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SANDUSKY -- Congresswoman Kaptur said current tests underway here illustrate the value of NASA's Plum Brook station to America's space program.
Congresswoman Kaptur viewed the fairing testing that is currently underway in Sandusky on the new Falcon Heavy, the most powerful rocket in the world.
Large Crowd at Put-in-Bay Ceremony Celebrates
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Says Ranking Member on Energy and Water Subcommitte
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), ranking member on the Energy and Water subcommittee of House Appropriations, said today the Obama Administration budget reflects a renewed focus on addressing phosphorus and nitrogen pollution in America's waters.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget identifies nutrition pollution as "one of the nation's most widespread and challenging environmental problems."
"It is the correct decision, considering the implications of the closures," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "It gives proponents additional time to make the case for the ‘contract' towers."
TOLEDO – U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) announced today that the Sheffield Lake Fire Department has received an award of $203,256 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.The federal funds will be used to purchase a new ambulance and cot loading system as well as a new cot, according to Chief Timothy Card.
"Our first responders protect our families and property on a daily basis," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "They deserve all the help and support we can give them.
LAKEWOOD, OH - - Congresswoman Kaptur announced today that the City of Lakewood, Division of Fire has been awarded the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program Award for fiscal year 2012 for the amount of $139,000.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) has asked the Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) to reconsider the proposed closing of the air traffic control tower at Cuyahoga County Airport in Richmond Heights.
"Closing the tower would threaten current and future job s and impact the quality of the transportation infrastructure in Northeast Ohio," Kaptur said in a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. "In the modern world, a community's airport serves as its front door."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maya Wymer, a senior at Bowsher High School in Toledo, has won the 30th Annual Congressional Arts Competition in Ohio's Ninth Congressional District. The competition was open to high school students throughout the district.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur presented Ms. Wymer with her award during a ceremony honoring all participants. Runnersup in the competition were Masie Kuh (Bay High School in Bay Village) and Moniecia Caban (Toledo School for the Arts).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The looming sequester threatens the economic recovery and Ohio's most vulnerable citizens. Appearing on MSNBC, Congresswoman Kaptur expressed hope that Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich would help convince Speaker John Boehner to negotiate a balanced agreement and avert the damage of the sequester.
Congresswoman Kaptur explained that sequestration directly threatens an important research mission at NASA Glenn Research Center in Brook Park. She said the cryogenic propellant program, one of Glenn's two major missions, is vulnerable to the impact of the sequester.