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Derek Merrin: “He's delayed, you know, sessions and effectively blocked the…”

Featuring: Derek Merrin, Republican | State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives, District 42

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Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda

Published | Video Starts at 02:51

And you feel that it needed to be on a priority list? Well, it's certainly not on his priority list. He's delayed, you know, sessions and effectively blocked the bill until we missed the February 1 deadline to get it on the ballot in May. which was an enormous issue. He effectively gave the, you know, pro abortion crowd a free shot at the Constitution. And you know, as Republicans and many conservatives were very upset about it, to be quite frank. (02:51–03:00)

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Asserts that Speaker Stevens delayed sessions, blocking a bill from being on the May ballot.

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