Congressman Johnson impressed with children’s hospital

BOARDMAN — U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson said he was impressed with the work being done at Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley-Beeghly Campus after a visit today.

Johnson of Poland, R-6th, spent about 90 minutes touring the facility.

“Children are very special to me,” he said during the visit. “It’s not a matter of having these services, but how do we pay for them? America’s broke. We’ve got to find creative solutions.”

After the tour, Johnson spoke with reporters on a variety of issues.

Johnson called for a national energy policy saying the Obama administration is stopping the nation from tapping into its energy resources and becoming “energy self-sufficient.”

“We’ve got a big problem in this country,” he said. “We see gas prices go through the ceiling. They’re now, in many places, over $4 a gallon. Americans have been struggling, particularly here in the 6th District, where we have unemployment already over 10 percent.”

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