Congresswoman Kaptur expressed pleasure that President Bush has signed into law the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008.

Congresswoman Kaptur repeated her support for federal help for the U.S. auto industry following a hearing on Capitol Hill that featured the chief executive officers of the Big Three and the president of the United Auto Workers.

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur delivered news of a $7.7 million federal investment in transportation and jobs in the historic south end of Toledo. The Congresswoman was joined by officials of TARTA and the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority when she announced the federal funding to construct a new facility for the Toledo Area Regional Paratransit Service (TARPS) at a site across from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza, Toledo’s train station.  Kaptur secured $7.7 million in federal awards for the new TARPS center, including $6.27 million in the federal transportation bill.