Congressman Taylor donates shutdown pay to local nonprofits
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today announced he will donate the pay he would have received during the recent federal government shutdown to local nonprofits in southern Ohio.
“The 43-day government shutdown inflicted unnecessary pain on hardworking Ohioans thanks to Senate Democrats who chose political games over serving the American people,” said Congressman Taylor. “I cannot in good conscience accept pay for the duration of the government shutdown knowing that federal employees, military personnel, and hardworking Ohioans had to go without it. I’m pleased to donate my take-home pay for the period of the shutdown to four outstanding organizations that are focused on meeting local needs right here in our community as I continue working in Congress to put Ohioans first.”
Congressman Taylor will make donations to Field of Hope, Give Like A Mother (GLAM), HAPCAP, and IPM Food Pantry, which are nonprofits serving diverse regions within Ohio’s Second Congressional District.
Field of Hope provides substance abuse recovery services, mental health services, prevention programs, and faith-based support in Gallia, Meigs, Pike and Scioto counties, and elsewhere across Ohio. Their mission is to provide holistic support for Ohioans, additionally meeting needs related to hunger and support for at-risk youth.
Serving Brown and Clermont counties, Give Like A Mother is dedicated to ensuring local children and teens in need have access to seasonally appropriate clothing. Their services remove barriers for children while boosting their self-esteem and confidence.
HAPCAP serves Hocking, Athens and Perry counties through a variety of services, including children and family services, housing, payments and utilities, food and nutrition, transportation, employment, community development, and health advocacy. Their work empowers Ohioans to get on a path toward self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
Serving Adams, Brown, Clermont, Hamilton, and Highland Counties, IPM Food Pantry ensures no Ohioan goes hungry by operating a drive-through pantry, a choice pantry, pop-up pantries, and serving as a Food Resource Hub for other organizations. They believe in removing barriers to food access in southern Ohio, and in 2023, they distributed over 1.3 million pounds of food to local communities.
Background:
The recent federal government shutdown was the longest in American history, beginning on October 1st and lasting 43 days after Senate Democrats refused to pass the clean Continuing Resolution (CR) that Republicans had passed in the House of Representatives on September 19th. The Senate ultimately passed a CR on November 10th, which the House of Representatives subsequently passed on November 12th, and President Trump immediately signed it into law to reopen the federal government.
Congressman David Taylor represents Ohio’s Second Congressional District, which includes Clermont, Clinton, Pike, Adams, Brown, Highland, Ross, Scioto, Pickaway, Hocking, Vinton, Jackson, Lawrence, Gallia, and Meigs counties, as well as part of Fayette County. Taylor serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the House Agriculture Committee. Prior to serving in Congress, Taylor worked as an assistant prosecutor for Clermont County before joining his family’s concrete business, where he ultimately served as President. Please visit taylor.house.gov for more information.
Comment
Safety net provisions
Of course, legitimate safety net programs and assistance can be beneficial for those truly in need or for those truly trying to better themselves. I'm not a total Spartan. I just want those that are capable to gird up their... self-respect, if nothing else. And a sector government employees should be better stewards of taxpayers' money. (I was talking to an elementary teacher recently. She is the teacher that the other teachers send their kids to that have a baby tooth dangling by a thread. My teacher friend just twists and pulls. The tooth is out, a quick pain, the distraction is over, and the lessons will continue. A new permanent tooth is now free to grow and flourish.) I wish beneficiaries were all honest, and politicians and facilitators were honest too. Government spending, especially on the federal and states' level, is way too much. There must be more discipline and oversights. //// A big budget item was the former DoD, now the Department of War again. The DoW has a way better win/loss record than the DoD.... Hmmm, maybe true national security is more cost efficient than a world police force....
Compulsion...
Yes, liberal progressive socialists love the forced revenue coming in. But it's crickets when they are confronted with the fact that they can always give more to the public doles from their own accounts, but they never do. But those slackers are the same people who scoff at Christians and conservatives that thoroughly and consistently sacrifice for the truly needy. I'm from the ideal where votes are earned, not bought by taxpayers' money. The Democrats make a production of coerced government spending, to feel good about themselves and to gain and retain power and with the help of media-sponsored influence.
••••Publisher's note: Surely, The HCP is not guilty of media-sponsored influence! Merry Christmas.
Par for the Conservative course
With President Trump turning over his government paycheck back over to the fold, I am also duly impressed with my Rep. Dave Taylor doing the same, whilst the federal government was only open to essential obligations for a few weeks... I will continue to look in the Constitution where it states where, We the People, are forced to pay for others' health insurance, housing, utilities, food, woke college education, and illegal immigrants' sustenance... Could it be possible that the democrats only want to spread the taxpayers' wealth to the soft and greedy in order to garner more votes in the next upcoming election? Hmm? Let's hear from the, oh so compassionate and empathetic, progressive socialist democrats.... Prove me wrong. My contention has always been: It's easy to be empathetic and sympathetic with other peoples' money. How about putting your own money where your mouth is, and harbor the poor, uninsured, and illegal immigrants in your own home, on your own dime? Until then, your political arguments hold zero credibility in the realm of reasonable discussion.
••••Publisher's note: Matt, your comments remind me of a discussion years ago with a liberal educator who was lamenting the failure of a local school tax levy. I asked him if he calculated his portion of the tax increase and wrote an annual check to the school district. He quietly admitted that he did not. Other people's money, indeed.