ODP Statement Following Today’s Rally Featuring Bernie Moreno
March 16, 2024
Columbus, OH – After today’s rally featuring Bernie Moreno, Ohio Democratic Party spokesperson Katie Smith issued the following statement.
“Today, Bernie Moreno proved once again that he’s out for himself, not Ohioans. From refusing to pay his employees the overtime they had earned and going so far as to deliberately destroy evidence to cover it up, to supporting a national abortion ban which would overrule Ohioans, to opposing the bill that would crack down on fentanyl coming from China and Mexico – it’s clear that Moreno won’t work for Ohio.”
What You Need To Know About Bernie Moreno:
- Bernie Moreno doesn’t support workers. Moreno refused to pay his employees the overtime they’d earned, deliberately shredded evidence he was legally required to keep to get out of paying them, and was found liable for wage theft by a jury – forcing Moreno to pay over $400,000 in damages to his employees and settle over a dozen similar wage theft cases. After he got caught, Moreno repeatedly lied about the case and multiple fact checks found his excuses “false.”
- Moreno supports a national abortion ban that would overturn the will of Ohioans. Moreno has said he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions” and that he is “absolute pro-life, no exceptions.”
- Moreno opposed the bipartisan border security bill – which was backed by border patrol agents – that would have helped secure the southern border and protect Ohioans by providing additional manpower at the border, expanding resources for border patrol agents, and cracking down on fentanyl coming from China and Mexico.
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