2024 Ohio Voter Guide Footnotes

1.) Candidate Website, Bernie Moreno for US Senate– “Massively reduce anti-growth regulations, cut government spending…” 2024: https://berniemoreno.com/why-im-running/ 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “Democrats will push ‘The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’ …makes inflation dramatically worse” 7/27/2022: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1552410797464293377 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “Affordable Care Act had zero to do with affordability…Build better not better…Inflation Reduction Act does the opposite” 7/27/2022: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1552411527042449408 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “Sherrod Brown sold out workers…he voted for trillions…in wasteful spending that caused inflation…Inflation is a tax…” 4/26/2024: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1783884375651676668 

2.) Congressional Website, H.R. 2882 – Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 – VOTED FOR 1.2T spending bill 3/23/2024: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2882/all-actions 

Congressional Website, H.R. 5376 VOTE FOR Inflation Reduction Act – purports to bring down inflation by increasing regulations – 8/7/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00325.htm 

Congressional Website, H.R. 1319 – VOTED FOR American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – a bill forcing online sellers to report all transactions over $600 3/11/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319 

Congressional Website H.R. 815 VOTED FOR – appropriations bill sending funds to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan 2/13/2024: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00048.htm 

Sherrod Brown, Twitter/X – “Reducing our independence on BIG OIL means lower energy costs. Inflation Reduction Act…more renewable energy manufacturing…” 8/23/2022:  https://x.com/SenSherrodBrown/status/1562165882482196481 

ARTICLE, Tribune – “Chronicle Sherrod Brown criticizes Trump’s border wall proposal” “Trump’s proposal to siphon money away from military construction projects…to pay for a wall…”  4/17/2019: https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2019/04/sherrod-brown-criticizes-trumps-border-wall-proposal/ 

3.) PODCAST, Rita Cosby, Bernie Moreno interview – “We can reform asylum laws…finish border wall….wipe out drug cartel…deport anyone who is in this country illegally” @9:37 3/20/24: https://wabcradio.com/episode/bernie-moreno-03-20-24/#/ 

Candidate Website, Bernie Moreno for US Senate – “Secure America’s borders” 2024: https://berniemoreno.com/why-im-running/ 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “Illegal immigration lowers wages, raises costs of housing, insurance, and health care”3/26/2024: https://twitter.com/berniemoreno/status/1772680450231705645?s=42&t=Net3pqFWB9_ZTH9RFxjJzA 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “…no amnesty…reforming asylum laws…wiping out drug cartels…finishing the wall” 10/21/2023: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1715706195997016518 

4.) Congressional Website, S.Amdt.1948 to S.Amdt.1959 to HR.2579 VOTED AGAINST – Broader Options for Americans Act – State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials 2/15/2018: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1152/vote_115_2_00034.htm 

Congressional Website, S.J.Res 54 – VOTED TO – A joint resolution relating to national emergency declared by the President on Feb 15, 2019 – to remove emergency declaration from border wall, removing funding 10/17/2019: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00325.htm 

Congressional Website, H.R.Res 46 VOTED TO overturn – Pres Trumps Emergency Declaration for border wall funding – 3/14/2019: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00049.htm 

Congressional Website, S.2146 VOTED AGAINST – Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act 10/20/2015: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1141/vote_114_1_00280.htm 

Congressional Website, H.R.2882 VOTED NO – Hagerty Amendment prohibiting taxpayer money being used for flying illegals into the US 3/23/2024: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00112.htm 

Congressional Website, S.Amdt 3742 to S.Con.Res 14 – VOTED AGAINST – Would have funded efforts to detain and deport criminal illegal immigrants 8/11/2021: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00351.htm 

WATCH: Grabien File, video – BORDER BATTLE “Sherrod Brown: Trump Border Wall is Ludicrous” @0:35 8/27/2017: https://grabien.com/file?id=250163 

WATCH: Dropbox, CSpan video – Sen Sherrod Brown Candidate for Reelection “There should be a path to citizenship” @0:04 10/20/2018: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6149ffcbqsxfhxpvhdrmu/AOPEGZ9tWMJs3Q8pcDilCDk/Border%20%26%20Immigration?dl=0&preview=Brown+says+there+should+be+a+path+to+citizenship.mp4&rlkey=w5l2sjaz1k8t4cccvr90quhgs&subfolder_nav_tracking=1 

WATCH Dropbox, MSNBC video – Sherrod Brown “Border wall vanity project”- “You don’t undermine our national security to do this vanity project of this wall” 2/5/2019: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6149ffcbqsxfhxpvhdrmu/AOPEGZ9tWMJs3Q8pcDilCDk/Border%20%26%20Immigration?dl=0&preview=Sherrod+Brown+-+Border+wall+vanity+project.mp4&rlkey=w5l2sjaz1k8t4cccvr90quhgs&subfolder_nav_tracking=1 

5.) Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “I’ll fight…so that America can be Energy Dominant once again” 1/29/2024: https://twitter.com/berniemoreno/status/1752057813512183900 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “We cancelled a pipeline that would have kept us energy independent” 2024: https://twitter.com/berniemoreno/status/1446086493668249604

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “We should continue to incentivize fracking” 12/9/2021: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1468942747365265408 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X-  “Restart the Keystone pipeline, release permits for new drilling…Starve Russia of oil profits…” 2/24/2922: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1496845606068924416 

6.) Congressional Website, S.Amdt.5265 to S.Amdt.5194 to HR. 5376 – VOTED AGAINST – To provide for certain conditions on the export to China of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 8/7/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00311.htm 

Congressional Website, S.2280 – VOTED AGAINST – A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline 11/18/2014: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1132/vote_113_2_00280.htm 

Congressional Website, S.Amdt. 678 to S.Con.Res 5 – VOTED AGAINST – To establish a deficit neutral reserve fund relating to the improvement of relations between the United State and Canada with regard to the Keystone XL.  2/4/2021: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00032.htm 

Congressional Website, HR.1319 – VOTED AGAINST motion to commit,  A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S.Con.Res.5 which would have authorized the XL Pipeline in the final American Rescue Plan spending package 3/6/2021: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00108.htm 

Congressional Website, S.Amdt 833 to S.Con.Res 5 – VOTED AGAINST an amendment that would prohibit fracking from being banned  2/4/2021: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00028.htm 

Sherrod Brown, Twitter/X – “…Republican enablers have been denying climate change…We have a chance to take bold action on climate” 10/19/2020: https://x.com/SherrodBrown/status/1318360343777841152 

7.) Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “….count on Sherrod Brown to put the interests of illegal immigrants ahead of American Citizens…free healthcare, social security benefits to criminals…Time to put American FIRST” 8/24/2024: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1827351698391654587 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “You can’t be pro-American worker and vote to continue flying illegals all over American” 3/23/2024: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1771513968500048264 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “The Roosevelt Hotel in NYC …American taxpayers are paying…rooms to be filled by illegal immigrants…American Last” 9/4/2023: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1698749056040755596 

8.) Congressional Website, S.Amdt 614 to S.Con.Res 8 – VOTED AGAINST – To establish a deficit neutral reserve fund to achieve savings by prohibiting illegal immigrants or illegal immigrants granted legal status from qualifying for federally subsidized health care 3/23/2013: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1131/vote_113_1_00077.htm 

United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Senate Democrats – Vote to Give Free Healthcare and Obamacare to Illegal Immigrants as Part of Immigration Reform – VOTED NAY 3/23/13: https://www.budget.senate.gov/chairman/newsroom/press/senate-democrats-vote-to-give-free-healthcare-and-obamacare-to-illegal-immigrants-as-part-of-immigration-reform 

Congressional Website, S.Amdt. 968 to S.Amdt. 891 to H.R. 1319 – VOTED AGAINST –  American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 6/6/2021: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00104.htm 

Congressional Website, S.Amdt. 2355 to S.Amdt. 2327 to H.R.2669 -VOTED AGAINST – To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, preserve the integrity of the social security system, by ensuring that individuals are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity 6/19/20007: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1101/vote_110_1_00263.htm 

9.) Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X “Kamala Harris cosponsored the Zero Emissions Vehicle Act…continues to support the irrational move to EVs” 8/27/2024: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1828527479448846592 

Team Moreno, Twitter/X- “…between mask and vaccine mandates, lockdowns and fear-mongering, career politicians will do anything to keep power” 9/13/2023: https://x.com/teammoreno2024/status/1702034610819878956 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “…Green New Deal Agenda is to force Americans into electric cars they don’t want…want to bankrupt America’s oil and coal economy” 6/7/2024: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1799151443523354833 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “…end all electric car mandates/incentives”  9/13/2023: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1701967353938940360 

10.) Congressional Website, HR 5376 – VOTED FOR – Inflation Reduction Act – This phases out gas powered vehicles. 8/7/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00325.htm 

Sherrod Brown, Twitter/X – “Reducing our dependence on Big Oil means lower energy costs” 8/23/2022: https://x.com/SenSherrodBrown/status/1562165882482196481 

Article, WKBN First News – “Ohio Senator backs vaccine mandate” 9/16/2021: https://www.wkbn.com/news/ohio/ohio-senator-backs-vaccine-mandate/ 

Article, Statehouse News Bureau – “Ohio Democratic US Senator Frustrated at Republicans over Biden’s Vaccine or Test Mandate” 9/20/2021: https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2021-09-20/ohios-democratic-u-s-senator-frustrated-at-republicans-over-bidens-vaccine-or-test-mandate 

11.) WATCH: PBS – The State of Ohio Show, “Conversation with GOP Candidate Moreno” “Sherrod Brown thinks that abortion should be allowed up until the moment of birth. He voted against the Infant Born Alive Protection Act…he’s an absolute extremist…” 3/1/2024: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-state-of-ohio-show-march-1-2024-6gnyh4/ 

12.) Congressional Website, S 311- VOTED AGAINST- Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act … to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case a child survives an abortion or attempted abortion 2/25/2020: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1162/vote_116_2_00058.htm 

13.) Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X-  “Real danger of Cancel Culture is silencing the voices that don’t have any power to begin with…the 2nd grade teacher who refuses to teach her kids about gender reassignment and gets fired as a result” 4/23/2021: https://twitter.com/berniemoreno/status/1374687941084209157 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X-  “We should limit the power of these radical school administrators attempting to indoctrinate our kids” 5/18/2023: https://twitter.com/berniemoreno/status/1659240749051805696 

Article, The Exponent – “Candidates say campuses push anti-semitism, gender ideology, shun conservative voices but differ in willingness to exert federal control” 1/31/2024: https://bwexponent.com/2024primdebate/ 

14.) Congressional Website, S.1689 Co-Sponsored – Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act – Sex education and sexual health services…should include instruction and materials…that address sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression 5/18/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1689/cosponsors 

Congressional Website, S.Amdt. 1386 to S.Amdt.891 to HR. 1319 VOTED AGAINST American Rescue Plan-  to prohibit funds made available under title II to States, local educational agencies and institutions of higher education that permit any student whose biological sex is male to participate in athletic program designated for women. 3/6/2021: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00097.htm 

Congressional Website, S.393 Co-Sponsored- Equality Act – extended Title IV to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes…leads to changes in school curriculums and required texts  2/23/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/393/cosponsors 

15.) Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “…abortions anytime, for any reason, all the way through birth. We must fight for the unborn” 6/17/2021: https://twitter.com/berniemoreno/status/1405591522993750019 

WATCH: Dayton Daily News – Bernie Moreno takes media questions after final US Senate candidate debate – “Not for Planned Parenthood…they take money…and they use it to pay for abortions” @0:37 3/8/2024: https://www.daytondailynews.com/elections/video-bernie-moreno-takes-media-questions-after-final-us-senate-candidate-debate/7GOZ5YLL2ZECDEPVWZHO37L6VE/ 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “Pro-family, pro-mom, pro-life” 1/23/2022: https://twitter.com/berniemoreno/status/1485303430512103426?s=46&t=NRCjb4YndVK0HYL1UNftTg 

Candidate Website, Bernie Moreno for US Senate – “Protect Life by supporting a ban on late term abortions” 2024: https://berniemoreno.com/why-im-running/ 

16.) Congressional Website, S.109 – VOTED AGAINST – A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions 1/17/2019: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00007.htm 

Congressional Website, S.2311 VOTED AGAINST Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 1/16/2018: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2311 

Congressional Website, S.4132 – VOTED FOR Cloture – Women’s Health Protection Act of 202,  No restrictions on abortion 5/11/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00170.htm 

Congressional Website, S.1991 VOTED AGAINST – A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America 8/3/2015: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1141/vote_114_1_00262.htm 

17.) Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X- “…its now considered racist to believe that black and Hispanic voters are capable of getting ID and registering to vote” 6/25/2021:   https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1408485758000840708 

Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “Fun fact Hispanics know how to get an ID and can find our way to the ballot box” 2/13/2022: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1492887235120750592 

18.) Congressional Website, S.4 Co-Sponsored – John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 – Voter ID laws would be considered discriminatory. 11/3/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4/cosponsors 

Sherrod Brown, Twitter/X – “We cannot allow voter suppression to rear its ugly head in this country again” 8/6/2020: https://x.com/SenSherrodBrown/status/1291404931342184449 

19.) Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “I’m proud to stand with our indispensable ally, Israel, and our Jewish community” 5/6/2024: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1787593687377248642 

20.) Congressional Website, S.Res 417 – VOTED FOR – A resolution standing with Israel against terrorism 10/19/2023: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00261.htm 

21.) Candidate Website, Bernie Moreno for US Senate “Vigorously defend our constitutional rights, especially the Second Amendment” 2024: https://berniemoreno.com/why-im-running/ 

Team Moreno, Twitter/X – “…Sherrod Brown is a radical progressive who wants to take your guns away”  He said “I will never sell out to the NRA” “ 8/27/2024: https://x.com/teammoreno2024/status/1828492927653552189 

Team Moreno, Twitter/X – “There is not going to be anyone in the US Senate that’s fiercer on gun rights than me.  I saw what happens in South American countries when gun rights are taken away.” 2/26/2024: https://x.com/teammoreno2024/status/1762236346049937740 

22.) Congressional Website, S.2938 – VOTED FOR – Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Incentives for states to pass red flag laws, background checks for people under 21 6/23/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00242.htm 

Congressional Website, S.25 Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 Co-Sponsored – An act to make our communities safer – This bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacturer, or possess a semiautomatic weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device 6/23/2022: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/25/cosponsors 

23.) Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X – “It’s a full employment bill for class action attorneys and a full frontal attack on religious liberties” 2/12/2023: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1624830544360996866 

24.) Congressional Website, S1999 Co-Sponsored – Right to Contraception Act – The bill also specifies that the prohibition preempts inconsistent state and local laws and applies in spite of other federal laws including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 6/14/2023: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1999/cosponsors 

Congressional Website, S.1206 Co-Sponsored – Do No Harm Act – To amend the Religious Freedom Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties 4/19/2023: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1206/cosponsors 

Congressional Website, S.393 Co-Sponsored – Equality Act –  Would impact businesses such as florists, photographers, venue owners and bakers who would participate in the same sex weddings or gender transition celebrations 2/23/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/393/cosponsors 

25.) Bernie Moreno, Twitter/X –  “Translations for those that haven’t worked in DC for two decades: have government take over your healthcare, have government take over your business, have government spend your money on foolish ventures that virtue signal to the liberal elite” 5/23/2021: https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1396561437850578949 

26.) WATCH: Dropbox Facebook live video – Brown, How to get Medicare for all – “In my view, how we get to universal coverage and how we get to Medicare for all type plan, and that is to allow people to buy into Medicare at 55” 12/16/2018: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6149ffcbqsxfhxpvhdrmu/AIpRQYMfA1TvPz93shPX05g/Health%20Care?dl=0&preview=Brown-How+to+get+to+Medicare+for+all.mp4&rlkey=w5l2sjaz1k8t4cccvr90quhgs&subfolder_nav_tracking=1 

WATCH: Dropbox Morning Joe video – Brown says, “I want Medicare for All” 3/24/2010: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6149ffcbqsxfhxpvhdrmu/AIpRQYMfA1TvPz93shPX05g/Health%20Care?dl=0&preview=2010-03-24+Brown+Of+Course+I+wanted+Medicare+For+All.mp4&rlkey=w5l2sjaz1k8t4cccvr90quhgs&subfolder_nav_tracking=1 

WATCH: Dropbox Commonwealth Club video – Sherrod Brown “I Aspire to Medicare for Everybody I want to get it done” 9/19/2020: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6149ffcbqsxfhxpvhdrmu/AIpRQYMfA1TvPz93shPX05g/Health%20Care?dl=0&preview=Sherrod+Brown+-+%22I+Aspire+To+Medicare+For+Everybody%22+-+Sep+19th+2020.mp4&rlkey=w5l2sjaz1k8t4cccvr90quhgs&subfolder_nav_tracking=1 

WATCH: Dropbox video C-Span video –  Sherrod Brown – “The private sector has made a mess of this healthcare system we are promoting universal access” 3/19/1993: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6149ffcbqsxfhxpvhdrmu/AIpRQYMfA1TvPz93shPX05g/Health%20Care?dl=0&preview=Sherrod+Brown+-+Supports+Public+Option%2C+Advocates+Government+Intervention+In+Healthcare+-+March+19th+1993.mp4&rlkey=w5l2sjaz1k8t4cccvr90quhgs&subfolder_nav_tracking=1