Health Care
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), released the following statement after the pair introduced the Restoring Communities Left behind Act.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Toledo-based Unison Health announced that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, had awarded Unison Health a $3.6 million grant to expand the availability of mental health services in Lucas County.
Toledo, Ohio – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today welcomed news that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded nearly $1 million in federal grants to two scientists at The University of Toledo for research projects examining cell behaviors that can lead to the development of better medicines to treat cancer, cardiovascular disease and autoimmune disease.
Toledo, Ohio – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today welcomed news that the University of Toledo received four federal awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation totaling at over $1.3 million.
Toledo, Ohio – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today welcomed news that the Erie County Department of Health and Firelands Regional Health System each received federal awards from the Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA) and that the Erie County Department of Health also received a federal award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Toledo, Ohio – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today announced a continuation grant of $125,000 in federal funds to the Erie County Health Department, operated by the Partners for Prevention of Erie County. The grant is part of the Drug-Free Communities program, administered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and the Department of Energy (DOE) announced major awards of $45.1 Million for Libbey Glass LLC’s Toledo Ohio, facility, and $16.246 Million for Kraft Heinz Corporation’s Fremont, Ohio Facility. Additional Ohio based awards for production sites out of the area include Cleveland Cliffs for a total award of $575 Million, Owens-Brockway with a total award of
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), released the following statement upon the release of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the American Health Care Act, also known as TrumpCare:
"The first rule of medicine is ‘do no harm', well the jury is in, and this nonpartisan analysis confirms our worst fears regarding the House approved TrumpCare bill. It rips away health care from 23 million Americans so the millionaires and billionaires can get a tax cut.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Contact: Nicole Dailey Jones (Kaptur), (202) 225-4146 & (202) 225-5411 or Marcy.KapturPress@mail.house.gov
Kaptur: Director of National Drug Control Policy Designates Lorain County as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Designation will allow County to receive Federal resources to further drug control efforts among law enforcement officials
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today announced that the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), as part of the Drug-Free Communities Program, will award just over $170,000 in funds to coalitions in Lorain and Erie Counties that seek to prevent substance use among young people. Communities that Care of Lorain County will receive $46,050 and Partners for Prevention of Erie County in Sandusky will receive $125,000.