Press Releases
December 2, 2009
“Building a fully operational solar installation, such as the solar plant at the 180th Air National Guard base, illustrates our region’s commitment to alternative energy as a source of jobs in the future,” Congresswoman Kaptur said. “Developing a local, domestic source for inverters demonstrates that we’re serious about being a leader in green jobs.”
November 20, 2009
At a time when many communities are facing cuts to basic services due to budget pressure, the Act allows local fire departments to provide training, purchase equipment and vehicles, and hire personnel.
November 19, 2009
“The purpose of the Jobs Now! Caucus is to take a stand for putting our families, our communities and our nation back to work,” Congresswoman Kaptur said.
November 18, 2009
"Back when America had a positive trade balance, people could find jobs,” Kaptur said. “When we started experiencing massive trade deficits, America’s economy started to deteriorate. Good jobs were lost, our economy began to sputter, and our middle class started to shrink as real wages declined despite rising worker productivity.”
November 13, 2009
The new legislation, which President Obama has signed into law, extends and expands the provisions of the popular homebuyer tax credit program that was implemented earlier this year as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the economic stimulus bill).
November 9, 2009
November 3, 2009
The bill is known as the Financial Crisis of 2008 Criminal Investigation and Prosecution Act.
“Due to crippling personnel limitations, the FBI has been unable to assign sufficient agents to investigate the current global financial crisis, despite having identified the ‘epidemic’ of fraud in the mortgage markets as early as September 2004,” Kaptur said.
October 22, 2009
Congresswoman Kaptur authored the bill to create the National World War II Memorial in 1987.
October 22, 2009
“This legislation plays to one of our economic strengths as a region,” said Congresswoman Kaptur, who backed the bill after her amendment to the underlying bill was accepted on the House floor. "We are one of three leading solar centers in the hemisphere. Solar power is so much a part of our economic future.
October 21, 2009
Kaptur, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, saidbankers, instead of awarding performances, "should try to make up to thecountry for some of the damage they have caused. It's getting worse all acrossthe country: more unemployment, more foreclosures, more bank closures."