The Boccieri Record

Despite campaigning as a “conservative” Democrat and on the mantle of “fiscal responsibility” in 2008, John Boccieri’s record in Washington has been neither conservative nor responsible during his brief tenure in Congress. Voting with Nancy Pelosi 94% of the time, Boccieri has been a rubber stamp for every major component of the Obama-Pelosi agenda. For months, John Boccieri has dodged questions about his record in Washington, instead desperately choosing to pin his hopes for re-election on false personal attacks and Nancy Pelosi’s checkbook. 

With Election Day quickly approaching, the voters of the 16th district have a right to know where their candidates for congress stand on the issues. Information about Jim Renacci’s views can be found on our Issues page—and since John Boccieri has opted to avoid discussing his own record in Congress, we have provided information about his work in Washington below.
JOBS & LABOR While Jim Renacci has created over 1,500 jobs and employed over 2,500 Ohioans throughout his career as s small business owner, John Boccieri’s brief career in Congress has been defined by crippling job losses at the hands of the failed Obama-Pelosi economic agenda that John Boccieri has steadfastly supported...

SPENDING At a time when the American people and small businesses have had to tighten their belts and rein in spending, John Boccieri has marched in lock-step with Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama as together they have taken the federal government on the largest and most reckless spending spree in American history...

HEALTH CARE At a time when Americans could least afford higher health care costs, John Boccieri ignored the clear will of his constituents and cast a deciding vote to force through the Obama-Pelosi health care bill in March of 2010. After initially voting against the legislation in 2009 and acknowledging his constituents’ opposition to the bill, he bent to the wishes of Nancy Pelosi and flip-flopped on the final passage of the bill months later...

ETHICS On the very same day last week that a House Ethics panel unveiled the details of the 13 charges facing New York Democrat and John Boccieri financier Charlie Rangel, another of Boccieri’s long-time financial supporters, Anthony Cafaro Sr., was indicted on corruption charges in Ohio. As was widely reported last week, while Democrats across the country have been quick to return Rangel’s donations and have called for him to resign, Boccieri is facing a growing chorus of questions over his refusal to refund the nearly $70,000 he has taken from Rangel....


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