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Moreno Blasts Ohio Commissioner Who Attacked ICE, Border Patrol as “Terrorists”

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) sent a letter to Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken condemning his dangerous rhetoric that labeled DHS employees, ICE, and border patrol agents as a “terrorist group.” “I find it extremely ironic that previously you publicly called for President Trump to be ‘respectful toward the local community,’” wrote Senator Moreno. “Yet, you yourself, in a public meeting, called federal law enforcement officers, who sacrifice so much to uphold our laws and keep our communities safe, ‘terrorists.’ Although your unhinged conduct, which is wholly unfit for someone holding public office, should not be surprising as you clearly have a pattern of

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Moreno Blasts Ohio Commissioner Who Attacked ICE, Border Patrol as “Terrorists”

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) sent a letter to Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken condemning his dangerous rhetoric that labeled DHS employees, ICE, and border patrol agents as a “terrorist group.”  “I find it extremely ironic that previously you publicly called for President Trump to be ‘respectful toward the local community,’” wrote Senator Moreno. “Yet, you yourself, in a public meeting, called federal law enforcement officers, who sacrifice so much to uphold our laws and keep our communities safe, ‘terrorists.’ Although your unhinged conduct, which is wholly unfit for someone holding public office, should not be surprising as you clearly have a pattern of

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Moreno, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Exempt Multiemployer Plans From Automatic Enrollment

WASHINGTON – Senators Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Amy Klobuchar (D- Minn.) introduced the Multiemployer Plan Relief Act, a bipartisan bill that provides targeted relief from the automatic enrollment mandate for multiemployer union retirement plans. Representatives Mike Carey (R-Ohio), Brad Finstad (D-Minn.), Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), and John Larson (D-Conn.) introduced a companion bill in the House.  “Hardworking Ohioans deserve retirement plans that work for them,” said Senator Moreno. “This bill removes unnecessary red tape from automatic enrollment rules, allowing Americans’ rightfully earned benefit plans to continue serving them without added compliance burdens from frequent job changes.” “Workers in construction, trucking, and manufacturing rely on multiemployer union retirement plans to build financial

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