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		<title>Congresswoman Fudge Applauds Reforms to Care for Vets with PTSD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) welcomes the Veterans Administration (VA) plan to improve care for veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The new reforms make it easier for veterans, including those denied benefits in the past, to receive their earned benefits.
&#8220;Nearly one in five veterans suffer from PTSD. Many men [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fudge, Kucinich Request Investigation into Possible Discriminatory Practices at DFAS</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND -U.S. Representatives Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) today called on the Acting Comptroller General of the United States and the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (DOD) to investigate possible violations of fair labor practices and possible discrimination against African American employees at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congresswoman Fudge Highlights Childhood Obesity Amongst Minority Communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) hosted a standing room only briefing to shed light on the issue of childhood obesity in minority and other underserved communities. The briefing, coming on the heels the House and Senate passing her bill to designate September as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, featured a panel of experts who represent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFAS Guidelines Ignore Employees Years of Dedicated Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON D.C.&#8211; 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 request, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Fudge Votes to &#8220;Keep Jobs American,&#8221; Extend Unemployment, and Provide Youth Summer Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) voted for the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R.4213), which passed the US House of Representatives. This wide ranging jobs measure closes tax loopholes for investment bankers and companies outsourcing jobs, without raising the deficit.
“Certain companies have sent jobs overseas from Ohio, and have been rewarded for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Passes Fudge/Granger Resolution to Designate September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS &#8211;Recognizing the serious threat obesity poses to the health of America&#8217;s children, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution designating September 2010 as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Representatives Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) and Kay Granger (TX-12) introduced the measure. The companion resolution, introduced by U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillbrand of New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Fudge Safeguards College Students from Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 02:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) announced the House of Representatives passed the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act. The late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones introduced the same bill in each of the last four sessions of Congress.
The bill directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to colleges, fraternities, and sororities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Receives $19 Million in Grants for Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Fudge Attends Launch of &#8220;Let&#8217;s Move&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://marcialfudge.com/2010/02/rep-fudge-attends-launch-of-lets-move/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.-Representative Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) issued the following statement after attending First Lady Michelle Obama&#8217;s launch of Let’s Move, America’s effort to raise a healthier generation of kids.
&#8220;Since arriving in Congress, I have dedicated myself to helping youth live longer and healthier. Mrs. Obama&#8217;s launch encourages me and all of us who are dedicated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Fudge Comments on the Cancellation of the NASA Glenn Constellation Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC –Representative Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) issued a statement in response to the White House&#8217;s announcement that it plans to cancel NASA&#8217;s Constellation Program, which was created in 2004 to return astronauts to the moon and, eventually, Mars.
“The Administration&#8217;s proposed cancellation of the NASA Constellation program deeply concerns me, as this directly impacts over [...]]]></description>
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