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Toledo, OH — This week, the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the House Belarus Caucus, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09), Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) introduced legislation to formalize an annual US-Belarus Strategic Dialogue to continue US engagement with the Belarusian democratic opposition, strengthen Belarusian civil society, and ensure accountability for the regime of Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
Toledo, OH — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development,
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the full committee’s markup of its fiscal year 2026 bill:
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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