Pat Tiberi

Tiberi was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Italian immigrants, Rina (Silvestri) and Joe Tiberi.{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170919/congressman-pat-tiberis-mother-passes-away|title=Congressman Pat Tiberi's mother passes away|first=Jessica|last=Wehrman|access-date=August 7, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?n=caterina-tiberi&pid=186705220&fhid=8542|title=Caterina Tiberi's Obituary on The Columbus Dispatch|website=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=August 7, 2018}} He attended the city's Woodward Park Middle school and Northland High School. Tiberi attended the Ohio State University, where he was a member of The Ohio State University Marching Band. He graduated from Ohio State in 1985 with a degree in journalism. Tiberi was the first person in his family to graduate from college.{{cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/biography/|title=Biography - U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|access-date=November 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117145002/http://tiberi.house.gov/biography/|archive-date=November 17, 2016|url-status=dead}} He was later awarded an honorary doctorate in the Humanities by Capital University in May 2005.

Upon graduation from college, Tiberi worked as a realtor for RE/MAX Achievers, a franchise of RE/MAX, located in Lewis Center, Ohio. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1993, and he soon rose to the position of House Majority Leader.

Tiberi is Catholic.{{cite web|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/01/05/members-of-congress-religious-affiliations/|title=Members of Congress: Religious Affiliations|date=5 January 2015|accessdate=9 November 2024|work=Pew Research Center}}

Tiberi authored legislation that made it easier for returning military veterans to receive federal jobs and provided for more federal assistance to caregivers of incapacitated adults. Both of the bills were passed in 2006.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

Tiberi voted against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, saying the bill was "loaded with Nancy Pelosi's grab bag of big spending wishes." Following passage of the bill, Tiberi wrote a letter to United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in an effort to bring stimulus money to his district.{{cite news|last=Koff|first=Stephen|title=Ohio congressman blasted stimulus, but now wants a piece of the pie|url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2010/02/ohio_congressman_blasted_stimu.html|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|date=February 9, 2010}}{{cite news|last=McElhatton|first=Jim|title=Stimulus foes see value in seeking cash|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/09/stimulus-foes-see-value-in-seeking-cash/|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=February 9, 2010}}

Tiberi was described as loyal to former House Speaker John Boehner.Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan (December 20, 2012), [http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/john-boehners-plan-b-toughest-hour-85391_Page2.html Boehner's toughest hour] Politico When Boehner resigned his speakership and was replaced by Paul Ryan, Tiberi sought to replace Ryan as the chairperson of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means. The steering committee selected representative Kevin Brady over Tiberi to chair the committee. Ryan controlled five of the votes and reportedly supported Brady's bid.{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/259147-xx-wins-ways-and-means-chairmanship/|title=Brady wins Ways and Means Chairmanship|last1=Wong|first1=Scott|date=2015-11-04|work=The Hill|access-date=2017-05-01|last2=Needham|first2=Vicki}}

Tiberi was considered a potential candidate for the Republican Party's nomination for the Senate in the 2018 election, but he declined to run.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/16/possible-josh-mandel-gop-rival-wont-run-u-s-senate/325090001/|title=Possible GOP rival to Josh Mandel won't run for U.S. Senate|last1=Shesgreen|first1=Deirdre|date=May 16, 2017|work=Cincinnati Enquirer|access-date=2017-05-25|last2=Thompson|first2=Chrissie|language=en}} His large fundraising haul had fueled speculation of his possible entrance into the race.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170501/tiberi-has-cash-but-does-he-have-what-it-takes-to-run-for-senate|title=Tiberi has the cash, but does he have what it takes to run for Senate?|last=Wehrman|first=Jessica|date=May 1, 2017|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-05-25|language=en}}

Tiberi spoke at a Ripon Society forum and addressed the IRS targeting controversy and tax reform. Tiberi said the IRS is one of the worst scandals he has seen in American history, stating that "...it's not like any other. It has Democrats, non-political independents, business owners, other individuals and people who don’t pay attention to government, kind of on their toes, because they know it can happen to them." Tiberi went on to say that the only way out was to show bipartisan partnership among the Administration in order to "...get this scandal off the front page [and] working with Republicans to get comprehensive tax reform done in a way that simplifies our code."{{cite web |url=http://www.riponsociety.org/news_5-21-13.htm |title=This is something that sends chills down regular Americans' spines |date=May 21, 2013 |publisher=The Ripon Society |access-date=June 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130605172019/http%3A//www.riponsociety.org/news_5%2D21%2D13.htm |archive-date=June 5, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}

Tiberi voted against an amendment by Bill Pascrell before the Ways and Means Committee to request President Trump's federal income tax returns. He opposed the amendment as politically motivated and inviting a slippery slope.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/these-23-republicans-passed-on-a-chance-to-get-trumps-tax-returns/516768/|title=These 23 Republicans Passed on a Chance to Get Trump's Tax Returns|last=Friedersdorf|first=Conor|date=February 15, 2017|work=The Atlantic|access-date=May 11, 2017|language=en-US}} He said that Trump said "he will release them, and I encourage him to do so."{{Cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?documentid=395114&sa=u&ved=0ahukewj52mjboujtahuewymkhyn5aqiqfggfmaa&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=afqjcngbraxe_gm0720eiwogot1f78hsqw|title=Tiberi Statement Regarding the President's Tax Returns|last=Hnat|first=Olivia|date=February 15, 2017|website=U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|access-date=May 11, 2017}}

Tiberi said that President Trump's firing of James Comey as the director of the FBI raised "many questions" amidst the FBI's investigation over Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election.{{Cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395168|title=Tiberi Statement on FBI Director James Comey|last=Hnat|first=Olivia|date=May 10, 2017|website=U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|access-date=May 11, 2017}} Tiberi did not support the appointment of a special prosecutor to oversee the investigation. He said that he would support the appointment of a special prosecutor if the relevant congressional subcommittees recommended it.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170511/pat-tiberi-might-back-special-prosecutor-for-trump-russia-probe|title=Pat Tiberi might back special prosecutor for Trump-Russia probe|last=Wehrman|first=Jessica|date=May 11, 2017|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=May 11, 2017|language=en}}

Tiberi called town hall meetings "not productive" and "shouting matches".{{Cite news|url=http://www.10tv.com/article/congressman-tiberi-town-hall-meetings-not-productive|title=Congressman Tiberi: Town hall meetings not productive|last=Landers|first=Kevin|date=February 23, 2017|access-date=February 24, 2017|newspaper=WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio}} He held town hall meetings, including one for Tea Party members of Newark in August 2011{{Citation|last=KRoseVideo|title=TOWNHALL|date=August 11, 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gL0YK2jgRI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5gL0YK2jgRI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=February 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/photos/?DirectoryID=65680|title=Photo Gallery {{!}} U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|website=tiberi.house.gov|access-date=February 26, 2017}} and one on Iran in September 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/1649243658684018|title=Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Pat Tiberi and Ambassador John Bolton|website=Facebook |access-date=February 26, 2017}}

He cosponsored legislation that would require a commission to host town halls regarding reforms to Medicare and Social Security.{{Cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=95213|title=FULFILLING COMMITMENTS TO FUTURE GENERATIONS|date=June 24, 2008|website=U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|access-date=February 26, 2017}}

When asked by the Dispatch editorial board if he would hold "a public, in-person town-hall meeting to answer questions from your constituents", Tiberi reiterated his opposition to town halls.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170321/ohioans-in-congress-answer-your-questions-on-lake-erie-town-halls-getting-along|title=Ohioans in Congress answer your questions on Lake Erie, town halls, getting along|last1=Torry|first1=Jack|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=March 25, 2017|last2=Wehrman|first2=Jessica}}

During the congressional recess of February 2017, Tiberi did not hold a town hall meeting to discuss healthcare reform with his constituents, but met in private with small groups.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-are-running-away-from-their-constituents/2017/02/14/3fc4dd66-f2f0-11e6-a9b0-ecee7ce475fc_story.html|title=Trump's toxicity has Republicans running away from their constituents|last=Milbank|first=Dana|date=February 14, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 15, 2017}} Prior to the recess, a constituent petition for a town hall with Tiberi surpassed 1,500 signatures. Over 200 small group meetings would be necessary to meet the demand of signatories alone.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170202/for-legislators-now-pressures-on-to-meet-constituents|title=For legislators now, pressure's on to meet constituents|last=Wehrman|first=Jessica|date=February 3, 2017 |newspaper=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=February 15, 2017}} Constituents organized their own for February 22, 2017, and invited the congressman. Instead of attending the town hall, Tiberi delivered the keynote speech for a Knox County Republican Party fundraiser.{{Cite news|url=http://mountvernonnews.com/article/2017/02/23/eyster-honored-tiberi-promotes-gop-agenda|title=Eyster honored; Tiberi promotes GOP agenda|last=Martin|first=Chuck|date=February 23, 2017|newspaper=Mount Vernon News|access-date=February 24, 2017}}

Tiberi does not represent Knox County as it is in Ohio's 7th congressional district. He joined many of his Republican congressmen in refusing to schedule town halls over the February 2017 recess.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/17/gop-finds-fix-for-chaotic-town-halls-dont-hold-them/|title=GOP finds fix for chaotic town halls: Don't hold them|last=Weigel|first=David|date=February 17, 2017|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=February 20, 2017}} Tiberi maintained that he was both "the most accessible Congressman [his constituents have] ever had" and "one of the most accessible members of Congress."{{Cite news|url=http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/local/2017/04/13/tiberi-says-hes-most-accessible-congressman/100424994/|title=Tiberi says he's 'most accessible' congressman|last=Martz|first=Linda|date=2017-04-13|work=Mansfield News Journal|access-date=2017-04-17|publisher=USA Today}} Tiberi's claim was questioned when his colleague Representative Joyce Beatty appeared at a town hall the previous night whereas he failed to appear at a citizen-led event.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170222/stivers-tiberi-to-skip-obamacare-supporters-town-hall-meetings|title=Stivers, Tiberi to skip Obamacare supporters' town-hall meetings|last=Wehrman|first=Jessica|date=February 22, 2017|access-date=February 26, 2017|newspaper=The Columbus Dispatch}} Tiberi, following a majority of his Republican colleagues in the House,{{Cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/politico-pulse/2017/05/most-gop-members-not-holding-town-halls-220183|title=Most GOP members not holding town halls|last=Diamon|first=Dan|date=May 8, 2017|website=POLITICO|access-date=May 9, 2017}} did not hold a public meeting with constituents during the May 2017 recess,{{Update inline|date=May 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/political/no-northeast-ohio-representatives-holding-town-halls-after-controversial-healthcare-vote|title=No Northeast Ohio Representatives holding town halls after controversial healthcare vote|last=Waller|first=Derick|date=May 8, 2017|work=newsnet5|access-date=May 9, 2017|language=en-US}} instead he joined Speaker Paul Ryan at a roundtable with businessmen and a Republican fundraiser at the home of Les Wexner.{{Cite news|url=https://www.axios.com/paul-ryans-pivot-to-tax-reform-2397318506.html|title=Paul Ryan's pivot to tax reform|last=Vucci|first=Evan|date=May 7, 2017|work=Axios|access-date=May 8, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/henrygomez/paul-ryan-starts-tax-overhaul-push-with-roundtables-and-a|title=Paul Ryan Starts Tax Overhaul Push With Roundtables — And A Fundraiser|last=Gomez|first=Henry J.|date=May 8, 2017|website=BuzzFeed|access-date=May 8, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170510/ryan-talks-taxes-but-not-comey-firing-in-new-albany-visit|title=Ryan talks taxes, but not Comey firing, in New Albany visit|last=Schladen|first=Marty|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-05-25|language=en}}

One of Tiberi's claims in communications to his constituents about the Affordable Care Act was cited as an example of false claims lawmakers made about the healthcare law. The analysis was conducted by the publications Vox.com, ProPublica, Kaiser Health News, and Stat. Tiberi claimed that "in Ohio, almost one third of counties will have only one insurer participating in the exchange." The analysis concluded that this was true of 23% of counties in Ohio.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2017/3/22/15012970/congress-health-reform-lies|title=9 health reform lies Congress members are telling their constituents|last1=Ornstein|first1=Charles|last2=Belluz|first2=Julia|date=March 22, 2017|website=Vox|access-date=March 24, 2017}}

• Committee on Ways and Means
• Subcommittee on Health (Chairperson)
• Subcommittee on Tax Policy
• Joint Economic Committee (Chairperson)

• Republican Main Street Partnership{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/|publisher=Republican Mains Street Partnership|access-date=4 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826123025/https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/|archive-date=August 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}
• Tuesday Group{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/03/politics/freedom-caucus-tuesday-group-pence-meeting/index.html|title=Meadows 'intrigued' on Obamacare change after Pence meeting|last=Fox|first=Lauren|date=2017-04-04|website=CNN|access-date=2017-04-17}}
• Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|publisher=Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus|access-date=8 June 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142643/http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|url-status=dead}}
• U.S.-Japan Caucus{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://usjapancaucus-castro.house.gov/members| publisher=U.S. - Japan Caucus|access-date=9 January 2019}}

Tiberi was critical of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expressed agreement with House Speaker Paul Ryan's framework to replace it.{{Cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395105|title=From the Desk of Pat Tiberi {{!}} Health Care Update|date=2017-02-10|website=U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|access-date=2017-02-19}} On February 17, 2017, Tiberi told the Ripon Society that his plan to change the ACA was more complex than a single piece of legislation. It involved relying on the regulatory power of Tom Price as HHS Secretary, the budget reconciliation process, and bipartisan legislation. His comments also suggested that he no longer thought a full repeal of the ACA was necessary. He said "it's not just about repealing. Maybe it's about modifying some provisions of the Affordable Care Act."{{Cite web|url=http://www.riponsociety.org/2017/02/premiums-have-skyrocketed-over-100-percent-failure-is-not-an-option/|title=Premiums have skyrocketed over 100 percent … Failure is not an option |website=Ripon Society|date=February 17, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-20}} The conservative Club for Growth ran a television ad criticizing Tiberi for his positions on healthcare. The ad accused Tiberi of blocking President Trump's efforts to repeal the ACA.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170413/conservative-group-airs-ads-against-tiberi-other-gop-lawmakers|title=Conservative group airs ads against Tiberi, other GOP lawmakers|last=Wehrman|first=Jessica|date=2017-04-13|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-04-17|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YKg86xh254 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/6YKg86xh254 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Our Chance Tiberi|date=2017-04-13|website=YouTube|publisher=Club for Growth}}{{cbignore}} Tiberi refused to hold town hall meetings to discuss healthcare policy during the February and Easter 2017 congressional recesses.

Tiberi's proposed replacement of the ACA would have defunded the Medicaid expansion.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170219/capitol-insider-trump-right-about-courts-reversal-rate|title=Capitol Insider: Trump right about court's reversal rate|last=Rowland|first=Darrel|date=2017-02-19|newspaper=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-02-19|language=en}} This position was opposed by his seat's predecessor and Ohio Governor, John Kasich, who called eliminating Medicaid coverage for 700,000 Ohioans "a very, very bad idea, because we cannot turn our back on the most vulnerable."{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/19/politics/john-kasich-obamacare-ohio/index.html|title=Kasich: Repealing Medicaid expansion is 'a very, very bad idea'|last=Bradner|first=Eric|date=2017-02-19|website=CNN|access-date=2017-02-19}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170507/kasich-slams-house-gop-over-health-care-bill|title=Kasich slams House GOP over health-care bill|last=Torry|first=Jack|date=2017-05-07|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-05-07|language=en}} The cuts to Medicaid were estimated to cost Ohio between $16–18 billion and would cut services to children in special education.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170505/obamacare-elimination-could-cost-ohio-16-22-billion|title=Obamacare elimination could cost Ohio $16-$22 billion|last=Candisky|first=Catherine|date=2017-05-05|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-05-05|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170505/medicaid-cuts-bad-news-for-special-education-in-ohio|title=Medicaid cuts bad news for special education in Ohio|last=Candisky|first=Catherine|date=2017-04-05|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-05-07|language=en}}

The ACA prevents health insurance companies from both denying coverage and increasing premiums for individuals on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions. Tiberi co-sponsored legislation with Greg Walden to prevent this practice in the event that the ACA is repealed.{{Cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395116|title=Tiberi Cosponsors Bill to Protect People with Pre-Existing Conditions|date=2017-02-21|website=U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|access-date=2017-02-24}} According to Joseph Antos of the American Enterprise Institute, this policy would be difficult to pair with a repeal of the ACA. This is because without the individual mandate of the ACA, persons with pre-existing conditions would make up a disproportionate amount of the insured pool and drive up insurance premiums.{{Cite news|url=http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/23/gop-promises-pre-existing-protections-but-experts-wary/98253886/|title=GOP promises pre-existing protections, but experts wary|last=Shesgreen|first=Deirdre|date=2017-02-23|newspaper=Chillicothe Gazette|access-date=2017-02-24|language=en}} Additionally, an amendment to the AHCA would allow states to waive the requirement that insurers not charge those with pre-existing conditions higher premiums.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/us/politics/republicans-propose-short-term-funding-plan-to-avert-shutdown.html|title=Health Law Repeal Will Miss Trump's 100-Day Target Date|last1=Kaplan|first1=Thomas|date=2017-04-27|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-05-01|last2=Pear|first2=Robert|issn=0362-4331}}

As part of the repeal, Tiberi considered taxing some health benefits provided by employers.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-16/republicans-considering-cap-on-health-insurance-tax-exclusion-iz8l6hhc|title=GOP May Cap Insurance Tax Break as ACA Repeal Bill Nears|last1=Edney, and|first1=Anna|date=2017-02-16|newspaper=Bloomberg|access-date=2017-02-19|last2=House|first2=Billy|last3=Arit|first3=John}}

The AHCA bill allows states to eliminate essential health benefits. This removes the protections for employer-provided insurance that limited copayment amounts and lifetime limits.{{Cite news|url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2017/03/24/new-changes-to-essential-benefits-in-gop-health-bill-could-jeopardize-protections-against-catastrophic-costs-even-for-people-with-job-based-coverage/|title=New changes to essential benefits in GOP health bill could jeopardize protections against catastrophic costs, even for people with job-based coverage {{!}} Brookings Institution|last=Fiedler|first=Matthew|date=2017-03-24|work=Brookings|access-date=2017-05-02|language=en-US}}

Tiberi supported the AHCA bill that would partially repeal and replace the ACA through the budget reconciliation process.{{Cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395121|title=Ways and Means Republicans Release Legislation to Repeal and Replace Obamacare|last=Hnat|first=Olivia|date=2017-03-06|website=U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|access-date=2017-03-21}} Among other things, it replaces the individual mandate with a surcharge for those who have a lapse in insurance coverage, substitutes means-tested subsidies for insurance premiums with fixed refundable tax credits tied to age, and repeals taxes on those making over $250,000. For an earlier version of the bill, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that these provisions, together with the cuts to Medicaid and the elimination of its expansion, would have led to a loss of insurance for 24 million.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/us/politics/affordable-care-act-health-congressional-budget-office.html|title=Health Bill Would Add 24 Million Uninsured but Save $337 Billion, Report Says|last1=Kaplan|first1=Thomas|date=2017-03-13|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-21|last2=Pear|first2=Robert|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/115th-congress-2017-2018/costestimate/americanhealthcareact.pdf|title=Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: American Health Care Act|date=March 13, 2017|publisher=Congressional Budget Office}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2017/3/6/14829526/american-health-care-act-gop-replacement|title=The American Health Care Act: the Republicans' bill to replace Obamacare, explained|date=2017-03-06|website=Vox|access-date=2017-03-21}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/7/14844362/ahca-ryancare-trumpcare-tax-cut-rich|title=The GOP health bill is a $600 billion tax cut — almost entirely for the wealthy|work=Vox|access-date=2017-03-21}} An analysis of the CBO report by the progressive advocacy group Center for American Progress estimated that 39,500 of those who will lose insurance would come from the congressman's own district.{{Cite news|url=https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/news/2017/03/21/428914/coverage-losses-aca-repeal-bill-congressional-districts-states/|title=Coverage Losses Under the ACA Repeal Bill for Congressional Districts in All States - Center for American Progress|last1=Cutler|first1=David|date=2017-03-21|work=Center for American Progress|access-date=2017-03-24|last2=Gee|first2=Emily|language=en-US}} Tiberi praised the CBO report.{{Cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395127|title=Tiberi Statement on American Health Care Act CBO Score|last=Hnat|first=Olivia|date=2017-03-13|website=U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|access-date=2017-03-21}}

The legislation was privately constructed before it was debated by Ways and Means and the Energy and Commerce committees.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/us/politics/obamacare-aca-repeal-replace.html|title=G.O.P. Accused of Playing 'Hide-and-Seek' With Obamacare Replacement Bill|last=Pear|first=Robert|date=2017-03-02|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-21|issn=0362-4331}} After 18 hours of debate, Tiberi voted the legislation out of the Ways and Means Committee at 4:30 am on March 9, 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/08/politics/house-health-care-markup/index.html|title=GOP healthcare plan clears first hurdle|last1=Lee|first1=MJ|last2=Collinson|first2=Stephen|date=March 9, 2017|website=CNN|access-date=2017-03-21|last3=Murray|first3=Sara}} The initial version of the bill was not brought to the House floor for a vote.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/us/politics/health-care-affordable-care-act.html|title=In Major Defeat for Trump, Push to Repeal Health Law Fails|last1=Pear|first1=Robert|date=2017-03-24|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-25|last2=Haberman|first2=Maggie|issn=0362-4331|last3=Kaplan|first3=Thomas}}

Tiberi voted for an amended version of the bill that passed the House on May 4, 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll256.xml|title=FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 256|date=2017-05-04|website=clerk.house.gov}} The amended version exempts Congress from the elimination of essential health benefit protections for the general public.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/4/26/15434740/congress-obamacare-exemption-health-care|title=An exemption for Congress roils Republicans' latest health care effort|last=Kliff|first=Sarah|date=2017-04-26|work=Vox|access-date=2017-05-05}} The vote occurred less than 24 hours after the final version was publicly available and before the CBO was able to analyze its cost and consequences.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/the-house-repeals-obamacare/525414/|title=The House Votes to Repeal Obamacare|last=Berman|first=Russell|date=2017-05-04|work=The Atlantic|access-date=2017-05-04|language=en-US}} Following the vote, congressional Republicans celebrated the vote with President Trump in the Rose Garden, but Tiberi was not in attendance.{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/331988-ryan-touts-house-passage-of-ahca-at-white-house/|title=Ryan touts passage of ObamaCare repeal at White House|last=Greenwood|first=Max|date=2017-05-04|work=TheHill|access-date=2017-05-05}}{{cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20170523/letter-tiberi-stivers-absent-from-rose-garden|title=Letter: Tiberi, Stivers absent from Rose Garden|last=Tiberi|first=Patrick|newspaper=The Columbus Dispatch|date=2017-05-23|access-date=2017-06-16}} The CBO analysis of the final version Tiberi voted for concluded that the legislation would cause 23 million to be left without health insurance, including one million Ohioans.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170525/1-million-ohioans-to-lose-health-coverage-under-obamacare-replacement|title=1 million Ohioans to lose health coverage under Obamacare replacement|last=Wehrman|first=Jessica|date=May 25, 2017|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-05-25|language=en}}

Tiberi voted to repeal Internet privacy rules established by the FCC.{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll202.xml|title=FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 202|date=2017-03-28|website=U.S. House of Representatives}} The repeal of the rule was done using the Congressional Review Act. The rule would have allowed ISPs to sell customers' private browsing information only if they consented to such use.{{Cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/for-sale-your-private-browsing-history/|title=For sale: Your private browsing history|work=Ars Technica|access-date=2017-04-12|language=en-us}} Tiberi's only public statement on the issue was a tweet to an opinion article on Forbes' website.{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/PatTiberi/status/849366215155789824|title=Rep. Pat Tiberi on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2017-04-12|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2017/03/30/why-congresss-rejection-of-proposed-fcc-data-rules-will-not-affect-your-privacy-in-the-slightest/#40c7f688b14b|title=Why Congress's Rejection Of Proposed FCC Data Rules Will Not Affect Your Privacy In The Slightest|last=Downes|first=Larry|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-04-12}} A YouGov poll showed that 71% of Americans disapproved of the repeal, while 12% supported it.{{Cite web|url=http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/tabs_HP_Online_Privacy_20170330.pdf|title=Online Privacy Poll|website=YouGov}}

Tiberi voted to eliminate rules in the Fair Labor Standards Act that required time-and-a-half compensation for working overtime. The legislation allows employers to instead compensate overtime work with time off.{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1180|title=H.R.1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017|website=congress.gov|access-date=2017-04-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll244.xml|title=Final Vote Results for Roll Call 244|date=2017-04-03|website=house.gov|access-date=2017-04-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/05/02/news/economy/overtime-pay-bill-passes-house/index.html|title=The House just passed a bill that affects overtime pay|last=Horowitz|first=Julia|date=2017-05-02|website=CNNMoney|access-date=2017-05-03}}

Then-chairman of the Select Education Subcommittee, Tiberi wrote the bill that reauthorized the Older Americans Act through fiscal year 2011. This bill provides most of the funding for social services and nutritional programs for the nation's seniors.{{cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=3791|title=Strengthening Retirement Security - U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|access-date=November 17, 2016}} Tiberi received an 86 from the Retire Safe-Positions and a 10 from Alliance for Retired Americans-Lifetime Score.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/8404/pat-tiberi#.UKx0I47EWAG|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|access-date=November 17, 2016}} Tiberi wrote and sponsored the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006. Tiberi supported a full repeal of Obamacare, saying "government has no place in getting between a patient's relationship with their doctor."{{cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=286347|title=TIBERI STATEMENT: ANOTHER STEP IN REPEALING OBAMACARE|date=March 22, 2012|access-date=November 17, 2016}}

Tiberi supported reform to the No Child Left Behind bill. He introduced legislation to improve local flexibility by allowing some school districts to go to the Secretary of Education and present their own plan for the allocation of Title 1 federal funding for approval. This amendment was signed into law in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=1809|title=Sorry - U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|access-date=November 17, 2016}} During the 109th Congress, Tiberi served as the Chair the Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Select Education—a subcommittee with jurisdiction over issues related to international and graduate education programs. The Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)-Positions rated Tiberi at 50%.

During his first congressional campaign, Tiberi made the campaign promise to make government more accountable to citizens. During the 110th Congress he supported proposed reforms to make earmarks, lines inserted into a bill that direct money to a member of Congress, more transparent. Tiberi's goal was to introduce reform to give the president the authority to rid congressional bill of unrelated spending in bills.{{cite web|url=http://tiberi.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=1916|title=Reining in the Federal Government - U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi|access-date=November 17, 2016}} Tiberi also wanted to bring reform through a searchable database that would include an assessment of every piece of federal funding and the Education Oversight Subcommittee that he was appointed Vice-Chairman to in his first year in Congress. Citizens Against Government Waste-Positions gave Tiberi a 78% rating.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/interest-group/13/rating/5940#.UKyCC47EWAE|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|access-date=November 17, 2016}}

Tiberi introduced a bill with Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) that gives a tax credit to law enforcement officers for any income they earn doing substitute teaching. Tiberi and Kind introduced the bill as one way to add security to schools. The bill was introduced in Washington, D.C., on April 12.Jim East, [https://archive.today/20130826191145/http://riponadvance.com/news/tiberi-kind-school-safety-bill-would-incentivize-law-enforcement-to-substitute-teach/ "Tiberi-Kind school safety bill would incentivize law enforcement to substitute teach"], The Ripon Advance, July 30, 2013. (Retrieved August 26, 2013)

In 2014, Tiberi cosponsored legislation called the Save American Workers Act of 2013 that would make a 40 hours, instead of 30, the standard definition of full-time work.Martin, Aaron. [http://riponadvance.com/news/tiberi-outlines-employer-mandates-impact-businesses/6389 "Tiberi outlines employer mandate's impact on businesses,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095623/http://riponadvance.com/news/tiberi-outlines-employer-mandates-impact-businesses/6389 |date=February 2, 2014 }} The Ripon Advance. January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

On April 10, 2014, Tiberi introduced the America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 (H.R. 4457; 113th Congress), a bill that would amend section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, which mostly affects small- to medium-sized businesses, to retroactively and permanently extend from January 1, 2014, increased the cap on the amount of investment that can be immediately deducted from taxable income.{{cite web|title=CBO - H.R. 4457|date=May 2014 |url=http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45326|publisher=Congressional Budget Office|access-date=June 12, 2014}} The bill would return the tax code to its 2013 status and make the change permanent.{{cite web|last1=Pomerleau|first1=Kyle|title=Tiberi Bill on permanent Extension of Small Business Expensing|url=http://taxfoundation.org/blog/tiberi-bill-permanent-extension-small-business-expensing|publisher=Tax Foundation|access-date=June 12, 2014|date=April 22, 2014}}

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Tiberi ran for and won the House seat that was vacated by nine-term incumbent and House Budget Committee chairman John Kasich, who retired to work as a consultant for Lehman Brothers. He won by nine points in a district that had long been considered to be far friendlier to the Democrats than the neighboring 15th, despite Kasich's long tenure. However, Tiberi never faced another contest nearly that close, in part because his district was redrawn after the 2000 census.

{{See also|2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 12}}

Tiberi won reelection after defeating former Democratic Congressman Bob Shamansky.

{{See also|2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 12}}

Tiberi defeated Democrat David Robinson.

{{See also|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 12}}

Tiberi defeated Democratic nominee Franklin County Commissioner Paula Brooks in the general election.

{{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 12}}

Redistricting made the 12th much more secure for Tiberi. For his first six terms, Tiberi represented a fairly compact district centered around eastern Columbus, as well as most of the northern suburbs. However, the new map pushed the district into more Republican areas north and east of the Columbus area. Tiberi defeated Democratic nominee James Reese and Green party nominee Robert Fitrakis in the general election.

{{See also|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 12}}

Tiberi defeated Democratic nominee Ed Albertson and Green party nominee Joe Manchik in the general election.

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*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2000, Charles Ed Jordan received 1,556 votes (0.60%). In 2004, Chuck Spingola received 25 votes. In 2016, John J. Baumeister received 156 votes.

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Tiberi received the title of Knight, which was conferred by the Italian ambassador to the United States Claudio Bisogniero, in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, in May 2013.[https://archive.today/20130826191144/http://riponadvance.com/news/tiberi-pascrell-receive-italian-knight-of-order-title/ "Tiberi, Pascrell receive Italian Knight of Order title"], The Ripon Advance, May 24, 2013. (Retrieved August 26, 2013) The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italian: Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana) was founded as the senior order of knighthood by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi, in 1951.

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