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Flanked by a prototype Jeep EV (electric vehicle), Kaptur and LaSorda praised workers at the supplier park for their productivity and underscored the importance of a vibrant manufacturing sector in America centered by a rejuvenated motor vehicle industry.
“We have not witnessed this type of deterioration in the job market in some areas for almost a quarter of a century,” said Congresswoman Kaptur. “People who are out of work can’t wait two months for a new president to take office. We need leadership now to create jobs and deliver emergency food assistance to struggling families.”
The bill provides extended benefits for more than 10 million jobless Americans. Ohio is suffering from an jobless rate of 7.2 percent, with 435,000 Ohioans officially listed as unemployed. The rate in Ohio one year ago was 5.7 percent.
CongresswomanKaptur repeated her support for federal help for the U.S. auto industryfollowing a hearing on Capitol Hill that featured the chief executiveofficers of the Big Three and the president of the United Auto Workers.
“We mustnot allow our local communities to be shut out while big banks—who just happento be getting billions of dollars from the taxpayers—sell these properties inour community,” said Kaptur, a fierce opponent of the Wall Street bailout bill.
CongresswomanMarcy Kaptur delivered news of a $7.7 million federal investment intransportation and jobs in the historic south end of Toledo. The Congresswoman was joined by officials of TARTA and the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority when she announced the federal funding to construct a new facility for the Toledo Area Regional Paratransit Service (TARPS) at a site across fro
