
00:16:23STATES THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY
HAD THIS HAPPEN.
00:16:25THEY WENT FORWARD WITH A PLAN
THAT CONTINUES TO INCREASE AT
00:16:31CERTAIN LEVELS, BUT THEY ARE
HAVING PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF WHAT
00:16:35THEY ARE SEEING WITH THEIR
INVESTMENTS.
00:16:37NORTH DAKOTA LOOKED TO DO
DECREASE IT SO THEY COULD SPUR
00:16:44INVESTMENT.
THE MARKET IS DICTATING RIGHT
00:16:45NOW THAT IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA
TO DO SOMETHING.
00:16:51BY THE WAY, I DON'T THINK THE
GOVERNMENT SHOULD PUT THIS AS A
00:16:57BALLOT INITIATIVE BECAUSE THEY
HAVE BEEN PART OF THE PROCESS
00:17:02WORKING ON THIS.
CITIZENS IN THE LOCAL AREA ARE
00:17:09AFFECTED.
WE WANT TO DO IT RIGHT.
00:17:10KAREN: I WENT TO GET YOUR TAKE
ON A COUPLE OF OTHER ISSUES.
00:17:13THERE WAS A RESOLUTION ON SYRIAN
REFUGEES, PLAN PARENTHOOD, AND A
00:17:22MEASURE ABOUT VICTIM ZONES.
THAT LAST BILL, DEMOCRATS DIDN'T
00:17:27SPEAK UP AT ALL BECAUSE THE
SESSION HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR
00:17:31QUITE A WHILE.
I WANT TO ASK YOU, WHAT YOUR
00:17:32THOUGHTS ON THAT PARTICULAR
LEGISLATION?
00:17:34QUICKLY THINK WE HAD A
MISCOMMUNICATION ON THE FLOOR.
00:17:43WE ARE JUST TRYING TO WORK
THINGS OUT.
00:17:48ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CONCERNS IS
SECURITY.
00:17:57THE NOTION OF CONCEALED HANDGUNS
IN AN AIRPORT TERMINAL, WHAT
00:18:03THAT DOES FOR SECURITY TO HAVE
TO MONITOR THAT AND KEEP TRACK
00:18:06OF WHERE THE REAL THREAT IS, IT
MAY NOT BE A THREAT, BUT YOU
00:18:15HAVE INTRODUCED DELICATE AREAS,
IT WAS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR US.
00:18:18LAW ENFORCEMENT SOMETIMES IS
MIXED ON THESE KINDS OF ISSUES.
00:18:23PARTICULARLY THE AIRPORT
TERMINAL, MANAGING THAT KIND OF
00:18:32SECURITY.
WE ARE PRO-SECOND AMENDMENT,
00:18:37MANY OF US, BUT WE DON'T LIKE TO
HAVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND GUN
00:18:42SAFETY AND SAY MAYBE NOT
EVERYWHERE.
00:18:44MAYBE IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA NOT
TO MONITOR WHERE SOMEBODY HAS A
00:18:50HISTORY OF VIOLENCE OR MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES.
00:18:57I AM HOPING AT SOME POINT WE ARE
NOT AS POLARIZED ON THAT
00:19:03PARTICULAR ISSUE TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATION AROUND MAY BE IT IS
00:19:09NOT ALWAYS A GOOD INSTANCE TO
INTRODUCE A GUN INTO THAT THING.
00:19:14I AM A SUPPORTER OF SECOND
AMENDMENT RIGHTS, BUT I WANT TO
00:19:17HAVE THE CONVERSATION.
>> FIRST OFF, I THINK THERE WAS
00:19:27PROBABLY SOME MISCOMMUNICATION
ON THAT DAY.
00:19:28THE LEADER AND I RESPECT EACH
OTHER AND WE ARE GOING TO DO A
00:19:33BETTER JOB IN THE FUTURE.
BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THE REFUGEE
00:19:39REFORM.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE A STATE OR A
00:19:41COUNTRY THAT IS NOT ACCEPTING OF
REFUGEES.
00:19:45I UNDERSTAND THAT'S THE BACKBONE
OF THIS COUNTRY.
00:19:46THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ABOUT AND WE
WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO IT.
00:19:48MY CONCERN IS THE PROCESS
THROUGH WHICH THE REFUGEES ARE
00:19:55COMING IN, MAKING SURE THEY ARE
NOT BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF,
00:19:59AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE NOT
BEING AN FILTRATED BY
00:20:02TERRORISTS.
WE HAVE A PROCESS SET UP.
00:20:07AFTER WE SAW WHAT HAPPENED IN
LOUISIANA, REFUGEES WERE NO
00:20:15LONGER ACCOUNTED FOR.
CONGRESS WORKED IN A BIPARTISAN
00:20:19WAY TO DO IT.
THAT IS OUR APPROACH.
00:20:22WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE
TO HAVE A WAY TO BE ABLE TO HELP
00:20:26, BUT DO IT SECURELY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE OTHER BILL
00:20:29ON THE FLOOR.
I AM A HUGE SECOND AMENDMENT
00:20:34SUPPORTER.
I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY,
00:20:39THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO
DEFEND THEMSELVES IS IMPORTANT.
00:20:42CONTINUING TO FIND AVENUES AND
WAYS TO EXPAND THAT IS SOMETHING
00:20:46WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO
AS A CAUCUS AND CONTINUE TO
00:20:50SUPPORT.
KAREN: WE HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF
00:20:52MINUTES HERE.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
00:20:57YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT ISSUES
RECENTLY.
00:21:00WHEN COULD WE POSSIBLY SEE
SOMETHING, AND WHAT DO WE THINK
00:21:04IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE?
>> I AM GLAD YOU BROUGHT THIS UP
00:21:09BECAUSE ONE BIPARTISAN THING WE
HAVE LOOKED AT TOGETHER IS ISSUE
00:21:18TWO.
ISSUE TWO, PROTECTING OHIOANS,
00:21:25AND WHAT I SEE AS OUR SACRED
DUTY TO PROTECT THE STATE OF
00:21:28OHIO, WAS A VERY IMPORTANT THING
TO MOVE FORWARD ON.
00:21:34THAT SAID, ISSUE TWO WAS NOT
ABOUT MARIJUANA.
00:21:38IT GOT TIGHT IN, BUT THIS WAS
ABOUT -- TIED IN, BUT THIS IS
00:21:45ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.
ISSUE THREE WAS NOT THE RIGHT
00:21:47WAY TO DO IT.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE AGREE.
00:21:49AS WE ARE ABLE TO SEE BY THE
VOTE COUNT ACROSS THE STATE, WE
00:21:57NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING
THE RIGHT THINGS IN THE RIGHT
00:22:02PROCESS GOING FORWARD.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE
00:22:05BIT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITY.
00:22:08I RECENTLY IN CINCINNATI MET
WITH ONE OF THE INVESTORS WITH
00:22:16RESPONSIBLE OHIO AND WE ARE
WILLING TO TALK.
00:22:18WE WANT TO TALK.
I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO TALK
00:22:25WITH LEADER STRAYHORN, BUT I AM
HOPING WE WILL HAVE A BIPARTISAN
00:22:32TASK FORCE IN THE HOUSE THAT NOT
ONLY INCLUDES LEGISLATORS, BUT
00:22:35FOLKS FROM THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY
AND OTHER AREAS THAT WILL TALK
00:22:41ABOUT WHERE WE NEED TO GO.
THERE ARE ISSUES ON THE FEDERAL
00:22:47LEVEL FOR FOLKS WHO WANT TO LOOK
INTO THIS AND DO SOME CLINICAL
00:22:52TRIALS.
THERE ARE AREAS ABOUT WHICH
00:22:59PARTS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS
NOT -- IS THE BEST MEDICALLY.
00:23:05KAREN: IS THIS SOMETHING YOU'RE
CAUCUS WOULD LOOK INTO AND BE
00:23:12SUPPORTIVE OF?
>> I THINK WE LOOK FORWARD TO
00:23:19WORKING WITH THE MAJORITY ON
THESE ISSUES.
00:23:23THERE ARE THINGS MADE BETTER
THROUGH THE USE OF MEDICAL
00:23:30MARIJUANA.
IT'S NOT ACTUALLY AN UNUSUAL
00:23:38THING IN THAT REGARD.
KAREN: IT'S UNUSUAL THAT IT HAS
00:23:42MOVED FORWARD.
>> I THINK THE BENEFIT OF THE
00:23:51CONSTITUTIONAL BALLOT INITIATIVE
WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS THAT
00:23:53IT DID A LOT TO EDUCATE PEOPLE
ON SOME ASPECTS THEY WOULD NOT
00:23:57HAVE OTHERWISE THOUGHT OF.
SOME OF THE COMMERCIALS ABOUT
00:24:02CHILDREN WHO SUFFERED FROM
EPILEPSY AND SEIZURES, THOSE
00:24:05KINDS OF THINGS WERE VERY
ILLUMINATING FOR THE GENERAL
00:24:08PUBLIC.
THE POLLS SHOW THAT 95% OF THE
00:24:16POPULATION IS IN FAVOR OF
MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
00:24:17I THINK IT HELPED A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
00:24:20I THINK IT DOES A LOT OF GOOD.
THERE ARE A LOT OF CHRONIC
00:24:24ILLNESSES THAT I THINK CAN BE
MADE BETTER.
00:24:28WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE
RIGHT WAY TO DO IT, AND WE LOOK
00:24:36FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH OF THE SPEAKER.
00:24:39KAREN: WHAT IS YOUR TOP PRIORITY
FOR 2015?
00:24:45>> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
CAPITAL BUDGET.
00:24:52WE HAVE OHIO SITTING IN A PRETTY
GREAT SPOT, BUT WE HAVE SOME
00:24:56BUDGET ISSUES.
>> THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF OHIO
00:24:59WORKERS.
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