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August 13, 2012

Congresswoman Kaptur said the Lorain County Regional Airport has received an award of $246,465 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rehabilitate the existing taxiway pavement that has reached the end of its useful life.


August 7, 2012

Average basic premiums for Medicare prescription drug plans are expected to remain constant next year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The average 2013 monthly premium is expected to be $30.


August 6, 2012

The Affordable Care Act is "a home run" for seniors, Congresswoman Kaptur said during a telephone town hall meeting on Medicare and Social Security.


July 18, 2012

Congresswoman Kaptur issued the following statement about the bus explosion, an apparent terrorist attack, that claimed the lives of at least six Israeli tourists in Bulgaria:

The horrific terrorist attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria must be condemned in the strongest terms and those responsible for this atrocity must be brought to justice.


July 17, 2012
The action by Senate Republicans to block consideration of the DISCLOSE Act marked a setback for accountability, Congresswoman Kaptur said.

The DISCLOSE Act would require the organizations that are flooding the airwaves with political commercials to reveal their funding sources.

“Senate Republicans voted for secrecy over transparency,” said Congresswoman Kaptur.

July 16, 2012

Congresswoman Kaptur has renewed her call to defend Lake Erie from the Asian carp by separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds.


July 11, 2012

Congresswoman Kaptur this afternoon urged House colleagues to oppose provisions in the proposed five-year farm bill that would deny Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) to three million Americans.


July 10, 2012

Toledo-based ProMedica Physician Group, Inc. is one of four organizations in Ohio to have been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide better care for Medicare beneficiaries at a lower cost.

ProMedica Physician Group was one of 89 providers in the country that began participation in the new Medicare Shared Savings Program on July 1.


July 9, 2012
Congress should extend tax cuts for middle class Americans to keep the economy growing, Congresswoman Kaptur said on CNN’s “Starting Point” (July 9).

“We want to protect the middle class,” she said, noting that President Obama has repeatedly advocated lightening “the burden on the middle class.”

July 3, 2012
Members of the United Steelworkers of America presented Congresswoman Kaptur with a certificate of appreciation for co-sponsoring the Bring Home Jobs Act (H.R. 5542).