06/03/2026
Ohio State Senator Nickie Antonio just showed Ohio taxpayers exactly where her priorities are.
In a U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing on Medicaid fraud, Congressman Brandon Gill asked her a straightforward question: Has Somali immigration been good for Ohio?
Her response? She had to “process” it... and was almost brought to tears.
Tears over a policy question about real outcomes for Ohio families.
Here’s the context: Ohio has one of the largest Somali communities in the country, mostly around Columbus. Look at the track record in Minnesota with the same approach. High welfare usage that doesn’t drop much even after a decade here. Heavy reliance on Medicaid, food stamps, and other programs. Taxpayers footing the bill for education, healthcare, and services while fraud cases tied to similar networks have drained hundreds of millions — sometimes pushing toward a billion — in places like Minnesota.
Now Ohio is dealing with its own Medicaid fraud investigations involving these patterns.
Meanwhile, Senator Antonio didn’t shed any tears for the Ohio seniors getting squeezed out, the working families paying the taxes, or the longtime residents watching their communities change.
Compassionate? Hardly. It was theater that ignores the people she was sent to represent.
Full breakdown and the clip are in today’s Asinine Alert on The Windsor Report. Catch the show live from 4P- 6P on Salem Radio Network's 98.9FM The Answer in Columbus. Link to listen/watch in comments.
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