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Congressman Tim Ryan's Statement on the Ohio Legislature's Push to Privatize the Ohio Turnpike

Statement

By: Tim Ryan
By: Tim Ryan
Date: May 31, 2011
Location: Washington DC
Issues: Transportation

Responding to the release today of Senate Substitute HB 153, Congressman Tim Ryan issued the following statement.

"I'm deeply disappointed that the Ohio legislature continues down the dangerous path of privatizing the Ohio Turnpike. I've fought this idea every time it's been proposed and I will continue to do so. The Ohio Turnpike is a major boost to the economies of both the Mahoning Valley and Northern Ohio. Efforts to privatize the Turnpike jeopardize more than one-thousand jobs, and threaten over $200 million in revenue flowing into Ohio. While I must commend the legislature on creating some oversight in this process, any push to privatize the Turnpike will kill jobs."


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