Health Care
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) voted against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371 – Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. Upon her vote, Congresswoman Kaptur released the following statement decrying the corruption in the bill that would enrich Senators believed linked to the January 6 Insurrection plot, while failing to address the imminent health care crisis that will cause insurance rates to increase by 114% nationwide.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ announcement that seniors will pay less for Medicare Part B in 2023.
Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and her colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives voted 393-8 to pass the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, a bipartisan package of opioid-related provisions.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today cosponsored the Community Health Investment, Modernization and Excellence (CHIME) Act of 2017. This bipartisan legislation extends the Community Health Centers Fund (CHCF) for five years, which supports Community Health Centers across the country and increases funds to ensure responsiveness to demand for care. The current funding expired on September 30, 2017.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), the Dean of the Ohio Delegation and senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement regarding the release of the Omnibus Appropriations package that would fund the government through September 30, 2018.
Toledo, Ohio – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today announced that the Sandusky Artisans Recovery Community Center will receive a $199,207 federal award to help bolster substance use recovery efforts. The grant is part of the Building Communities of Recovery program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) released the following statement in response to reports that tech glitches and bureaucracy could delay delivery of COVID-19 stimulus checks to a large number of Americans, including millions of seniors who receive Social Security. On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service posted a notice on its website informing Social Security recipients they will have to file a tax return this year:
Toledo, Ohio – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today announced a $434,739 National Institutes of Health research grant for the University of Toledo. The award is the first part of a five-year grant distributed by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research that will go toward research to protect people against oral disease.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin knows the effects of addiction all too well.
"He would be with us today if he were able to solve this problem," Poliquin (R-ME-2) said.
Poliquin lost his brother to drug and alcohol abuse after a decades-long struggle. Now, Poliquin is asking House leadership for help so other families can get treatment before it’s too late.
“We need to make sure we have the funding necessary to take care of those in need," Poliquin added.
Toledo, OH — Today, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a decision finding that the Department of Energy violated the Impoundment Control Act. After investigating delayed awards for the Department of Energy’s Renew America’s Schools Program, GAO confirmed what we already knew: President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought’s theft of appropriated funds violates the Impoundment Control Act.