Anita Somani District 8 OH

@anitamd.bsky.social

ObGyn, Mom and Ohio State Rep who believes in reproductive rights, health care reform, public education & facts.

Ohioans are facing an affordability crisis right now that is simply unsustainable. Ohio House Dems have introduced a bill package to address different aspects of this crisis with straightforward solutions that will put money back into your pockets. Swipe to learn more!

The Big, Ugly Bill that Republicans passed last year included billions of dollars of cuts to SNAP funding. In response, states are increasing paperwork and decreasing staff at SNAP offices which has resulted in hundreds of thousands of eligible SNAP recipients being kicked off of the program.

As we head into election season, it’s important to make a plan to vote. It’s also important to know that our elections are safe and secure, and you have many options available for you to exercise your right to vote including voting by mail, voting early, or voting on election day.

It’s been one year since HR 1 passed at the federal level and it’s time to look back at some of its most harmful provisions and funding cuts. This bill has already done damage to our healthcare system. Our goal should be to create a healthcare system that works for all of us.

This month marks the one year anniversary of the passage of HR 1, when Senators Husted & Moreno voted to cut health care for up to 356,000 Ohioans. Join us Saturday 7/18 at 11am in Columbus for a “Charting the Damage” town hall on the impact of these cuts.

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Here’s an update on the final version of SB 315, which Gov. DeWine signed it into law this week. I voted no on this bill because I felt the process was rushed, and the voices of the disability rights community had been unfairly left out of the beginning of the drafting process.

Republicans like to say that they love America and claim they are carrying out the policies that the founding fathers would have wanted. This Fourth of July, let’s check in on what the founding fathers had to say about some of the state level and federal level policies Republicans are carrying out

I’m not going to hail Barrett and Roberts for allowing us to count our votes. It’s a huge win for democracy, but it shouldn’t have even been a question. That we were one vote away from disenfranchising votes is all the more reason to expand the court in 2029.

Healthcare costs are rising at unsustainable levels. Everyone is healthier when they have access to affordable care. Medical bankruptcy is a uniquely American problem. In Ohio, my colleagues and I have introduced a broader healthcare affordability package to address this issue.

On June 24,2022 the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and upended decades of legal precedent that protected women’s reproductive rights. Around the country there has been an avalanche of laws passed that restrict access to critical reproductive care.