Kaptur leads Ohio’s congressmen in earmarks, faces controversy
By TOM TROY BLADE POLITICS WRITER With her seniority rising, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) has become the leading collector of congressional “earmarks†in Ohio — $71.3 million in the 2010 federal budget — and it’s making her a target for her 2010 election opponent. Miss Kaptur ranked 24th in the Congress and first in Ohio in getting pet projects — some would say “pork†— inserted in the …
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