Samantha Baker — House Bill 188

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Testimony from Samantha Baker asking the committee to oppose House Bill 188. The testimony states that SNAP benefits will be cut in a couple of days and that the bill would funnel $10 million of Ohioans' money into international political projects. It states that the legislation is one-sided, represents a lack of transparency and oversight, and will contribute to economic instability in Ohio. It urges the committee to reject HB 188.

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My name is Samantha Baker and I was born and raised right here in central Ohio. I am here
today to ask this committee to opposite House Bill 188. This bill does nothing to prioritize
the well-being of Ohioans who are struggling every day just to exist in this state. In just a
couple of days, SNAP beneﬁts will be cut and families here in Ohio that are already
struggling will be unable to a ord to feed themselves. Our supposed “representatives”
have continued to make cuts to our public education, our libraries, our very infrastructure,
while doing nothing to ameliorate the very real challenges that Ohioans are facing every
day. All the while, committees like this one continue to propose legislation that would strip
Ohioans of our rights and funnel $10 million of OUR money into risky, unethical
international political projects that most Americans vehemently oppose. This bill does NOT
beneﬁt everyday Ohioans, and to claim otherwise is a lie. More than that, this legislation is
one-sided, represents a lack of transparency and oversight, and will only contribute to
economic instability here at home.

I urge this committee to reject HB 188 and do what you were elected to do – represent the
needs of Ohioans and put forth legislation that actually addresses these needs in tangible
ways (not proposing bills that gives our money to genocidal regimes while claiming this will
somehow beneﬁt Ohioans).

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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