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Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) denounced the Trump Administration Commerce Department’s abrupt decision to freeze all federal support and funding, effective immediately for Ohio’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program — a bipartisan, Congressionally-appropriated initiative that has served thousands of Ohio manufacturers for decades.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) received confirmation from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that funding for Toledo Public Schools Head Start Program has been certified and will resume immediately. Congresswoman Kaptur, Senator Husted, and Senator Moreno made multiple daily inquires to HHS to ensure funding would meet the December 1st deadline. Toledo Public Schools receives $10 Million every six months for this critical early education program.
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Ohio Congressional members say pick Ravenna for future missile defense system
By Paula Schleis
Beacon Journal staff writer
In a rare show of bipartisan support, 17 Congress members from Ohio are urging that Ravenna become the site of a new military missile defense system.
In a letter to Vice Admiral James D. Syring, director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the signers state: “Ohioans stand ready to support the defense of our nation and look forward to this potential opportunity to strengthen the regional economy.”
Speaking of the Fed conference, three Democratic lawmakers on Thursday wrote to Fed Chair Janet Yellen, thanking her for the central bank’s focus on inequality and the impact of the economic recovery on neglected communities. “We are concerned, however, that some of your work may be undercut by the failure of all Federal Reserve entities to follow your lead,” they wrote, expressing worries that workers of color might have a harder time being heard at the Jackson Hole conference.
Washington, DC, August 19, 2016: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) announced that the University of Toledo (UT) has secured a total of $375,000 in federal research funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support five research projects, namely in the fields of cybersecurity, advanced materials manufacturing, smart grid technology and three-dimensional cell culture.
By Michele Murphy
Nearly 200 guests, including veterans, their spouses, public officials, media and interested community members, poured into the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Lorain Community-based Outpatient Clinic in Sheffield Village during an open house last week.
Veterans, workers, officials flock to downtown for event