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June 12, 2007
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"The U.S. Department of Agriculture is the federal agency charged with
responding to problems created by invasive species, such as the Emerald Ash
Borer, and has not followed Congressional directives," said Kaptur. "I
hope the Bush Administration's approach to this crisis will not be the same as
to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf: denial of what really is needed to get the job
June 12, 2007
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"To ignore the public outcry over this ill conceived plan is absolutely
irresponsible," said Kaptur. "The American people elected us to do
something when an issue like this comes up."
Last afternoon, Republicans voted to block consideration of a bill that would have immediately stopped the Bush-Dubai ports deal. Democrats are
June 12, 2007
Press Release
TOLEDO,
OHIO
-- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) reminded working families today at the Margaret
Hunt
Community Center
that they may be eligible for a credit "refund" on their taxes through the
Earned Income Tax Credit. Kaptur pointed out where local Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance (VITA) sites are available to provide free tax
June 12, 2007
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TOLEDO,
OHIO -
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), a strong opponent of the outsourcing of U.S. port operations to
foreign owned firms, today called for investigations by both the House
Government Reform Committee and the Treasury Inspector General into the Bush
Administration's approval of the management of U.S.
June 12, 2007
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Toledo,
Ohio
- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today announced that she has successfully
garnered federal support totaling $7.5 million dollars to return shipbuilding
and repair jobs to the Toledo Shipyard. Kaptur made the announcement as
the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority reached agreement for a new, locally
June 12, 2007
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Toledo,
Ohio --
Calling it "a Real Valentine" for area youth and families,
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) announced $200,000 in federal support today
to the Connecting Point, an intervention and treatment facility in Toledo.
The award contributed to the facility's plans to expand and renovate its Cherry
Street campus
June 12, 2007
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"The United States
becomes more and more beholden to foreign interests that are financing these
deficits," continued Kaptur. "We are not only shipping jobs overseas, we
are shipping billions of dollars in interest payments on U.S. debt now held by
foreign interests. Is it is no surprise that retailing of foreign goods
is now America's
biggest business."
June 12, 2007
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"America
prospers when all of her people prosper, and America
thrives when the President offers real leadership for the most difficult
challenges we face. With that as our measure President Bush's remarks
tonight fell far from the mark. We need an America
that is job rich, debt free, energy independent, and has its trade accounts on
June 12, 2007
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TOLEDO, OHIO -
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) released the following statement in
response to data released today showing that the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) turned away nearly 10,000 (see page 2) Ohio veterans who applied
for VA health care in FY 2005 due to the Administration's enrollment ban.
June 12, 2007
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Whitehouse, Ohio -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) visited Bittersweet Farms today, a treatment facility for individuals with autism, to announce a $1.3 housing award for the construction of 12 new residential units on the organization's property in Whitehouse, Ohio.