[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        DOMESTIC ENERGY INDEPENDENCE BEGINS IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to applaud a convening that took 
place yesterday at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library in 
northwestern Ohio.
  We gathered community leaders from across our region with 
representatives from the Departments of Energy and Treasury, local 
organizations, businesses, and municipalities and focused on ways our 
enterprising region can think big.
  The Inflation Reduction Act, which passed Congress in 2022, is paying 
huge dividends. IRA tax incentives and related infrastructure support, 
especially the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, are helping to achieve 
private and public sector cooperation and investment to fix our roads, 
produce more affordable energy, and improve old water and wastewater 
systems across our vast region.
  Domestic energy independence begins right here in northwestern Ohio. 
When we think big, together we can transform our local economy, attract 
major investments from industry and agriculture, and create good-
paying, union jobs.
  I thank all those who visited our region. We are prepared for a 
modernized future. We want to use all the tools this Congress passed to 
help to make America sustainable. We begin that right in northwestern 
Ohio. Congratulations and onward to all.

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