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    Ohio's 13th Congressional District truly is a great place to live, raise a family and do business. Congresswoman Sutton has lived most of her life in and around the communities that make up much of the district, and she is proud to represent the people and places she knows and loves so much.

    Originally nicknamed the “Turnpike District”, the 13th Congressional District’s unique shape traces across the shoreline of Lake Erie in Lorain County, captures the “Emerald Necklace” of the Cleveland MetroParks and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and extends south to include the Portage Lakes State Park in Summit County. The 13th Congressional District is also home to institutions of higher learning such as Lorain County Community College and The University of Akron.

    The 13th Congressional District stretches across four of Northeast Ohio’s most populous counties, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Medina, and Summit, and it includes all or some of over thirty communities.


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Rep. Betty Sutton Announces That 1,100 People Will Return to Work at GM Plant in Lordstown, Ohio

Aug 19, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Today, Ken W. Cole, the Vice President for Global Public Policy and Government Relations for General Motors Corporation, sent a letter to Congresswoman Betty Sutton to inform her that production at U.S. GM plants will increase and that specifically, 1,100 people will return to work in Lordstown, Ohio. The letter further mentioned that "In July and August, the popular "Cash for Clunkers" program generated substantial demand for a broad range of fuel-efficient vehicles within GM -- including the Chevy Cobalt, HHR, Malibu, Equinox and Colorado.  This latest round of production increases will go a long way in rebuilding dealer inventories to help us meet strong consumer demand." 

"GM's announcement that it is returning 1,100 people to work in northeast Ohio is great and welcome news," said Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH). "I am pleased that the demand created by the Cash for Clunkers program is helping to put people back to work, which was one of the primary goals of the legislation."

The CARS program was created by the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009, sponsored by Rep. Sutton.  Rep. Sutton introduced the CARS Act in March and worked with the Administration, House and Senate leadership, and her colleagues in the House and Senate to pass the legislation on the House floor in June with a bipartisan vote of 298-119.  The program was included into the Supplemental Appropriations Act and signed by President Obama on June 24, 2009. The program was launched on July 27 and gives consumers vouchers up to $4,500 to purchase newer, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Within four days, Rep. Sutton received news from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that funds were running out due to tremendous support for the program.

As a result, Rep. Sutton worked tirelessly and closely with the Administration, House leadership and her colleagues to ensure that the program received additional funding in the House.  By a margin of 316-109, the House overwhelmingly approved the additional $2 billion on Friday, July 31 (H.R. 3435).  The U.S. Senate voted to infuse an additional $2 billion in funding for Rep. Sutton's CARS Act by a margin of 60-37 on Aug. 6. President Obama swiftly signed the bill to provide $2 billion in additional funding to continue the wildly successful program.

For more information, please visit www.sutton.house.gov ot www.cars.gov. 

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