. >> a single mom and teacher in akron she went to extreme measures to keep her daughters safe. >> iughters. to protect them. >> so she lied about her children's address too, using her father's address to enroll them in the copely fairlawn school district. >> they would be bused and dropped off right there on the corner of my father's address. and he could be there to watch them. >> one day an indictment came in the mail. >> it was just absolutely devastating. i didn't have a future. my life stopped. >> i would have done anything for my children. >> she was charged with grand theft and tampering with documents. she went to trial, found guilty and sentenced to ten days in jail and two years probation. >> i remember going back to my cell. there was a smell i'll never forget. >> kelly's ordeal struck a chord with parents all over the country who understood why she would risk so much for the sake of her children's future. >> i received cards while i was there, letting me know that they were praying for me. >> just this month, the ohio governor reduced the charges to misdemeanors so she c

i got a letter from david from akron. he said i'm a firefighter for the city of akron. for 11 years i put the safety of my community above mine. i'm married to a high school english teacher. when i took the job i was told my life expectancy would be ten years less than the average man. as a paramedic i do my job all hours of the night, all days of the week. i miss birthdays, holidays and much more. i never complained until now. as our country tries to recover from hard times, i understand there is a need for reform. it's easy to think about what someone else has and how it's not fair. my wife and i worked hard to get where we are. that's what i love about our country. if you're willing to work for something, you can be successful. public employees are once again asked to make sacrifices. he's not arguing he won't make sacrifices, but to attack public employees with all that's happened in ohio, implying they're not doing their job, they're all slackers, is too much for people who have given so much of their lives to serving the public. the last letter i'll read is anasti

jones, a democrat in akron ohio. welcome. caller: it is all screwed for the rich man and for the poor person to get poorer. if people do not pay attention, they robbed us with the savings and loan. they came back and rob you again in the banking industry. they are not helping nobody but the people that have capital. if you do not have capital, these capital system is working against you. host: as the "washington post" reports, it is not just the republicans that have a say in the capital gains tax issue. take a look at this. congress ultimately voted to send it through 2012. virginia, michael, independent line. caller: i think the problem with the tax code is no one understands it. i just got my accounting degree. i have been having trouble finding work. i was hired by a small businessman who owns his own cpa firm it was let go, because he could not afford to keep me, because he did not have the work. i was just hired recently two months later by a large company out of d.c. the whole thing about the tax code is it is not fair

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jones, a democrat in akron ohio. welcome.ler: it is all screwed for the rich man and for the poor person to get poorer. if people do not pay attention, they robbed us with the savings and loan. they came back and rob you again in the banking industry. they are not helping nobody but the people that have capital. if you do not have capital, these capital system is working against you. host: as the "washington post" reports, it is not just the republicans that have a say in the capital gains tax issue. take a look at this. congress ultimately voted to send it through 2012. virginia, michael, independent line. caller: i think the problem with the tax code is no one understands it. i just got my accounting degree. i have been having trouble finding work. i was hired by a small businessman who owns his own cpa firm it was let go, because he could not afford to keep me, because he did not have the work. i was just hired recently two months later by a large company out of d.c. the whole thing about the tax code is it is not fair or

. >> sergeant lewis loft from akron, ohio, is often the point man on patrol.e volunteers for the highly risky job. because he's up front, if there's an ied in the ground, he'll most likely see it first. or step on it. >> i really don't think about it. it's just our job. you know, to get done what needs to get done. i try not to think about, you know, what's going to happen if i step on an ied or something. you know, or landmine or whatever. you know, you just don't really think about it. >> loftus is a two-time combat veteran with a previous tour in afghanistan. he's only 23. >> all right. keep going. >> and the young man is in love with a girl back home named deidre. back on base, loftus looks at her photographs, waiting for the day they'll get married. but there are still many months to go before loftus is home, and many risks. one of his friends was just killed by an ied. the stress and pent-up emotion come pouring out. >> right now, i'm kind of numb to it, to be honest, i just don't really feel much. i pray for his family. i pray for his soul, you know, th

we -- we have lost far too many jobs in zanesville and jackson and columbus and akron because of this -- this undermining of -- because of this gaming of the system of china -- the way china has gamed the system on currency. it's time to take bold action. it's time to stand up to china. it's time to practice trade according to our communities and our national interests. it's time to do that, madam president. it's time to pass this legislation. i yield the floor. mrs. hutchison: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mrs. hutchison: madam president, i want to mark today, september september 14, 2011, as the day that nasa has announced our vision for the future. since the shuttle was retired earlier this year and we saw the last people go into space on an american flight, many of us have worried that there wasn't going to be another heavy launch vehicle that would take our astronauts to above the below earth orbit and beyond. today, after much study and a lot of going back and forthwith nasa, i was encouraged to see the design approved by both nasa and the o.m.b

hochul: i was also very offended when i was at an akron -- when a marine held up a cap that said united states marine corps and it said, made in china. i have an amazing company that could have made that. make it in america. let's get the job done. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. bilirakis: while working in august i hosted two small round tables, business roundtables because i wanted to hear from my constituents on how the federal government can best help the small business community. their message was loud and clear. washington needs to get out of the way so small businesses can innovate, grow and create desperately needed jobs. burdensome regulations, the crippling cost of health care reform and uncertainty surrounding the tax code are holding businesses back from making crucial decisions. jeff, a constituent, wh

politicians but they object to doing that at home in schools in chillicothe and in lima and youngstown and akron. mr. president, that's it's so important that we move forward on the school construction jobs bill, $1 billion in investment in school construction envation, creates about 10,000 jobs, and those 10,000 jobs are mostly middle-class jobs in manufacturing and the trades actually doing the construction and the building. it makes so much sense. i'm hopeful as the president goes around the country explaining it, that my colleagues decide, yeah, maybe we ought to actually focus on jobs and dot right thing. mr. president, i yield the floor and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. under the previous order, the leadership is time is reserved. it's already been done apparently. under the previous order, the senate will resume co