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Bill to get police in school: The Columbus Dispatch, January 28, 2013 By Catherine Candisky Many students might not dwell on the possibility of violence erupting at their school, but some Reynoldsburg seniors say a plan aimed at encouraging off-duty law-enforcement officers to substitute teach on their days off would provide schools with added protection. “I don’t really think about things happening, but if I think about it,…
Tax reform more likely after ‘fiscal cliff’ agreement, say House Republicans: The Hill, January 6, 2013 By Bernie Becker GOP tax-writers in the House say the "fiscal cliff" agreement has made them more confident that a tax overhaul can be passed in 2013 that lowers rates without bringing in more money to the government. The law that President Obama signed this week allows the top tax rate to rise back to…
EDITORIAL: Pat Tiberi took the right stand on ‘deal’: Mansfield News Journal, January 6, 2013 By Mansfield News Journal With much work left to do to avoid economic disaster for our country, we were happy to see Pat Tiberi take a more collaborative approach with his "fiscal cliff" vote. Tiberi is new to Richland County and we have been waiting to see what kind of action we can expect from…
Tiberi has role in ‘fiscal cliff’: The Columbus Dispatch, December 17, 2012 By Jessica Wehrman WASHINGTON - As President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner wrangle toward what all sides hope is resolution of the "fiscal cliff," Rep. Pat Tiberi waits for the moment when he can weigh in. Tiberi, a six-term Republican from Genoa Township, is a senior member of the House Ways…
Tiberi rips new $63 fee buried in health-care law: The Columbus Dispatch, December 15, 2012 By Jessica Wehrman WASHINGTON - The chairman of a key House subcommittee on taxes says he's outraged that a proposed federal rule related to the 2010 health-care law will impose a fee of $63 per health-insurance recipient beginning in 2014. Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Genoa Township, said the Obama administration announced specifics of the new fee…
Tiberi before Chamber: Focus should be on reform: ThisWeek Community News, December 12, 2012 By JENNIFER NESBITT While the national debate about the so-called "fiscal cliff" has focused on taxes and budget cuts, legislators and the president should be talking about entitlement and tax reform, said U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Genoa Township). As he does every December, Tiberi spoke to members of the Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce during the…
Tiberi sounds off on ‘fiscal cliff’ debate: The Delaware Gazette, December 5, 2012 By Dustin Ensinger Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Genoa Township) is not confident a deal will be cut in Washington to avoid steep spending cuts and sizable tax increases set to automatically go into effect at the end of the year. Negotiations to avoid going over the so-called "fiscal cliff" are "not going well," Tiberi told the…
Gannett: Tiberi earns seventh term in U.S. House: The Marion Star, November 6, 2012 By Russ Zimmer Congressman Pat Tiberi, R-Columbus, has defeated Democratic challenger Jim Reese to return for a seventh time to Ohio's District 12 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to projections by the Associated Press. As of 11:30 p.m., the incumbent Tiberi was leading Reese 63 percent to 37 percent with 337,934votes counted.…
Tiberi, Gibbs will lead with experience: Mansfield News Journal, November 1, 2012 By Mansfield News Journal Republican Congressman Pat Tiberi, 49, remains a conservative voice of reason and common sense in Congress as he wraps up his sixth term serving Ohio's 12th District, which now covers all of Licking and Delaware County and portions of Franklin, Muskingum, Morrow, Marion and Richland. He's embraced his expanded district and…
For U.S. House: Tiberi, Stivers and Beatty are best choices for Congress: The Columbus Dispatch, October 30, 2012 By The Columbus Dispatch This year, Dispatch readers in Franklin and nearby counties are divided into newly configured congressional districts. Along with the 15th to the west and south and the 12th to the east and north, a new 3rd District includes much of the city of Columbus. For the U.S. House, The Dispatch endorses…
Tiberi emerges as player on extenders, tax reform: Politico Pro, October 8, 2012 By Kelsey Snell The future of the U.S. tax code will ultimately be determined by the president and a handful of top leaders on Capitol Hill. But when it comes to a small slice of the emerging tax overhaul effort - the House's effort to pare back a perennial package of business and personal tax…
Tiberi once again saves money on office expenses: The Columbus Dispatch, February 21, 2012 Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Genoa Township, sent a check worth nearly $200,000 to the federal treasury — it’s the money he saved last year from his allotment for office salaries, rent and other office expenses. Since Tiberi has been in Congress in 2001, he has saved $2.1 million in office expenses. Breann Gonzalez, a Tiberi spokeswoman,…
Tiberi looks forward to new works as a congressman: The Delaware Gazette, February 14, 2012 By DUSTIN ENSINGER Staff Writer Despite spending 12 years in Washington, D.C. as a congressman, U.S. Rep Pat Tiberi (R-Genoa Township) feels as though he has plenty of work left to do. It is not that he feels that his accomplishments from his first six terms are lacking. It is just that he believes he…