Ohio Receives $19 Million in Grants for Taining
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, bioscience, and advanced manufacturing.
Rep. Fudge commented, “This important Recovery Act investment will help Ohioans get the training necessary to work in high growth fields, such as our world-class health care industry. These types of investments in our workers are exactly what is needed to get our neighbors into long-term, meaningful jobs.”
Rep. Fudge co-sponsored the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. She also sponsors the Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009, which will expand funding opportunities for free clinics to upgrade to electronic record keeping.
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 over 250 employees at the Glenn Research Center.
Nonetheless, I am confident that, with assistance from the Administration, these valuable researchers will transfer their skills to a new scientific endeavor. The transition of these valuable employees from the Constellation program to a new assignment must be a priority.
Overall, I am optimistic about NASA’s new direction and know the Glenn Center will restructure appropriately to accommodate these changes.”
