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It was the trip of a lifetime. Mark Hamilton and his family traveled from Cleveland to Washington, D.C. to tour the White House… It's one of the many items on the 26-year-old's bucket list, thanks to A Special Wish Foundation, who reached out to State Representative Martin J. Sweeney and U.S Representative Marcy Kaptur who helped arrange the VIP White House tour.
Two of Northeast Ohio's U.S. representatives are leading a Congressional delegation that has reached out to President-elect Trump seeking support for research into harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo) and Rep. David Joyce (R-Russell Township) penned a letter signed by 47 members of Congress urging the Trump administration to join them in doing "everything possible to learn more about the problem," Kaptur said.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by two Ohio lawmakers, including Marcy Kaptur, have written to President-elect Donald Trump, asking him to support funding to deal with harmful algal blooms.
There were about 750 people in attendance at the Woodward High School auditorium Wednesday night for the WorkReady Manufacturing informational session…Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur and business leaders spoke to hundreds about their potential to succeed with hard work.
"Uncle Martin," as Donzaleigh Abernathy called the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., pushed her to overcome her fear, just like he did the nation's.
Fear doesn't just hold an individual back from being their true self, it drives people apart. Those that don't know each other fear each other.
These were themes Ms. Abernathy tried to convey to a crowd in Toledo Monday on the holiday to remember the slain civil rights leader.
"Now, more than ever, America, we must sit down at the table together," she said.
The Constitution clearly states: "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
Tom Jackson -- Sandusky Register
WASHINGTON — A decade-long effort to bring a new statue to the U.S. Capitol to represent Ohio ended Wednesday when lawmakers unveiled a statue of Thomas Edison at the U.S. Capitol Building Wednesday.
Top members of Congress, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi vied with Ohio lawmakers to give the best speeches honoring Edison, inventor of the light bulb, the phonograph record and many other staples of modern life.