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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement following his vote against a failed amendment in the FY 2013 Energy and Water Appropriations bill (H.R. 5325) that would have eliminate funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission in 2013:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) released the following statement today regarding the Department of Labor’s unemployment report for May 2012:

WASHINGTON, D.C - Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement following passage by a super-majority of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (NDAA), legislation that authorizes funding for our military:

“Today, I am proud to support a bill that includes a pay increase for our troops, prevents the Obama Administration from drastically increasing military’s healthcare fees, and saves the Mansfield’s Air National Guard 179th Airlift Wing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement marking the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Department of Agriculture:

“Today marks the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing into law an act of Congress establishing the United States Department of Agriculture.  Since May 15, 1862, the USDA’s work on agriculture, economic development, science, natural resource conservation and many other important issues has impacted the lives of generations of Americans.  

NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH – Congressman Bob Gibbs hosted the biggest job fair Tuscarawas County has seen in 8 years.  Working in conjunction with The Employment Source, Goodwill Industries and WJER Radio, the record event drew 1,200 job seekers to meet with close to 60 employers at the Monroe Centre in New Philadelphia. 

NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH - U.S. Congressman Bob Gibbs announced that the original space reserved for the jobs fair in New Philadelphia has been increased to accommodate the participation of more than 55 employers who are actively hiring.  Gibbs is hosting this job fair in conjunction with The Employment Source, Goodwill Industries and WJER Radio. 

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Bob Gibbs is pleased to announce that his office will begin taking submissions for the 2012 Congressional Art Competition.  The winning artwork will be displayed for a year in the U.S. Capitol.

“I am pleased to announce to the high school artists of Ohio’s 18th Congressional District that my office will be taking submissions for the 2012 Congressional Art Competition,” said Congressman Gibbs.  “I look forward to seeing the winner’s artwork represent Ohio and our communities in the U.S. Capitol.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement in response to President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget request:

“I am very disappointed that the President has clearly not learned his lesson that we can’t tax, spend, borrow, and bailout our way to job creation.  But the President merely maintained the status quo of the last four years.  Instead of a plan for removing barriers to private-sector job growth, his proposal repeats many of his previous budget prescriptions and is just more of the same failed ‘stimulus’-style policies.