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Derek Merrin: “Unfortunately the Democrats elected [Jason Stevens] speaker.”

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

Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda

Published February 24, 2023 | Video Starts at 09:39

So yeah, we do agree on a lot of things. I hope in the future we can be more on a united front and put our energy both directions. But Unfortunately the Democrats elected [Jason Stevens] speaker. They have a lot of influence right now in the House. Thankfully we have a strong Republican Senate. But as a leader of the House Republicans, we're doing everything we can to be faithful to the Republican agenda. (09:39)

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“Our caucus believes the most important thing right now is protecting our Constitution from out of state liberal interests.”
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“We're dedicated to a flat income tax this cycle of 2.5%.”
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“We want it [the income tax] to be phased out in a responsible manner.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 01:33-01:37
“60%, 6 out of 10 Ohioans, if they can't agree on something, you know, it's probably better to be left in state law or statute.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 02:23-02:32
“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.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 02:51-03:00
“It would be $1.4 billion tax cut.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 03:43-03:47
“We have over $3 billion in a rainy day fund.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 03:50-03:54
“We have over $5 billion sitting in our GRF.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 03:53-03:58
“Our proposal actually does, does the opposite. We actually give the local governments 250 more.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 04:21-04:27
“Every year, the budget increases by at least $1 billion or $2 billion because of economic growth and inflation.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 05:50-05:58
“Republicans holding a supermajority, why we can't stand up for girls in sports and having men come and play in their sports.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 07:13-07:21
“We don't allow minors to, you know, get tattoos or smoke cigarettes, but we're going to allow them to get surgery to remove body parts.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 07:28-07:38
“A lot of the parents are not getting the information of what is happening with their children in counseling.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 07:41-07:47
“The vast majority of Ohioans support myself and the Republicans on these issues.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 07:48-07:54
“They don't believe men should play women's sports.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 07:53-07:56
“They believe, you know, you should at least be 18 years old before you do life altering procedures.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 07:55-08:02
“People are trying to force their ideology on businesses and try to get things that they can't done through the legislature into the private…”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 08:18-08:29
“The Ohio Republican Party censored them.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 10:37-10:41
“We really haven't had any sessions to vote on any bills.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 12:08-12:11
“We've went for almost, you know, two months now, and I'm not sure we passed a, a single bill.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 12:12-12:18
“We control, you know, over 40 votes and, you know, we want our agenda passed.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 12:31-12:38
“I became Speaker Elect of the Ohio House.”
Rep. Merrin Sets His Agenda | Uploaded February 24, 2023 | 14:07-14:11