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'3 Minutes With' Romney, Delphi Retiree Hudzik
Tuesday, March 06, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Today’s “3 Minutes With” video captures Monday’s exchange between Mary Ann Hudzik, representing Delphi’s salaried retirees, and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who visited the Brilex Taylor-Winfield Technologies plant. Hudzik called on Romney to “bring transparency to the backroom deals that were made” in General Motors’ restructuring that resulted in reductions in the Delphi salaried retirees’ benefits.
Betras, Green Recall Romney's Call to Inaction
Tuesday, March 06, 2012LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- David Betras, the Mahoning County Democratic Party chair, and David Green, president of Local 1714 of the United Auto Workers, want to remind Mahoning Valley voters that Mitt Romney opposed the federal bailout of General Motors and Chrysler that breathed new life into the local auto industry.
“A centerpiece of our economics is that Lordstown plant. If Mitt Romney were president when that Lordstown plant was on its knees, it wouldn’t be there,” Betras said Monday from the United Auto Workers Local 1714 hall.
Ryan Wants Answers from Postmaster General
Tuesday, March 06, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-17 Ohio, wants the U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to explain "discrepancies regarding mileage and defficiency ratings" revealed during public meetings Nov. 15 in Akron and Dec. 28 in Youngstown. The issue is whether the Postal Service fully disclosed all of the information upon which it based decisions to close mail processing facilities here and in Akron.
Romney's Youngstown Visit Focuses on Economy, Questions on Health Care
Monday, March 05, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney moments ago concluded his 45-minute talk and question-and-answer period at the Brilex Taylor Winfield Technologies plant here. The former Massachusetts governor’s appearance, webcast by WKBN.com, began with his stump speech that focused on the nation’s economy and his determination to create jobs.
“This is a failed presidency,” he said, blasting President Obama on several fronts. “We need to have a president who understands the economy if we’re going to fix the economy.”
Romney Visit Here Coincides with Rising Poll Numbers
Monday, March 05, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – As Mitt Romney visits the city on the eve of tomorrow’s critical Republican primary, Democrats are preparing to “welcome” the GOP hopeful, who appears to be close to scoring a big victory here, a new poll shows.