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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."
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur said this evening she was pleased that a House-passed measure to avert a government shutdown also includes resources for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to hire more than 200 additional agents to investigate white-collar crime.
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Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur was on hand in Lorain this afternoon to welcome news from Republic Steel that the company will invest $85.2 million and create 449 new jobs at its Lorain, Ohio faciities. The company will soon begin work to install a new electric arc furnace at its Lorain steelworks site.
"Steel is part of Lorain's great heritage—it's in the blood of the workforce.
"The demand for steel products is greatly increasing in the auto and energy sectors," said Congresswoman Kaptur, "and we will help meet that demand right here in Lorain County.
While Memorial Day honors those who have died protecting our country, Veterans Day is a day to show our gratitude to the twenty-two million living men and women who have served our country around the world in the name of liberty and democracy.
Congresswoman Kaptur joined students at Beverly Elementary School and local officials to celebrate formal acquisition of an 11.6-mile corridor along the former CSX railroad line through Toledo.
Congresswoman Kaptur said the project, including almost $6 million in federal highway dollars, will "create jobs and connect our neighborhoods."
She made the announcement in the library of the new Beverly Elementary School in south Toledo.
Job creation is the best solution to America's budget deficit, Congresswoman Kaptur (OH-9) said in a national television interview.
Congresswoman Kaptur also criticized any attempt to make unreasonable cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
Congresswoman Kaptur today praised President Obama for issuing executive orders to address unemployment among America's veterans.
"I agree with the president when he says we can't wait to put America's veterans back to work," said Congresswoman Kaptur, who serves as a member of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today welcomed the announcement that monthly Social Security benefits will increase by 3.6% next year. She also urged a change in the formula to calculate the impact of inflation on America's seniors.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today urged colleagues to reject proposed "free trade" agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, comparing them to the NAFTA deal that killed American jobs. She called for a "new course" on trade that will put American workers first.
"Creating jobs should be our number one priority, not killing jobs," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "These unfair, unbalanced agreements will not have a demonstrable, positive impact on job creation. We have lost six million manufacturing jobs in the past decade. Enough is enough.