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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. They are receiving these benefits because of the health care law Congress passed to strengthen Medicare, lower costs for seniors, and give seniors more control over their medical care.

“Congressional Republicans have voted to repeal this law and undercut Medicare by making it a voucher system,” Kaptur said. “We should focus on closing the donut hole once and for all and making Medicare stronger.”

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.

“Families in America deserve to know the food on their table is safe, and Congress should give federal regulators the tools they need to do the job,” Kaptur said at a news conference outside a family-owned market in south Toledo.

Kaptur said the House passed the Food Safety Enhancement Act last year, but the Senate has yet to act. She said the national recall of more than half a billion eggs due to an outbreak of salmonella enteritidis illustrates the need for swift government action and stronger enforcement.

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.

“The road was difficult. Courageous women who became known as suffragettes had to march, struggle and sacrifice in order to bring the dream of equality closer to reality.

Companies have long been innovating their products in America and manufacturing them in other countries.

“Our trade deficit with other nations has hindered our economic growth and has put us on a path of selling the assets of our nation and leavingus vulnerable to a new form of tyranny. It’s time to stop letting big corporations use these tax loopholes to take advantage of American workers,” said Kaptur.

In addition, this legislation will reduce our national deficit by $1.4 billion over 10 years, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.

“The reform proposal makes Medicare stronger, makes Medicare more solvent, and makes Medicare an even better program for America’s seniorsthan before.

“Social Security and Medicare are two of the most important programs in American history. For the past 45 years, Medicare has given seniors in America health care security that was previously lacking.

For 75 years, Social Security has provided income security so that seniors could lead independent lives and receive the benefits they have earned through years of hard work. We must protect them.”

Kaptur drove a Cruze prototype into the Powertrain plant and celebrated with workers and plant officials.

“This is not only a ‘Made in America’ car, but mostly a ‘Made in Ohio’ car,” said Kaptur. “The engine blocks are built in Defiance, the stamping done mainly in Parma, the assembly done in three shifts in Lordstown, and the six-speed transmission made right here in Toledo, Ohio by the best workers in the world!”

The Cruze has been called “the most important car in (GM’s) global turnaround plan” by the Detroit Free Press.