Posts Tagged ‘Congress’
House Passes Kaptur Amendment for Solar R&D
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives this morning approved an amendment by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) to increase research and development of solar power by $10 million. The Kaptur Amendment drew bipartisan support and passed by a vote of 212-210. The Kaptur Amendment would transfer funds from administrative expenses [...]
Kaptur Announces Federal Award To TARTA for Solar Power Equipment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following on the heels of last week’s federal award for new vehicles for TARTA, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today announced $1 million in federal funds for solar panels and solar equipment at the transit authority’s main offices on Central Avenue. Kaptur said the $1 million was awarded by the Federal Transit [...]
Brown: Rising Trade Deficit Shows that TAA Extension and Currency Legislation Must be Voted On
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In the wake of a Senate stalemate over linking Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to pending free trade agreements with Korea, Panama, and Colombia, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka held a news conference call today to outline whyCongress should focus on extending TAA, enforcing trade laws, and [...]
Kaptur Announces Interest Rate Cut on Student Loans
TOLEDO – The interest rate on subsidized student loans was cut today to 3.4 percent, according to U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9). The new rate will save thousands of dollars for students throughout Northern Ohio. “Making higher education more affordable must be a top priority,” said Kaptur, who supported the College Cost Reduction and [...]
ODP: on Mandel’s Claim That He’s “Focused On Being Treasurer”
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Ask Josh Mandel about his abuse of taxpayer dollars, failure to file a personal financial disclosure report, or refusal to stand up to GOP efforts to end Medicare as we know it, and he’s likely to repeat his favorite stock response: “I’m focused on being Treasurer.” Really? Josh Mandel’s lack of “focus on [...]
Fairness in HIV Prevention Funding
This afternoon AIDS Resource Center Ohio (ARC Ohio), which serves more than 2/3 of Ohio’s 88 counties, called upon state and local governments to “ensure that HIV prevention efforts for gay and bisexual men receive an equitable share of public resources—a share that corresponds to the continuing impact of HIV on gay and bisexual men.” [...]
ODP: Coughlin’s Medicare Problem
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Kevin Coughlin may be a favorite of TEA-Party groups around Ohio, but he’s going to need far more support than that to combat his highly unpopular position on Medicare. Coughlin, who was recently in Washington, D.C. lining up support for his Senate run hasn’t shied away from endorsing the Republican plan to end Medicare as [...]
CREW on Boehner
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed an ethics complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) against House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) for violating the Antideficiency Act. In violation of a law designed to stop government officials from overspending appropriations, Speaker Boehner directed the House Office [...]
ODP: Josh Mandel Fails To File Personal Financial Disclosure
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Josh Mandel’s ethically-challenged campaign has found itself in trouble yet again, this time for failing to file a Personal Financial Disclosure Report (PFD). One would think that a campaign with a pending FEC investigation for abuse of taxpayer dollars and a history of troubling ethical practices wouldn’t be so [...]
Rebalancing America’s Trade and Globalization Agenda.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In advance of Senate consideration of pending free trade agreement, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Robert P. Casey (D-PA) today outlined their Rebalancing America’s Trade and Globalization Agenda. Brown and Casey discussed the pending U.S. – South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and how it would affect [...]
