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October 1, 2010

Healthcare.gov has more than 4,400 private plans offered by over 200 insurers, acrossall 50 states and the District of Columbia.


September 20, 2010

In technical terms, the agency will award “a presumption of service connection” for:

Ischemic heart disease

Parkinson’s disease

All chronic B cell leukemias, such as hairy cell leukemia


September 15, 2010

Washington DC – U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s (D-OH) bill, H.R. 2039, the Congressional Made in America Promise Act, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 371-36.


September 13, 2010

“This is great testimony of the excellence of our Library system, which provides so many community services,” said Director Scoles. “The new computer center and mobile unit will reach out to so many people who otherwise could not afford high-speed Internet and computer training. This will improve the lives for residents of Lucas County.”


September 13, 2010

The Toledo Farmers Market, traditionally a summertime venture, will be open this winter after of the construction of new bay enclosures, full-heating units, a new drainage system, streamlined platforms, updated restrooms, and a new office to conduct business.


September 8, 2010

The University of Toledo will study the feasibility of tile drain caps as a way to reduce contamination of waterways by contaminants from biosolids that are applied to farm fields in northwest Ohio.


August 30, 2010

More beneficiaries will receive checks in the coming months as they enter the coverage gap, Congresswoman Kaptur said. Eligible beneficiaries get the checks automatically when they reach the “donut hole,” and need not sign up in order to receive the rebates.


August 26, 2010

TOLEDO -- U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today urged the U.S. Senate to act quickly in the wake of the national egg recall to pass legislation to strengthen food safety laws in America.


August 25, 2010

Congresswoman Kaptur today issued the following statement to mark Women’s Equality Day and to celebrate the 90th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote:

“Ninety years ago today, America finally extended to women the right to vote and took an important step toward achieving its destiny as a nation where equality is embodied in the law.