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Sponsored by U.S. Rep. William Pascrell (D-New Jersey), the Act would cut taxes for U.S. companies that move jobs and business operations to America from another country and end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.
The Act was sponsored in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) and has the support of President Obama, who has urged Congress to pass it.
“I agree with my colleague, Congressman Pascrell, that we have to strengthen our manufacturing base in America,” Congresswoman Kaptur said.
The Supreme Court decision is right for America. It affirms the right of every American to have access to health insurance that is affordable. It affirms that we are moving toward a system where no one can be left out.
A child with a preexisting condition is afforded equal respect to one who has no such challenge;
Young people up to the age of 28 in Ohio can remain on their parents’ insurance plans, and are not left out as before;
Senior citizens will pay less for prescription drugs, so far saving $164 million in Ohio;
Being a woman will no longer mean you are second class in health services;
“I’m very impressed by the hiring fair,” Kaptur said. “We owe it to our veterans from Northern Ohio to learn about job opportunities in both the public and private sector and also about services such as health care.”
Thousands of veterans poured into Cobo Center in downtown Detroit for three-day event organized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The award, she said, will fund the hiring of as many as 15 officers to increase community policing and prevent crime.
The award to Toledo is one of only 12 in Ohio and part of $111 million nationally to create or preserve local law enforcement jobs.
Of the 57 positions funded in Ohio, Toledo received funding for 15 officers, Akron 12, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department eight, Canton seven, Youngstown seven, and the balance in small towns throughout the state.
The city of Toledo will receive a $200,000 award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to train and hire workers to address environmental challenges in the community, Congresswoman Kaptur said.
“Toledo is one of only 15 grantees in the country to receive an award,” said Congresswoman Kaptur. “It will put people to work and at the same time meet local environmental challenges.”
Kaptur, who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, said USEPA awarded a total of $3 million through the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) program.
Approximately 220,000 Catholic sisters have served in the United States since the country was founded.
“They simply couldn’t walk away from the strength of the unit,” Congresswoman Kaptur said, referring to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), a congressionally-authorized organization that over the past quarter century has recommended the closure of approximately 350 unnecessary bases.
Congresswoman Kaptur welcomed the announcement by Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki that his department would add approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians to meet the increased demand for services.
“The announcement comes at a most opportune time,” said Congresswoman Kaptur, noting that a new VA clinic is scheduled to open this fall on campus of the University of Toledo Medical Center.
At the new clinic, she said, the VA will provide psychological examinations for compensation and pension as well as intensive case management.
“We know the need is out there, and we must be prepared to meet it,” said Congresswoman Kaptur.
At a meeting facilitated by Congresswoman Kaptur, officials at Ohio's seven medical schools discussed biomedical research on Wednesday, June 6 with Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Leaders at the University of Toledo's College of Medicine and Life Sciences organized the Capitol Hill session.
"Research initiatives at our medical schools in Ohio can benefit greatly from greater collaboration with the NIH," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "Our state ranks among the top four in the nation for biotechnology, which holds tremendous promise for job creation."
June 7, 2012
Mr. Speaker:
Yesterday, our nation remembered and commemorated the 68th anniversary of D-Day, the World World Two Allied invasion of Normandy France and the beginning of the liberation of Europe from the forces of tyranny.
Seventy years ago today, I want to commemorate another historic World War II battle—the Battle of Midway, when the United States Navy struck back at Imperial Japan, turning the tide in the Pacific and paving the way to a great American victory at sea.