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Ney, Bob

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Republican

Name

Bob Ney

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St. Clairsville, Ohio , United States

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Born

July 05, 1954 (69 years)

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Mar 28, 2022 10:09pm

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Robert William "Bob" Ney

Congressman Bob Ney represents Ohio's 18th Congressional district, which encompasses 16 counties in Ohio. Ney began his legislative career in 1980 when he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives. In January 1984, he was appointed to the Ohio Senate and consequently won re-election in '84, '88 and '92.

In the Ohio Senate, Ney held the prominent position of chairman of the Finance Committee. Additionally he was a former chairman of the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, and sat on the State Controlling Board.

Throughout his career serving the residents of Eastern Ohio, Ney has worked to bring the concerns and problems of this area to the forefront of legislative attention. He fought hard to ensure that Ohio's compliance plan for federal Clean Air mandates preserved Ohio's coal jobs by encouraging the use of coal cleaning "scrubbers", rather than the use of out of state coal. He also authored legislation in the State Senate making it a felony to assault a police officer.

In 1994, Ney was elected to serve in the United States Congress. During his first term, he had many accomplishments on behalf of the constituents of Ohio's 18th Congressional district. The first resolution Ney passed was to reduce the mail accounts of all members of The Ney/Kasich amendment, requiring able-bodied food stamp recipients to work for their benefits, was the only addition on the floor of the House to sweeping welfare reform passed in 1996. Ney also led the successful effort against an attempt to put the health care and pension benefits of retired coal miners in jeopardy, and passed an amendment to restore full funding for the Black Lung Clinics program when the program's funding was in jeopardy of being cut in half. He also passed several pieces of job creation legislation during the 104th Congress; including a bill which allows for the building of a hydro-electric plant along the Ohio river.

During the 105th Congress, Ney helped pass the first balanced federal budget in a generation. The balanced budget agreement included the first tax cuts for working families in 16 years and saved Medicare from imminent bankruptcy. In addition, Ney voted for a major overhaul of the Internal Revenue Service which transferred the burden of proof in tax controversies from the taxpayer to the IRS. It also included a handful of new protections for taxpayers when dealing with the IRS.

During the 106th Congress, Congressman Ney supported H.R. 1259, the Social Security and Medicare Safe Deposit Box Act. This Act accomplishes nearly the same goals as set forth in the House Budget Resolution "lock box" proposal with the only difference being this legislation would make the "safe deposit box" concept permanent.

On February 20th, 1999, the powerful "Valley's Rally" was held in Washington, D.C. by the efforts of local citizens and leaders. The rally was designed to fight illegal steel imports. Over 7,000 people marched from the Capitol to the White House to protest the Clinton Administration's refusal to stop the illegal dumping of foreign steel.

Other accomplishments during the 106th Congress include: Tax Relief for American Working Families (the Child Tax Credit); Marriage Penalty Relief; Bolstering National Security; Promoting Excellence in Education; Strengthening Retirement Security; Standing up for the Rights of Veterans; Fighting for Steel Workers; Standing up for Small Business; and Strengthening Retirement Security.

On January 20th of 2001, Congressman Ney was sworn in by Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to be the Chairman of the Committee on House Administration; a position he holds in the 108th Congress as well. As Chairman of the Committee, Congressman Ney last year co-authored the Help America Vote Act, which many have called the most meaningful improvement in election laws and voting safeguards in a generation.

Most recently, Ney was named Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity where he has oversight over all federal housing and community development issues. He has also recently been named to the House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, where he is expected to play a key role later this year in the reauthorization of the federal highway bill.

Ney's legislative service has been recognized by a variety of groups and organizations, including the United Conservatives of Ohio, the National Rifle Association, the Ohio State Council on Vietnam Veterans, the Public Childrens Services of Ohio, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the United Senior's Association.

Prior to serving in the Ohio General Assembly, Ney was the Safety Director for the City of Bellaire. His responsibilities included police, fire and emergency services. He also worked as the Health and Education Manager of the Office of Appalachia.

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