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As a member of the Catholic Church, I am appalled by the anti-Catholic statements from Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s top campaign officials. They called our faith “severely backwards,” and went further by brainstorming ways to “plant the seeds” of a revolution against the Church.

Perhaps the Clinton campaign is unaware that the Catholic Church is the largest charitable organization in the world working to fight poverty, feed the hungry, combat human trafficking and provide relief after natural disasters.

Perhaps they forgot that our nation’s Catholic schools …

Editorial: For Congress - Portman, Beatty, Stivers and Tiberi
Saturday October 8, 2016 6:13 AM

In a Congress gridlocked by political gamesmanship, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and central Ohio Reps. Steve Stivers, Pat Tiberi and Joyce Beatty stand out for their hard work, common sense and bipartisan cooperation. The Dispatch endorses their re-election.

Retaining this team ensures constituents will continue to have an effective voice in Washington. These members have the intelligence and experience to help mend the nation after a contentious presidential election and deal with difficult …

The Columbus Dispatch - September 15, 2016 12:37 PM

Rep. Pat Tiberi is introducing a House version of Sen. Rob Portman’s bill aimed at stopping the spread of synthetic drugs.

Tiberi, R-Genoa Township, and Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., introduced a bill today that would make it more difficult for drugs such as fentanyl and carfentanil from being shipped into the United States through the U.S. postal system. The post office, unlike UPS and FedEx, does not require advance electronic customs data for items being shipped into the United …

By David Pittman

09/14/2016 12:59 PM EDT

The improved use of technology by Medicare and other federal health programs will be a major focus of the next session, Rep. Pat Tiberi, chairman of the Ways and Means health subcommittee, told reporters after today’s hearing on the topic.

“Innovation is occurring in the private sector, and government is trying to catch up,” said the Ohio Republican, adding that his goal is to get Medicare to expand its adoption of and payment for new technologies while improving regulation.

The committee’s work …

http://limaohio.com/news/200583/congressman-pat-tiberi-discusses-health-care-challenges-during-roundtable-at-st-ritas

August 31

LIMA — U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Worthington, participated Tuesday in a roundtable discussion with administrators of St. Rita’s Medical Center and Lima/Allen County officials.

Tiberi, who chairs the House Ways and Means Subcomittee on Health, said the purpose of the visit was to hear the challenges and concerns of local health care professionals.

“When I became health chairman, I realized I should get a better understanding of the challenges Ohio hospitals have,” Tiberi said. “Ohio hospitals are mostly set up the same way, but they have …

By Congressman Pat Tiberi
Cleveland.com
August 28, 2016

During the Republican National Convention, the spotlight was on Cleveland. As a city that has seen more than its share of the impacts of the Great Recession and job loss, its dramatic revitalization over the past decade was on full display. Cleveland is a prime example of what we need to do to reboot our nation’s economy and bring more Americans back into the workforce.

Under the current administration, Americans have felt the stress of a slow and anemic recovery. As …

Rob Nichols, former top Kasich aide, headed to U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi’s office
Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A former top aide to Ohio Gov. John Kasich has joined the office of U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi, a Columbus Republican who has been testing the waters to run for Senate in 2018.

Rob Nichols will begin Monday as Tiberi’s deputy chief of staff, according to a Tiberi spokeswoman. Nichols, a veteran of Kasich’s official cabinet and presidential campaign, will advise Tiberi on communications issues, working primarily out …

Ryan: Insurers say Obamacare failing faster than expected
Paige Winfield Cunningham, Al Weaver

By •7/20/16 1:17 PM

CLEVELAND — House Speaker Paul Ryan says he has heard personally from actuaries for a major health insurer that Obamacare is “failing.”

Speaking at a Wednesday breakfast for Ohio delegates to the Republican National Convention, Ryan said that actuaries for Blue Cross Blue Shield have told him the Affordable Care Act is going downhill faster than they expected.

“As I said in the beginning, this healthcare law is going to collapse under …