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Thefederal award, Kaptur said, will be augmented by a previously-announced $2.78million state loan and $1 million BAX commitment in order to secure 800existing jobs and open the door to new air cargo service and more jobs to thesite.
"Thisaward, which further enhances Toledo'sreputation as a global distribution center, will create good-payingconstruction jobs and retain hundreds of jobs at the BAX facility," saidCongresswoman Kaptur. "Air cargo is acrucial piece of Toledo'smulti-modal transportation advantage."
Thefederal award is the centerpiece of a $7.2 millionfunding package to build a customs facility and truck terminal at the BAX huband relocate the hub's maintenance
The statement:
"Economically, culturally, and politically, Latinos are a vital part of our nation. As the fastest growing ethnic group in our country, the Hispanic community makes America a better and stronger nation. Almost 48 million Hispanic Americans exercise more than $600 billion in purchasing power.
"In our own communities in Northern Ohio, the Hispanic community has made tremendous strides in all walks of life. Truly, Hispanic cultural contributions have enrichened the marvelous tapestry of American social life.
Dignitaries from throughout Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin, observed an honor guard place wreaths at a war monument in Gdansk.
The German battleship Schleswig-Holstein began shelling Polish military positions on the Westerplatte peninsula in Gdansk before dawn on September 1, 1939, marking the beginning of World War II. By the time the war ended in 1945, more than 60 million soldiers and civilians had been killed, but no other nation suffered more than Poland, where one in six persons died.
Kaptur, the senior woman in the U.S. House, of Polish American heritage, had urged the Administration by official lether, to send a high-ranking delegation to attend the historic ceremonies that will commemorate the start of World War II as well as Poland's 10th anniversary of admission to NATO, and the 20th anniversary of Solidarity's victory. The White House announced late in August that an official delegation led by National Security Advisor Gen. Jim Jones, USMC (Ret) will now attend the commemorations. In addition to Jones and Kaptur, the delegation will include U.S. Ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe and Dr.
Senator Kennedy's leadership, compassion, courage, and endless optimism reminded us that to dream is to open the window to opportunity. Creating opportunity for others was his life’s cause. Today, we recommit ourselves to that cause in his memory.
Wojciechowski, who celebrated his 95th birthday this year and lived and raised a family in Toledo, Ohio, now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Wojciechowski, a Polish Cavalry Platoon Commander, experienced the invasion of his homeland by the Nazis and then three weeks later, the Soviet Red Army, on the Eastern front. Polish armed forces fought the two powerful enemies alone, with no initial support from Allied troops. Rep. Kaptur hopes to honor all those soldiers who served and sacrificed in the events that would initiate World War II.
“I am supporting an improved health system that puts you in charge rather than someone else making a decision about your health care and gives you more options—more options for doctors and more options for insurance,” Kaptur responded to one of the participants in the web chat.
“The state systems haven’t worked very well, so we’re trying to provide more options with better managed care where you have a carrier with doctors that that you pick that help you manage your family’s health needs more wisely, rather than just than just sort of a set of transactions that occur between yourself, let’s say, a procedure and the insurance company.
Congresswoman Kaptur was joined on telephone town hall meeting by Dr. Ken Bertka, a family physician, and Wendell Primus, a health care advisor to House Democrats.