Sykes Reacts to Governor DeWine's Budget Signing and Vetoes
July 1, 2021
Vernon Sykes News
Today, state Senator Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) released the following statement after Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s two-year, $75 billion budget bill and issued 14 line-item vetoes:
“I am proud to have worked on a comprehensive budget that prioritizes children by investing in quality education, starting at a young age. What’s good for Ohio’s children is good for all Ohioans,” said Sykes, who serves as Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee and was also a member of the House Bill 110 conference committee. “I also support the governor’s decision to veto the budget provision that would have allowed only the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to intervene in legal challenges to legislation, including state and Congressional redistricting maps. In recent years, Ohioans adopted two bipartisan constitutional amendments to ensure that our redistricting process is fairer and less partisan. The state budget, before the governor’s veto, violated the spirit of those reforms.”
A list of the governor’s 14 line-item vetoes 14 items to H. B. 110 can be found here.
“I am proud to have worked on a comprehensive budget that prioritizes children by investing in quality education, starting at a young age. What’s good for Ohio’s children is good for all Ohioans,” said Sykes, who serves as Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee and was also a member of the House Bill 110 conference committee. “I also support the governor’s decision to veto the budget provision that would have allowed only the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to intervene in legal challenges to legislation, including state and Congressional redistricting maps. In recent years, Ohioans adopted two bipartisan constitutional amendments to ensure that our redistricting process is fairer and less partisan. The state budget, before the governor’s veto, violated the spirit of those reforms.”
A list of the governor’s 14 line-item vetoes 14 items to H. B. 110 can be found here.