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Lawmakers From Ohio And Wisconsin Teaming Up To Get Federal Government's Attention

Ohio Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville, left) shakes hands with Wisconsin Speaker Robin Vos
Karen Kasler
Ohio Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville, left) shakes hands with Wisconsin Speaker Robin Vos

Ohio House leaders held a first-ever news conference with their Republican counterparts from another Midwestern state, saying they’re teaming up to send a message to federal lawmakers.

Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger and Wisconsin Speaker Robin Vos say they’ll send a joint letter to US Speaker Paul Ryan about issues the federal government might be turning back to states, such as Medicaid. Vos notes governors have been active in speaking out. “But I also want to make sure, as a Speaker, that the voices of state legislators who, I think, in many ways are closer to their districts and closer to some of the issues than a governor might be, are at the table and have that same opportunity.”

Rosenberger says lawmakers from Ohio and Wisconsin are also sharing ideas – for instance, on how to deal with aging and long-term care issues and with their states’ drug and opioid problems.

Copyright 2017 The Statehouse News Bureau

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