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Ohio Rep Pushes for Creation of a Modern-Day Civilian Conservation Corps
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, welcoming the latest report showing 200,000 new jobs last month, this morning urged Congress and the Obama Administration to redouble efforts to address the jobs crisis in hard-hit areas such as Ohio.
Organizations throughout the Ninth Congressional District will receive more than $6 million in federal assistance to help the homeless, including $4.1 million in Toledo and Lucas County, according to U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9).
Kaptur announced a series of awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Continuum of Care initiative to combat homelessness.
Here we go again. Another phony crisis, courtesy of the extremists in the House Republican Caucus.
The House of Representatives approved the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 by a vote of 296-121 to avoid a government shutdown.
This compromise measure will keep the government operating and also make investments to sustain the economic recovery and spur job growth.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur organized a meeting today with Cleveland's Western Reserve Land Conservancy and officials from the U.S.
Congresswoman Kaptur's statement as prepared for delivery at the China Commission hearing on December 13, 2011:
In a marathon House hearing that lasted over eight hours, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur listened as former CEO of Goldman Sachs and MF Global Jon Corzine testified before the House Agriculture Committee on December 8, 2011.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur met with George H. Lambert, Jr., the new president and CEO of the Lorain County Urban League, Inc.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, who has urged hiring additional FBI agents to focus on white collar crime, applauded Judge Rakoff's ruling.
"Judge Rakoff is correct to focus on the public interest and the need for more transparency. Perhaps this ruling will help convince Congress that it's still important that we get to the bottom of the financial scandal."