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Congresswoman Kaptur has renewed her call to defend Lake Erie from the Asian carp by separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds.
Her comments came after the Michigan and Ohio natural resources departments jointly announced that water samples taken last year from the Sandusky Bay in Ohio and North Maumee Bay in Michigan had tested positive for Asian carp environmental DNA.
"The best defense against this dangerous invasive species is to restore the natural separation between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. We must protect our precious Lake Erie fishery from this threat," Congresswoman Kaptur said.
Congresswoman Kaptur this afternoon urged House colleagues to oppose provisions in the proposed five-year farm bill that would deny Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) to three million Americans.
“The farm bill takes food off the table of up to three million Americans and asks nothing of millionaires and billionaires. What a shame,” Congresswoman Kaptur said on the floor of the House.
Majority Republicans would “literally take food out of the mouths of children, seniors, the unemployed (and) the disabled,” she said, while allowing Wall Street speculators and bankers to keep all their bonuses.
“Surely this Congress can do better.”
Toledo-based ProMedica Physician Group, Inc. is one of four organizations in Ohio to have been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide better care for Medicare beneficiaries at a lower cost.
ProMedica Physician Group was one of 89 providers in the country that began participation in the new Medicare Shared Savings Program on July 1.
“This innovative cost-saving program is based on coordinated care for our Medicare recipients,” said Congresswoman Kaptur. “Coordinated care can mean better service for Medicare beneficiaries while saving taxpayer dollars.”
“We want to protect the middle class,” she said, noting that President Obama has repeatedly advocated lightening “the burden on the middle class.”
Congresswoman Kaptur said the economy is recovering in Ohio and other states, particularly with the rebound in the auto sector.
She said Democrats have consistently supported extending tax cuts for the middle-income families to help keep the recovery alive. “It’s pretty clear that we want to keep the economy growing,” she said.
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.