Health Care
Toledo, OH — Today, during the week of the 90th Birthday of Social Security, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) introduced a House Resolution affirming President Trump’s promise not to raise the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced a House Resolution calling for the establishment of new unit of the National Institutes of Health to be known as The National Institute of Viral Diseases, to increase research in the field of viral disease causes, prevention, and treatment.
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) joined Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Sander Levin (D-MI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and 70 House members to send a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and urge him to maintain funding for the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in the Trump Administration's FY2018 Budget.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) joined 78 of her House colleagues in urging House Leadership to include a "Restoration and Resilience Jobs" program in future economic recovery packages. In April 2019, Rep. Kaptur introduced the 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act of 2019, legislation to reestablish and build upon the historic achievements of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), joined a letter to President Donald Trump following on the initial findings of The Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. The letter comes after the commission missed two self-imposed deadlines and urges the President to support increased funding for treatment and recovery services.
Cleveland — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), alongside medical experts and patient advocates, joined together for a press conference to call on the Trump Administration to reopen the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) for negotiations so that a disastrous provision locking high prescription drug costs for millions of U.S. patients can be eliminated.
Toledo, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined the Northwest Ohio Area Office on Aging to celebrate 89 years of Social Security and to voice opposition to efforts to cut benefits and raise the retirement age in exchange for tax breaks for the wealthy. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 89 years ago today, on August 14, 1935.