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Jeff Adams, UAW Local 1219 President: “Moreno Did Wrong By Workers In Lima And Across Ohio”

Columbus, OH –  After reporting revealed Bernie Moreno lied about selling the Chinese-made Buick Envision, autoworkers in Lima criticized Moreno for “[doing] wrong by workers in Lima and across Ohio” and said Moreno’s “serious lie” leaves workers “unable to trust Moreno” because he has “proved he does not have [workers’] backs.” This is the latest example of  workers across Ohio calling out Moreno after Mahoning Valley and Toledo workers slammed his business decisions that contributed to “Ohio jobs being shipped overseas.”

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Lima News: Lima autoworkers call out Moreno
Jacob Espinosa
April 25, 2024

• Local autoworkers said the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Bernie Moreno, sold out American workers in a press conference Thursday.

• “Moreno did wrong by workers in Lima and across Ohio,” local president Jeff Adams said. “Moreno claims he took a principled stand and that he refused to sell the Envision, but that’s not true. The vehicle was always made in China, and when GM first announced they were importing it to the United States, the UAW called that choice a slap in the face to autoworkers.”

• UAW Local 2147 member and Lima Troy Area CAP Council president George Jeffries said Moreno lied about this and sold the car for five years.

• “When he got caught on his lies, he doubled down and covered it up,” he said. “We can’t trust him to represent the Ohio Workers if we can’t trust him to tell us the truth about what he’s selling.”

• Jeffries said Moreno was still at fault [for contributing to the closure of Lordstown] and lied about that too.

• “When I was a kid, we were taught you don’t close the barn door once the horse is out because it doesn’t do any good,” Jeffries said. “And that’s what he tried to do. And then he lied about even doing that.”

• “If you want to go by votes, just look at Sherrod Brown’s record,” he said. “He has never voted against labor and has always been against bad trade deals like NAFTA. And again, he’s the only one who reached out to us when unemployment was a mess.”

WLIO: Lima UAW and AFL-CIO members hold a news conference speaking out against Bernie Moreno
Casey Mulcahy
April 25, 2024

• [Members of the Lima UAW and AFL-CIO] called out 2024 Republican nominee Bernie Moreno and how they say he has lied about business decisions in the past and does not go to bat for auto workers.

• According to the union’s sources, when Moreno was a Buick-GMC car dealership owner in Beachwood, Ohio, he stated that he denied selling any of the Buick SUV Envision models, which are made in China.

• But according to union officials, there are multiple social media posts and other sources showing he did in fact sell the Envision for several years and profit off of Chinese vehicles, contrary to what he said he wouldn’t do.
  

• They say this pattern of lying makes the members of the UAW unable to trust Moreno when they are looking for a senator who has their back and can be transparent with the union workers.

• “Something to be aware of if someone lies about something as simple as if they sold a vehicle or not that was made in China at their dealership they owned, that’s a pretty serious lie to me…Sherrod Brown was the only one that was there for us. He showed he’s proved he’s had our backs. Bernie Moreno proved he does not have our backs, especially as an auto worker selling vehicles made in China,” stated Jeff Adams, UAW Local 1219 president.
  

• “Well, Bernie, for more than a 5-year period, sold these Chinese-made cars. He sold it to people who didn’t realize it was a Chinese-made car; with the Buick nameplate, it looked like an American car…” stated George Jeffries, UAW Lima/Troy area CAP council president.

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WLIO: “The workers called out Republican nominee Bernie Moreno, claiming he’s lied about past business decisions and doesn’t go to bat for autoworkers…Union reps say there are plenty of social media posts and other sources showing [Moreno] did, in fact, sell the Envision for several years and profited off Chinese-made vehicles. They say this pattern of lying makes the members of the UAW unable to trust Moreno when they’re looking for a Senator who has their back.”

Jeff Adams, UAW Local 1219 President: “If someone lies about something as simple if they sold a vehicle or not that was made in China at their dealership they owned, that’s a pretty serious lie to me….Bernie Moreno’s proved he does not have our backs, especially as an autoworker, selling vehicles that were made in China.”

SEE ALSO: QUICK CLIP: Lima Workers Say Bernie Moreno’s “Pattern of Lying” Leaves Them “Unable to Trust” Him; ICYMI: Labor Leaders Hit GOP Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Over China-Made Vehicle Sales [Toledo Blade]; Ohio Workers Slam Moreno For Killing Ohio Jobs After Reporting Revealed He Lied About Selling Chinese-Made Cars; QUICK CLIPS: Ohio Workers Slam Bernie Moreno For Lying About Selling Chinese-Made Cars; Bernie Moreno Again Caught Lying, This Time About Selling Chinese-Made Buick Envision

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Columbus, OH – It’s been another terrible two weeks for Ohio Senate candidate and car salesman Bernie Moreno. Moreno once again “opposed” Sherrod Brown’s bipartisan FEND Off Fentanyl Act and Ohio workers are raising concerns about Moreno’s “pattern of lying,” leaving them “unable to trust” him – all while Moreno refuses to answer the growing list of questions about the “string of inconsistencies that have dogged his campaign.”

NEED-TO-KNOW THIS WEEK:

• Bernie Moreno said he “would have opposed” the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, a bipartisan bill with “widespread support from law enforcement groups” that would curb the flow of fentanyl across the southern border by cracking down on the chemical suppliers in China and drug traffickers in Mexico. While Sherrod Brown led the fight to crack down on fentanyl and worked with Republicans to get it done, Moreno opposed it every step of the way.

• Workers in the Mahoning Valley, Toledo, and Lima are “unable to trust Moreno” after he lied about selling the Chinese-made Buick Envision and he contributed to “Ohio jobs being shipped overseas.”

• Bernie Moreno’s campaign touted his “well-documented” support for a national abortion ban which would overturn the will of Ohioans who voted overwhelmingly to protect reproductive rights last year.

🚨 “NO” TO CRACKING DOWN ON FENTANYL: Bernie Moreno “would have opposed” the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on fentanyl trafficking. While Sherrod Brown worked with Republicans to get it done, Moreno has “reject[ed]” bipartisan solutions to solve the fentanyl crisis yet again: Moreno called the bipartisan border security bill, which included FEND Off Fentanyl legislation, “357 pages of complete garbage” and “a total and complete disgrace.” More of what they’re saying:

• Politico: “And Ohio Democrats quickly tweaked Moreno’s campaign for saying he’d oppose the package Tuesday, after he said he only supported the Israel component. He also was no fan of the first border package in February, which contained the FEND Off Act.”

• Ohio Capital Journal: “…Moreno vehemently opposed an earlier Senate bill pairing Ukraine funding with several conservative immigration policy changes…Moreno insisted, “I did read all 357 pages…It’s grotesque, it’s disgusting, and I would do everything in my power to make certain that something like that bill never got passed,” Moreno said. Brown’s FEND Off Fentanyl Act was included on page 225.”

👷 BERNIE “BAD FOR WORKERS” MORENO: Workers across Ohio in the Mahoning Valley, Toledo, and Lima are saying they “can’t trust [Moreno]” after reporting revealed he sold Chinese-made cars and contributed to their jobs being shipped overseas. Read what they’re saying:

• Jeff Adams, UAW Local 1219 President: “Bernie Moreno’s proved he does not have our backs, especially as an autoworker, selling vehicles that were made in China.”

• Tony Totty, UAW Local 14 President: “Moreno put himself first and sold Chinese-made cars while Ohio industry jobs were shipped overseas.”

• Mary Ola Stemple, UAW Local 1112: “Moreno’s business decisions hurt Mahoning Valley workers and families, and he has proved he will not fight for us.”

• Jim Devlin, UAW Local 1112 Vice President: “I know that Ohioans need a Senator who will fight to keep our jobs here – not one who made his fortune selling cars manufactured in China, because decisions like that led to Lordstown closing and Ohio jobs being shipped overseas.”

• Jose Arroyo, VP of Mahoning/Trumbull County AFL-CIO, USW member: “[Moreno] lied about selling foreign cars, well Chinese cars…you don’t go and lie to the American people, not lie to Ohioans or lie to people in the valley about your business records.”

🗣️ WHAT OHIOANS ARE SAYING: Ohioans continue to notice they “can’t trust Bernie Moreno” and that he’s “just looking out for himself.” Read what they’re saying in The Delaware Gazette: “Bernie Moreno has shown us time and time again that he would put himself first…Whether it’s destroying evidence to avoid paying his employees overtime, or lying about how he started his first dealership by falsely claiming that he did it on his own and didn’t take handouts. We can’t trust Bernie Moreno.”

❌ WE GET IT, YOU WANT TO BAN ABORTION: Bernie Moreno’s campaign touted his “well-documented” support for a national abortion ban which would overturn the will of Ohioans. Moreno has repeatedly supported a national abortion ban, said he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions” and “absolute pro-life, no exceptions,” and voted to ban abortion without exceptions for rape or incest in Ohio last year by voting against Issue 1.

 🗞️ WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING / WATCHING THIS WEEK:

• WLIO: Lima UAW and AFL-CIO members hold a news conference speaking out against Bernie Moreno

• Lima News: Lima autoworkers call out Moreno

• MSNBC: “Moreno…has repeatedly claimed he refused to sell a Chinese-made General Motors SUV, the Envision, as part of his principled defense of the U.S. auto industry. But that wasn’t exactly true — and Moreno is facing backlash for it. Labor leaders in Ohio…are teeing off on Moreno for lying about selling the model.”

• Axios Columbus: “A spokesperson said Moreno’s ‘stance is well-documented’ and linked to Moreno’s earlier support for the national abortion ban.”

• WVXU: “… Former luxury car dealer Bernie Moreno, an incredibly wealthy man with no experience in office, a rather sketchy resume…who has more and more Republicans turning up their noses with each passing day.”

🐤 TWEET OF THE WEEK:

🎶 CODA: “Moreno insisted, ‘I did read all 357 pages [of the bipartisan border bill],’ and it ‘highlights every single thing that’s wrong with Washington D.C. … It’s grotesque, it’s disgusting’… Brown’s FEND Off Fentanyl Act was included on page 225.”

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Jeff Adams, UAW Local 1219 President: “Bernie Moreno’s Proved He Does Not Have Our Backs”

Columbus, OH –  After reporting revealed Bernie Moreno lied about selling the Chinese-made Buick Envision, autoworkers in Lima said today that they are “unable to trust [Bernie] Moreno” because his lies “proved he does not have [workers’] backs.” This comes after workers in the Mahoning Valley and Toledo raised concerns about Moreno’s lies and business decisions that contributed to “Ohio jobs being shipped overseas.”

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WLIO: “The workers called out Republican nominee Bernie Moreno, claiming he’s lied about past business decisions and doesn’t go to bat for autoworkers…Union reps say there are plenty of social media posts and other sources showing [Moreno] did, in fact, sell the Envision for several years and profited off Chinese-made vehicles. They say this pattern of lying makes the members of the UAW unable to trust Moreno when they’re looking for a Senator who has their back.” 

Jeff Adams, UAW Local 1219 President: “If someone lies about something as simple if they sold a vehicle or not that was made in China at their dealership they owned, that’s a pretty serious lie to me….Bernie Moreno’s proved he does not have our backs, especially as an autoworker, selling vehicles that were made in China.”

SEE ALSO: ICYMI: Labor Leaders Hit GOP Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Over China-Made Vehicle Sales [Toledo Blade]; Ohio Workers Slam Moreno For Killing Ohio Jobs After Reporting Revealed He Lied About Selling Chinese-Made Cars; QUICK CLIPS: Ohio Workers Slam Bernie Moreno For Lying About Selling Chinese-Made Cars; Bernie Moreno Again Caught Lying, This Time About Selling Chinese-Made Buick Envision

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Columbus, OH – Bernie Moreno said he “would have opposed” the bipartisan plan that includes the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, a bipartisan bill with “widespread support from law enforcement groups” that would curb the flow of fentanyl across the southern border by cracking down on the chemical suppliers in China and drug traffickers in Mexico. 

Moreno also opposed the bipartisan border security bill, which was endorsed by border patrol agents and included the FEND Off Fentanyl Act. Moreno, who said he “reject[ed]” bipartisanship, has been called out for “do[ing] little to advance Ohioans interests” and “worsen[ing] the problem” by opposing the bipartisan border security bill. 

Cleveland.com: Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno opposes bill that includes funding for Ukraine, Taiwan and possible TikTok ban
Andrew Tobias
April 23, 2024

• Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno opposes a $94 billion bill that’s set for a Senate vote as soon as today that funds U.S. allies like Ukraine and Taiwan while potentially banning TikTok, among numerous other components.

• “Bernie would have supported the Israel aid in the package, but would have opposed the larger bill,” said Reagan McCarthy, a spokesperson for the Moreno campaign.

• The sanctions bill also incorporates legislation that Brown wrote called the “Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act. The bill, which has widespread support from law enforcement groups, would impose new sanctions and anti-money laundering penalties on those who supply chemicals from China used for making fentanyl and on Mexican drug cartels who transport the drugs to the United States.

• Brown held a call with reporters on Tuesday in which Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn, a Republican, said he was “delighted” that the fentanyl bill was making it into law.

• While Moreno hasn’t specifically commented on the fentanyl act, he called a previous border security bill that contained it “357 pages of garbage.”

SEE ALSO: FACT CHECK: Bernie Moreno “Reject[ed]” Bipartisanship, Refuses to Work Across the Aisle To Deliver for Ohioans; FACT CHECK: Moreno Opposed Border Security Bill, Anti-Fentanyl Legislation Backed By Border Patrol Agents; ​​FACT CHECK: Bernie Moreno Opposes Bipartisan Bill To Combat Fentanyl Crisis; FACT CHECK: Moreno Opposed Border Security Bill Backed By Border Patrol Agents; Editorial Board Slams Bernie Moreno For “Worsen[ing] The Problem” By Opposing Bipartisan Border Security Bill; WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING: Bernie Moreno Under Fire For Opposing Bipartisan Border Bill; Mobile Billboard Highlights Moreno’s Opposition to Border Security Bill

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Axios Columbus: “A Spokesperson Said Moreno’s ‘Stance Is Well-Documented’ And Linked To Moreno’s Earlier Support For The National Abortion Ban.”

Columbus, OH – Bernie Moreno once again reaffirmed his “well-documented” support for a national abortion ban which would overturn the will of Ohioans who voted overwhelmingly to protect reproductive rights. Moreno has repeatedly supported a national abortion ban, said he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions” and “absolute pro-life, no exceptions,” and voted to ban abortion without exceptions for rape or incest in Ohio last year by voting against Issue 1.

Axios Columbus: 1 big thing: Abortion remains key election issue
Troy Smith
April 23, 2024

• Last August, Ohio voters rejected Issue 1, which anti-abortion rights advocates hoped would make it tougher to pass an abortion rights amendment in the state constitution.

• Then, last November, voters adopted an amendment that guarantees a person’s right to an abortion and other reproductive care up until fetal viability.

• Following Moreno’s victory in the GOP Senate primary last month, Democrats released statements calling a vote for Moreno “a vote for a national abortion ban,” and noting he said he’s donated “hundreds of thousands of dollars” to anti-abortion rights causes.

• Moreno contributed $100,000 last summer to one such group, Protect Women Ohio Fund.

• Meanwhile, [Sherrod] Brown has touted his record of supporting abortion access.

• “I know where my opponents stand, too,” he said of the GOP primary candidates. “All three would overturn the will of Ohioans by voting for a national abortion ban.”

• Axios asked Moreno’s campaign this week to comment on the candidate’s abortion policy.

• A spokesperson said Moreno’s “stance is well-documented” and linked to Moreno’s earlier support for the national abortion ban.

SEE ALSO: Organization Pushing For National Abortion Ban Praises Bernie Moreno, Who Would Overturn Will of Ohioans; WHAT OHIOANS ARE SAYING: “A Vote For Moreno Equals National Abortion Ban”; Bernie Moreno Bragged About Donating “Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars” To Ban Abortion; REMINDER: Bernie Moreno Supports National Abortion Ban, No Exceptions

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