July 25, 2025
“Ohio’s interests drove my work on and support for this bill from start to finish, and the results are clear: More jobs, lower taxes, higher wages, and more Medicaid dollars for Ohio means more confidence and certainty for everyone who calls our state home.”
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) penned this op-ed highlighting how the recent budget law is uniquely tailored to support Ohio workers and families.
Key excerpts include:
“‘Where I land on policy always depends on how it affects people in Ohio.’ That’s what I wrote earlier this year, and that’s why I supported the bill that extended the 2017 tax cuts and made urgent investments in our national defense and border security.”
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“Our work results in more take-home pay. Specifically, the tax cuts we cemented for workers and job creators will leave the average household in Ohio with an estimated $7,000 or more in take-home pay.”
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“We made no tax on tips or on overtime a reality and increased the child tax credit to $2,200 per child. That increase alone benefits 1.3 million Ohio families.”
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“More than 5 million Ohio families also rely on the standard deduction, so we made that deduction permanent and increased it for couples and single filers. We remembered Ohio’s seniors, too, by expanding their annual deduction.”
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“The average American family of four earning $80,000 would have owed an extra $1,700 in federal taxes, but the savings we delivered for an Ohio household is even bigger: $2,140 on average.”
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“Our work is creating more jobs. Thanks in part to the policy changes Ohio made while I was House Speaker and lieutenant governor, Ohio is now one of America’s top five best states in which to do business. But we can’t take that for granted, so I voted to protect the 20% small business deduction because nearly all of Ohio businesses are organized as small businesses.”
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“Manufacturing is important: A made-in-America economy isn’t possible without massive contributions that are made in Ohio. To that end, I made sure this legislation gave job creators the freedom to immediately expense investments in new factories, in capital investments, in machinery and equipment, and in research and development.”
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“All of these advantages boost manufacturing states like Ohio.”
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“For decades, I’ve focused on making Ohioans career-ready. I supported this bill in part because it mirrors other legislation I’ve cosponsored by allowing federal Pell Grants to help Ohioans earn workforce credentials that land good jobs.”
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“This package is sending more Medicaid dollars and more support for rural hospitals to Ohio than ever before.”
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“We also protected Medicaid for children living in poverty, those living with disabilities, caretakers, and the elderly. Don’t be afraid of the lies—the truth is that no one Medicaid was designed to serve will see their benefits cut. This law protects them by sustaining this program in the long run.”
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“We’re also safeguarding the future by lowering the deficit. The Congressional Budget Office reviewed the law and found that it would decrease deficits by $366 billion.”
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“Ohio’s interests drove my work on and support for this bill from start to finish, and the results are clear: More jobs, lower taxes, higher wages, and more Medicaid dollars for Ohio means more confidence and certainty for everyone who calls our state home.”
The full op-ed is available here.