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Opinion: Unleash The Next Generation Of Homeowners: Renegotiate Student Loan Debt
January 5, 2016
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By: RealEstateRama
January 5, 2016
Drive through the neighborhoods of Ohio. You will observe thousands of vacant homes devoid of a generation of aspiring young homeowners.
The opportunity for this generation to buy a first home has been thwarted by sluggish income growth in the job market often made worse by the overcharge of student loan debt.
Kaptur Says Let Student Debt Pay for First-Time Home
January 5, 2016
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By: Tom Troy, Toledo Blade
January 5, 2016
In an op-ed in The Hill newspaper today, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) has tied the burden of student debt to the sluggish recovery of the housing market from the collapse of 2008.
"Drive through the neighborhoods of Ohio.
Unleashing the Next Generation of Homeowners
January 4, 2016
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By: Rep. Marcy Kaptur
January 4, 2016
Drive through the neighborhoods of Ohio. You will observe thousands of vacant homes devoid of a generation of aspiring young homeowners.
The opportunity for this generation to buy a first home has been thwarted by sluggish income growth in the job market often made worse by the overcharge of student loan debt.
Congressional Art Competition
June 14, 2011
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Each year my office participates in the Congressional Art Competition. This event showcases high school artistic talent from the Ninth Congressional District. The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT) continues its commitment as the long-term host agency for the competition.

 

If you have any questions about the annual Congressional Art Competition, please feel free to contact Samantha Rocco at 1-800-964-4699.

Josh Trout, an 11th-grader at Perkins High School in Sandusky, Ohio is the winner of the 2016 Congressional Arts Caucus contest.

A Memorial Day Message from Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki
May 27, 2011
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Today, we pay homage to those who placed themselves on the Altar of Freedom for love of country. Memorial Day is a time for remembrance, reflection, and respect-for honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the Nation.