{"id":21084,"date":"2026-10-15T16:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T16:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=21084"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T16:05:13","slug":"rep-rogers-says-ohioans-deserve-lasting-affordability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/rep-rogers-says-ohioans-deserve-lasting-affordability\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Rogers Says Ohioans Deserve Lasting Affordability"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Don’t Fall for the Pump Fake”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special to The Truth<\/em><\/p>\n

State Representative Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D-Toledo) released the following statement explaining his vote against the 90-day gas-tax holiday contained in Sub. House Bill 519:<\/p>\n

“Let me be clear: I support lowering gas prices and putting more money back into the pockets of Ohio families. My concern is not with providing relief-it is with how we provide it, how long it lasts, and who ultimately pays for it.<\/p>\n

Ohio families are struggling with mortgages, rent, groceries, utilities, health care, insurance, child care and transportation. They need meaningful relief from the overall cost of living-not simply 90 days of relief at the pump.<\/p>\n

Supporters of House Bill 519 say the legislation will provide approximately $725 million in relief while ensuring funding remains available for Ohio’s roads and construction projects. But that raises an important question: If the state is replacing that revenue with other public dollars, how much of the $725 million actually stays in your pocket-and where does the replacement money ultimately come from?<\/p>\n

That is the conversation taxpayers deserve.<\/p>\n

A temporary reduction at the pump may provide some immediate savings. But we should not confuse shifting the source of government funding with creating long-term household savings.<\/p>\n

That is the pump fake.<\/p>\n

If Ohio can commit hundreds of millions of dollars to provide 90 days of relief, then we should bring that same urgency to providing 365 days of affordability-lower everyday costs, affordable child care and housing, accessible health care, reasonable utility costs, and an economy where working families can actually get ahead.<\/p>\n

This debate is bigger than gasoline. It is about whether we are simply moving money around or actually making life more affordable for Ohioans.<\/p>\n

My message is simple: DON’T FALL FOR THE PUMP FAKE.<\/p>\n

I am ready to work with Republicans and Democrats on serious, sustainable solutions. Ohioans don’t need affordability for just 90 days. They need an affordability strategy that works 365 days a year.<\/p>\n

Eventually, somebody pays the bill. We should make sure Ohio’s working families aren’t the ones left holding it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Don’t Fall for the Pump Fake” Special to The Truth State Representative Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D-Toledo) released the following statement explaining his vote against the 90-day gas-tax holiday contained in Sub. House Bill 519: “Let me be clear: I support lowering gas prices and putting more money back into the pockets of Ohio families. My […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[369],"class_list":["post-21084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21084"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21085,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21084\/revisions\/21085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21084"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=21084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}