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Joining Geithner at today's hearing were the other two members of the so-called "troika" of economic policymakers: Councilof Economic Advisers chair Christina Romerand Officeof Management & Budget director Peter Orszag
Congresswoman Kaptur released the following statement today following the Democratic Caucus' decision to further limit earmarks in the Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations process:
"Chairman Obey deserves credit for taking unprecedented steps to reform earmark procedures and eliminating the potential for abuse.
The measure passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 4.
“The Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act will save money for our seniors and more than 150 billion taxpayer dollars over the next decade,” said Congresswoman Kaptur. “The only parties who benefit from the current arrangement are the drug companies.”
Kaptur, who co-chairs the House Jobs Now! Caucus, said credit unions can help fill the gap left by the mega-banks, “which even now seem to be more interested in gambling on high-risk instruments such as derivatives than providing credit to worthy customers.”
She noted that 30 credit unions are headquartered in the Ninth Congressional District.
“And reply to the Census form when it arrives in the mail next month.
Below are some of the photos from the event. More photos to come in the near future.
Appearing on the On Point program hosted by Tom Ashbrook, Congresswoman Kaptur noted that one county in the Ninth Congressional District, Ottawa County, is suffering from 17 percent unemployment.
“So direct efforts to help people are a very high priority with me,” she said.