Press Releases
"The Toledo refinery has been selected to process this massive new source of petroleum into gasoline and other fuels. This will lock in our region’s position as a key player in the transportation fuels industry in North America."
Congresswoman Kaptur also said:
“The recovery must reach deeper to lift workers and families that have been impacted by the current recession. We must reverse the trend towardoutsourcing of good jobs. The winning strategy is to ‘Invent in America’ and ‘Make and Grow It in America Again.’
Congresswoman Kaptur said many of the young people who are processed in the juvenile justice system suffer from mental illness. “We simply haveto do a better job in this community of dealing with juvenile mental illness,” she said.
Among the resources available to explore these options:
• Internet: The web site, www.medicare.gov, which offers a personalized comparison of costs and coverage of the plans available in their area through the Medicare Plan Finder and Medicare Options Compare tools.
Congresswoman Kaptur made a statement at the first hearing held by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) in Sandusky on the electric rate hikes experienced by her constituents, many of whom are retired and living on a fixed income.
Congresswoman Kaptur said Oberlin College will conduct a comprehensive, district-wide assessment of energy infrastructure and alternative energytransmission under the guidance of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack said production losses in 41 Ohio counties warranted the disaster declaration due to the combined effects of varying periods of excess rain and drought, tornadoes and high winds, flooding, flash flooding, hail and freeze and frost during the period of April 1-August 3. An additional 38 Ohio counties were named contiguous disaster counties.