Bernie Moreno, a candidate for the United States Senate in Ohio, speaks on the stage of the second day of the Republican National Convention. (Photo Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Voters from Ohio Dali Republican Senator Berni Moreno A harsh greeting on Wednesday during a performance at the City Club of Cleveland. Clear, Moreno defended republican policy and painted the Trump administration in glowing categories.
“He should, and will probably be, will finally receive the Nobel Peace Prize,” said Moreno for the president.
“It’s just facts”
In the discussion moderated by the NBC News “Henry Gomez, Moreno praised Trump’s administration and its central budget legislation, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
This measure makes lasting immense tax breaks on the first Trump administration and adds short-lived deductions regarding overtime salaries and guidelines that expire in 2028. Opponents criticize republicans for paying for tax reductions, withdrawing security network programs such as Medicaid and Biały Food.
But Moreno claimed that there was no cut.
“The facts are in the next 10 years, we will spend 20% more on Medicaid in the country than we spend now,” said Moreno. “Medicaid expenses will be increased by 20%, this is a fact.”
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Despite the insistence of the whole event that “these are just facts” and encouraging people to “look”, Moreno mathematics is blurred.
Not partisan researchers from the Kaiser Family Notht CBO Foundation predicts the program reduction by $ 911 billion and an boost of 10 million uninsured Americans. Ohio Capital Journal asked the Moreno office about this number, but he did not receive an answer.
One possibility? He could compare apples and oranges.
In June, the US Budget Committee, controlled by GOP press release The claim that the Congress Budget Office has “set a record”. But the committee argued that Medicaid expenses would boost by over 30% – not 20%.
They came to this number, comparing the expected Medicaid costs in 2034 with the current ones. This, of course, ignores the likely boost in expenditure on the program if Trump’s recipes are not over.
CBO described this comparison in the same paragraph, stating: “CBO estimates that the adoption of HR 1 provisions will reduce Medicaid expenses by USD 125.2 billion in 2034.”
Moreno also defended the approach of Trump’s administration to the tariffs: “We have to do more things here in America to have good, high -class paying work – it’s just a fact.”
And he expressed support for the idea for participating in Intel.
“If the company is asking for help, if the company is asking for money, the taxpayer should get their own capital to have advantages,” said Moreno.
“As a company, we can sell this equity and recover money for the taxpayer,” he added. “It’s common sense for me.”
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Question and answer
Moreno responds caused by raging during the discussion with Gomez. When the event asked the audience’s questions, it did not become much more amiable.
One person asked what he was doing to protect NASA after earnest reduction of jobs, and the other sought his assist in the scope of changes in the savings plan 529, facilitating the transfer of other money.
Moreno assured the first that NASA is significant for national security and the city of Cleveland.
“Many technologies and knowledge live here in Cleveland,” said Moreno before providing “a large increase in financing.” He promised the other participant that he would examine the problem 529 and work on adapting him to the upcoming regulations.
Different speakers pressed him to support Israel’s war in gas and what he does to protect Ukraine from Russia’s invasion.
“This is a total problem caused by Hamas, which could be repaired by Hamas, and Israel defends itself and support them unequivocally,” said Moreno about the war in Gaza.
As for Ukraine, Moreno said: “We can’t let 6000 and 7,000 innocent people die every week. This is a terrible, terrible situation, what is happening there, and I, on the second, I’m on the side of the room.”
One participant asked about the recent Flirt Trump with prohibiting post voting. The senator argued when the Congress proposed federal electoral regulations, the Democrats ruled.
“We are on the side of the laws and saying: Hey, states should manage it,” said Moreno. “But at the same time it is a federal duty to make sure that these countries do a good job.”
In particular, the Trump administration is based on countries directed by GOP to redraw the maps in the middle of the cycle to transport the party. Among other things, changes Democratic recipes Moreno would appeal, it would require countries to establish independent commissions of the redist.
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Another participant asked Moreno about changing the melody about the elections in 2020 and January 6.
“What is the truth about the elections in 2020? Has he stolen, senator?” the man asked. “And what is the truth about January 6, the senator? Were they patriots or criminals?”
Moreno pointed to Hunter Biden’s laptop.
“This story was supposedly a Russian disinformation, which was apparently not there, and did it change the election? Absolutely it happened,” he said.
“I understand the question,” added Moreno, “was Joe Biden, a legitimate president of the United States for four years. For four years he was the worst president of the United States.”
Moreno did not turn to January 6.
By pressing the body?
The Cleveland event is far from the first time when Moreno returned home, but his visits usually consisted of private trips and press conferences. Critics lobbyed abuse in Moreno for not meeting voters.
When the Ohio Capital Journal contacted the Moreno office about the events with voters, the spokeswoman sent press release Describing a three-day 18-hrab route promoting one great stunning bill at the beginning of this month.
These visits included dairy products, a restaurant, a steel plant and a factory. But the events were not widely publicized, and most seem to consist of invited guests. Although in the press release, Moreno visited the three most populated Ohio counties, he does not mention the range of any of the numerous information services in these areas.
Fruust -frustrated Critics Moreno began to organize regular protests outside his offices in Ohio. They also appeared in front of the city club. In a statement, the organizer Ellen Brown said: “He does not represent the whole Ohio.”
“He does not want to make a town hall with voters with different points of view, allows the executive department to take power from the Senate when he votes with the president 100%, and the budget project hurts an ohioans in favor of billionaires,” continued Brown. “It allows illegal deportations against immigrants and is an immigrant himself.”
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