July 20

Ohio GOP leader to Romney: Release more tax records

12:05 AM, Jul. 20, 2012  |  

Written by

Paul E. Kostyu

Cincinnati Enquirer

COLUMBUS — Just as Mitt Romney was trying to get away from calls for release of more of his income tax filings, one of the most powerful Republicans in Ohio says the presumptive Republican presidential nominee should get the controversy behind him by releasing more than the 2010 forms released to date and 2011 forms which are being prepared for release.

Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder, R-Medina, said in a taping Thursday for the "In the Spotlight" show on the Time Warner NEON system in Northeast Ohio that there are more important topics that need Romney's attention, including health care. He said the controversy about releasing his tax records has become a distraction and is hurting the campaign.
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Batchelder: Romney should release tax returns

By: Joe Hallett

The Columbus Dispatch - July 19, 2012 19:07 PM

Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder of Medina today joined a growing chorus of Republicans who are urging GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney to release more of his tax returns.

In an interview for the cable television show "In the Spotlight," Batchelder replied, "My gosh, he should," when asked by host Bob Conklin whether Romney should release his returns. Romney, a multimillionaire, has refused to make public more than the 2010 returns he has released and the 2011 returns he has said are coming soon. Romney's refusal to release tax records for years before 2010 has fueled charges from President Barack Obama's campaign that he's hiding something.
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Friday, July 20, 2012

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Batchelder calls for Romney tax returns

One of Ohio's top Republican leaders says GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney should

release more tax returns because it's become a distraction in the campaign.

Romney has faced repeated criticism for refusing to release several years' worth of tax returns. Several Republicans have joined in the call for more transparency, including several U.S. senators and Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder said in an interview taped yesterday that the issue has become a problem for the candidate, and that Romney should release the forms so he can move on to other topics.

Batchelder has been a state lawmaker off and on since the 1960s.

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