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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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Columbus, OH – It has been almost five weeks since the #OHSEN primary election and the questions keep piling up about Bernie Moreno’s growing list of “dubious claims” and the “string of inconsistencies” “dogging” his campaign.

Five questions Bernie Moreno is refusing to answer about reports that he is lying about selling Chinese-made cars, lying about shutting down Cleveland State’s Confucius Institute, lying about “escap[ing]” socialism, lying about his business origin story, and lying about contributing to Ohio jobs being “shipped overseas:”

1. Why are you lying to voters by claiming you never sold Chinese-made SUVs? 

2. Will you apologize to Ohio workers who have criticized you for contributing to their jobs being “shipped overseas” and “hurt[ing] Mahoning Valley workers and families?”

3. Why are you lying about shutting down Cleveland State’s Confucius Institute? 

4. Why are you lying about escaping socialism?

5. Why did you claim you “didn’t take handouts” when reporting shows you got your dealership at a steep discount? Will you make documents around the 2005 insider deal available?

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; What Ohioans Are Reading About The “String Of Inconsistencies” “Dogging” Bernie Moreno; Bernie Moreno Again Caught Lying, This Time About Selling Chinese-Made Buick Envision; Bernie Moreno’s Campaign Totally Eclipsed By Lies; NEW: Moreno Lying About Getting Rid of Confucius Institute; NEW: Bernie Moreno Caught Lying About “Escaping” Socialism; Questions Bernie Moreno Must Answer After New Report Exposes He’s Been Lying About How He Started His First Dealership

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Tony Totty, President of UAW Local 14: “[Bernie Moreno] Isn’t On Our Side”

Columbus, OH –  After Ohio workers in the Mahoning Valley “castigate[d]” Bernie Moreno for selling the Chinese-made Buick Envisions, which left a “lasting [negative] impact” on Ohio’s auto industry, and lying about it, Toledo workers criticized Moreno for “sell[ing] Envisions for years despite knowing where they were made.” Local UAW and USW members called Moreno’s claims “the lies of a businessperson” and said that Moreno “isn’t on [workers’] side.”

The Toledo Blade: Labor leaders hit GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno over China-made vehicle sales
David Barkholz
April 18, 2024

• Local labor leaders supporting U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s (D., Ohio) re-election bid held a rally in Toledo on Thursday to bash Republican opponent Bernie Moreno for telling untruths about selling China-made vehicles…

• On the campaign trail, Mr. Moreno said he refused to sell the China-made Buick Envision when he owned a Buick-GMC dealership near Cleveland… said Tony Totty, president of UAW Local 14, which represents 1,500 workers at General Motors’ Toledo Propulsion Systems plant.

• But the record shows he did sell Envisions for years despite knowing where they were made, Mr. Totty said.

• “It’s important for us as leadership to protect our members against the lies of a businessperson like this who isn’t on our side,” Mr. Totty said.

• At the rally Thursday, speaker Tiffany McKee, a Lima-area resident and staff representative for the United Steel Workers, said Mr. Brown has a strong track record of supporting Ohio workers, and his positions aren’t debatable.

• “Sherrod has always had our back; he supports us and walks the picket line with us,” Ms. McKee said. “Things like the infrastructure and jobs act he made sure there were real ‘Buy America’ provisions in that.”

SEE ALSO: 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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SBA Pro-Life America President: “Bernie Moreno Stood Strong In The Fight Against The Ohio Abortion Amendment”

Columbus, OH – An organization pushing for a national abortion ban praised Bernie Moreno, who wants to overturn the will of Ohioans, for opposing the amendment that enshrined reproductive rights into Ohio’s constitution. SBA Pro-Life America pledged to only back candidates who support a national abortion ban – and Bernie Moreno fits the bill, as he repeatedly supported a national abortion ban and said he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions.”

Reminder of Bernie Moreno’s support for a national abortion ban that would overturn the will of Ohioans: 

• Moreno has repeatedly supported a national abortion ban.

• Moreno said he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions.”

• Moreno voted to ban abortion without exceptions for rape or incest in Ohio last year by voting against Issue 1.

SEE ALSO: 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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The Toledo Blade Editorial Board: “Mr. Moreno Boasted That As The Chairman Of The Board Of Trustees At Cleveland State University, He Drove The Confucius Institute Off The Campus… That’s, Um, Not A True Statement.”

Columbus, OH – The Toledo Blade Editorial Board today slammed Bernie Moreno for “stretching the truth” and lying about getting rid of Cleveland State’s Confucius Institute. Moreno has already been called out for a series of “dubious claims” and “inconsistencies” that are “dogg[ing]” his campaign, including lying about selling Chinese-made cars, lying about “escap[ing]” socialism, and lying about his business origin story. 

The Toledo Blade: Moreno misstatements
The Toledo Blade Editorial Board
April 18, 2024

• Republicans and the rest of Ohio voters are now learning to their chagrin whom the GOP has nominated to be its Republican candidate.

• Mr. Moreno boasted that as the chairman of the board of trustees at Cleveland State University, he drove the Confucius Institute off the campus.

• “I chaired the board of trustees at Cleveland State University, and I’m very proud of the fact that when I was there, we got rid of our Confucius Institute,” Mr. Moreno said during a campaign event in March, 2023, the Columbus Dispatch recently reported. “We made certain that we focused everybody on student achievement, and we respected free speech on campus.”

• That’s, um, not a true statement. Mr. Moreno’s term on the board of trustees ended three years before the Confucius Institute was banned from Cleveland State’s campus.

• Not only that, Mr. Moreno held leadership positions on the board of trustees when the trustees approved university budgets that funded the program.

• He was vice chairman of the board when trustees passed a 2017 budget that gave roughly $38,000 to the institute.

• The Dispatch’s conclusion: “Taken together, Moreno’s claims appear to overstate his involvement in the institute’s closure.”

SEE ALSO: Ohio Workers Slam Moreno For Killing Ohio Jobs After Reporting Revealed He Lied About Selling Chinese-Made Cars; Four Weeks Since #OHSEN Primary, Four Questions Moreno Must Answer About His “Dubious Claims”; What Ohioans Are Reading About The “String Of Inconsistencies” “Dogging” Bernie Moreno; Bernie Moreno Again Caught Lying, This Time About Selling Chinese-Made Buick Envision; Bernie Moreno’s Campaign Totally Eclipsed By Lies; NEW: Moreno Lying About Getting Rid of Confucius Institute

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