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"Although the deficit in October was the lowest since August of last year,we're still on pace for a record deficit in 2006," Kaptur said. "The BushAdministration's trade policy is to drive down the value of the U.S. dollar.That puts us even more at the mercy of foreign investors who finance our debt,and our position becomes more precarious with each passing month. We continueto export our jobs and wealth instead of goods."
The Iraq Study Group has provided a readable, working document that affirmsthe situation in Iraq is "grave and deteriorating," and that"time is running out" for a U.S. success strategy. Indeed, the reportattests that 79 percent of the Iraqi people do not believe the U.S. presencethere is constructive.
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"This report should shock our government into action,"Kaptur said. "China'sfailure to act as a responsible member of the international community is a realthreat to American jobs and also to our national security."
Congresswoman Kaptur, a member of the House Appropriations defensesubcommittee, spoke at a recent conference on bio-based products at thePentagon.
Also attending were Secretary Gordon England of the United States Air Force,Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns, U.S. Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) andU.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa).
The Pentagon-sponsored conference supports the Defense Department's "greenprocurement" program and Section 9002 of the farm bill, which directsfederal agencies to establish procurement preference programs for biobasedproducts.
"The Tricare web site is now part of Tricare.mil," saidCongresswoman Kaptur, who serves on the House Appropriations defensesubcommittee.
"The newly designed site is a one-stop shop," said CongresswomanKaptur.
TRICARE is the health care plan for the uniformed services, retirees andtheir families, serving a beneficiary population of more than 9.2 millionpeople.
Starting Friday, November 10, a Tricare beneficiary will be able to look upbenefit information, make an appointment or track a claim--all at one site.
Tricare.mil comprises five main content areas:
The study will focuson recurring low-oxygen episodes, known as hypoxia, in the lake. After aperiod of decline in hypoxic events during the 1980s and early 1990s, theepisodes have once against become a critical issue because they can kill fishand create algal blooms, particularly in the warm and shallow Western Basin.
"This university is going to help lead America into a new day of energyindependence," Congresswoman Kaptur said to audience of approximately 40people during a ceremony in McMaster Hall on the UT campus. "In fact, thisuniversity is going to be a world leader.
"The Department of Defense joins as a new partner because it alsounderstands that Americahas to change. The Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines know they can't depend onimported oil. They know we have to find new ways of powering the future."
The cost-of-living (COLA) increase in 2006 was 4.1%. The COLA adjustmentsare based on the Consumer Price Index.
The COLA increase will be reflected in Social Security checks starting inJanuary 2007, while the increase for Supplemental Security Income beneficiarieswill begin on December 30.
The maximum Social Security benefit for a worker retiring at full retirementage in 2006 is $2,053 per month. That amount will increase to $2,116. Fullretirement age in 2007 will be 65 years and 10 months.
Congresswoman Kaptur, a leading critic of "free trade"policies, responded to this morning's Commerce Department report that the U.S.trade deficit in August hit another record for a single month--$69.9billion. That figure exceeded the previous record of $68.0 billion, setthe month before. The August deficit far exceeded analysts' expectationsof $66.4 billion.
Congresswoman Kaptur voted in favor of the bipartisan Great Lakes Fish andWildlife Restoration Act (S. 2430), which was sponsored by U.S. Sen. MikeDeWine (R-OH) and U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI). The bill passed the House by avoice vote. It was amended in the House, however, and must now go back tothe Senate for approval.