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June 25, 2024

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) applauded the milestone of 1 Million pensions saved nationwide, including 62,000 pensions saved across the State of Ohio through implementation of the Butch Lewis Act, which became law as part of the American Rescue Plan Act in November 2021. Rep.


June 21, 2024

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a $19,108,645 award to construct close to one mile of the Glass City Riverwalk’s five-mile-long multi-use trail. The grant comes from the US Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Program, which helps communities across the country carry out transportation projects with significant local or regional impact. RAISE Grant funding was expanded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law also known as the


June 20, 2024

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded substantial rebates to two school districts in Northwest Ohio as part of the 2023 Clean School Bus Program.

Issues: Energy

June 14, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, the co-authors of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians (REPO) Act, issued the following statement advocating for the full seizure and transfer to Ukraine


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May 6, 2016
By: Mike Koziatek, Belleville News-Democrat
May 6, 2016
The U.S. Treasury Department announced Friday afternoon that it rejected Central States Pension Fund’s request to cut pension benefits for about 277,000 retired Teamsters across the country.
“Praise God, praise God,” Collinsville retiree Sharon Deutsch said upon hearing confirmation of the plan’s rejection. She said she was shaking in the hours leading up to the announcement.

May 6, 2016
By: Tom Jackson, Sandusky Register
May 6, 2016
Federal officials have rejected planned deep cuts in pensions paid to retired Teamsters members in the Central States Pension Fund, leaving undetermined what will be done to make the fund solvent.
The decision by Kenneth R.

May 5, 2016
By Stephen Koff, Cleveland.com
May 5, 2016
WASHINGTON -- Let's say you're an assistant manager of a fast-food joint. You make a $40,000 yearly salary and put in 45 or 50 hours a week.
Say "thank you, President Obama," because you're probably going to get more take-home pay soon, courtesy of Obama's Department of Labor.

May 4, 2016
Jon Stinchcomb, Port Clinton News Herald
May 4, 2016