Representative Kaptur pointed to rising joblessness and home foreclosures in northern
Ohio to illustrate why President Bush should drop his opposition to House-passed economic recovery legislation.
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.
Representative Kaptur described
as “premature” an auction of approximately 34 foreclosed properties in LucasCounty
and urged a delay until federal foreclosure prevention and mitigation money
is distributed to local communities in coming weeks.