DFAS Guidelines Ignore Employees Years of Dedicated Service

WASHINGTON D.C.– Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement after meeting with representatives from the Department of Defense regarding the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) suspension of Cleveland based employees. “DFAS indicated that it intends to proceed with the termination of up to 33 employees in Cleveland and Columbus. However, at my [...]

Ohio Receives $19 Million in Grants for Training

WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) recently applauded the Department of Labor’s release of $225 million in Recovery Act grants to train displaced and underemployed workers for jobs in health care and other high growth fields. Ohio will receive $19 million to provide training in nursing, allied health care, long-term care, health information technology, logistics, [...]

Rep. Fudge Comments on the Cancellation of the NASA Glenn Constellation Program

WASHINGTON, DC –Representative Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) issued a statement in response to the White House’s announcement that it plans to cancel NASA’s Constellation Program, which was created in 2004 to return astronauts to the moon and, eventually, Mars. “The Administration’s proposed cancellation of the NASA Constellation program deeply concerns me, as this directly impacts [...]