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Congresswoman Kaptur also said:

• Tax benefits to corporations should be conditioned on keeping jobs in the United States. She pointed to a tax compromise proposal that she made with Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) to extend the tax cuts for small businesses that might be subject to the top two tax brackets if they certify that they are manufacturing in the U.S., hiring only American citizens, and generally buying domestic content goods and materials.

“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.’

“The recession that began in 2007 has hollowed out the jobs base of our regional economy. We need innovative policies to repair our infrastructure, develop clean sources of energy, and capitalize on our strengths in manufacturing, transportation, value-added agriculture, andnatural resources.

“I look forward to representing our members from the nation’s heartland on the Steering and Policy Committee.”

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.

“We want to get to these young people early, before they are trafficked,and rescue them from surviving couch to couch,” said Rev. Anthony, whose organization administers “Second Chance,” which provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic sex trafficking.

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.

• Telephone: Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) for around-the-clock assistance. TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048. Multilingual information and counseling is available.

• Printed material: the 2011 Medicare & You handbook is available by calling Congresswoman Kaptur’s office or by visiting www.medicare.gov.

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.

Click here to read the Congresswoman’s statement.

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).

NETL is a federally-owned and operated laboratory that advances energy options to fuel the American economy, strengthen national security, and improve our environment.Kaptur said the immediate winners will be ratepayers and citizens in four communities—Oberlin, Wellington, Oak Harbor and Elmore—which will partner with Oberlin College to incorporate clean energy into their electric grids and diversify their power bases with alternative energy sources.