Press Releases
December 19, 2007
"Not a moment too soon," Kaptur said, "Congress finally hastaken action on the energy crisis that is squeezing the middle class,threatening our economy, distorting our foreign policy, and leaving usvulnerable to repressive governments that just happen to control vastoil reserves."
Kaptur, a longtime proponent of alternativeenergy, including the solar and hydrogen research center at theUniversity of Toledo, said the passage of the Energy Independence andSecurity Act means Congress is moving in the right direction on energy.
December 12, 2007
Over the life of the project, thecogeneration facility is expected to save rate payers a minimum of almost $15million and potentially as much as $40 million. This is based onprojections that the methane gas from the landfill will be available for atleast 20 years and perhaps as many as 35 years. The biogas-generatedelectricity will replace the conventional electricity at the Bay View plantwhich has cost the city an average of $2 million per year over the last severalyears.
December 10, 2007
"For nearly fourteen years, NAFTAhas reneged on its promises, bringing even more poverty and job loss tocommunities across the continent," Kaptur said. "I join my colleagues from Maine to Californiain demanding a new, equitable model for free trade among free peoples."
Nancy Boyda (D-KS), a leadingcosponsor, added, "NAFTA is dragging down our economy, weakening our borders,and devastating our manufacturers. After fourteen years, it's time to eitherfix NAFTA or get the heck out of it."
December 6, 2007
Kaptursaid, "In passing this bill, the House of Representatives took an importantstep toward moving our nation into the 21st Century. This legislation incorporates many of thealternative energy proposals that we have been debating for years."
December 5, 2007
Marcy Kaptur praised British Petroleum America (BP) for its historic $2.5 billion investmentin the company's Toledorefining plant.
The proposed expansionand modernization of the facility is predicted to bring thousands of jobs to Northwest Ohio.
The announcement, a joint venture between BP and HuskyEnergy, lays out a plan to upgrade the Toledo facility to handle up to 170,000barrels a day by 2015 of Canadian heavy crude oil from Husky's Alberta oilsands fields.
The proposed expansionand modernization of the facility is predicted to bring thousands of jobs to Northwest Ohio.
The announcement, a joint venture between BP and HuskyEnergy, lays out a plan to upgrade the Toledo facility to handle up to 170,000barrels a day by 2015 of Canadian heavy crude oil from Husky's Alberta oilsands fields.
December 5, 2007
The proposed expansionand modernization of the facility is predicted to bring thousands of jobs to Northwest Ohio.
The announcement, a joint venture between BP and HuskyEnergy, lays out a plan to upgrade the Toledo facility to handle up to 170,000barrels a day by 2015 of Canadian heavy crude oil from Husky's Alberta oilsands fields.
November 19, 2007
Congresswoman Kaptur, who has been working with the American Red Cross for several years to establish the regional center in Toledo, noted that she has secured approximately $4.2 million in federal awards over the past several years to help attract health-related jobs to the region.
“We have been focused on showing the Red Cross that Toledo was the right choice for them, especially with the development of the Science and Technology corridor,” Kaptur said.
“We have been focused on showing the Red Cross that Toledo was the right choice for them, especially with the development of the Science and Technology corridor,” Kaptur said.
October 10, 2007
Her challenge to the group, which was assembled by CIFT, was, “I want you to put together a team and work together on a vision that we can carry forward – a research horizon. I will not be satisfied until you come back to me and say “this is where we want to go.”
The meeting was held September 24 at the offices of the American Maritime Officers in Toledo.
September 27, 2007
Lt. Col. Kevin Sonnenberg from the 180th Fighter Wing was killed when his F-16 fighter plane crashed in Iraq in June.
Congresswoman Kaptur secured nearly $7 million from the Department of Defense to construct the new facility which is home to the 180th FW Logistics Readiness Squadron and replaced a nearly 50 year old structure.
"We are so proud of Kevin for his ultimate sacrifice and of each of the members of this unit -- so proud of the sacrifice they make everyday," said Congresswoman Kaptur.
Congresswoman Kaptur secured nearly $7 million from the Department of Defense to construct the new facility which is home to the 180th FW Logistics Readiness Squadron and replaced a nearly 50 year old structure.
"We are so proud of Kevin for his ultimate sacrifice and of each of the members of this unit -- so proud of the sacrifice they make everyday," said Congresswoman Kaptur.
September 21, 2007
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