Jobs and the Economy
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, held a public hearing to examine and stress the importance of the Department of Energy's (DOE) investment in energy innovation. The hearing included a discussion of the changing nature of America's energy demands, including past, present, and future energy trends. The Subcommittee heard testimony from energy experts representing a wide variety of sectors, offering valuable governmental, business, and global perspectives.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, held a Subcommittee hearing on the Trump Administration's FY 2021 budget request for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation.
Rep. Kaptur Opening Statement As Prepared For Delivery
The Subcommittee will come to order. We are here today to discuss the fiscal year 2021 budget request for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after hosting a Covid-19 telephone-town hall on August 2 in which more than 4,500 residents of Ohio's Ninth Congressional District participated. The town hall was co-hosted by Dr. Michael Saag, Associate Dean for Global Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the incoming Chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Together, Rep. Kaptur and Dr.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after hosting a virtual forum with stakeholders from across Northwest and Northeast Ohio to discuss the impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In November, Rep. Kaptur joined her Democratic colleagues to pass the bill in the House, while 94 percent of House Republicans voted against the bill’s investments in jobs and infrastructure.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, held a Subcommittee hearing on the Trump Administration's FY 2021 budget request for the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE Secretary Dan Brouillette testified on behalf of the Administration.
Rep. Kaptur Opening Statement As Prepared For Delivery
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dean of the Ohio Delegation, will today introduce an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 to expand the scope of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) to use funds to bolster trade and port activity in the Great Lakes region. Additionally, the bill renames the Seaway the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today introduced the Balancing Trade Act of 2017, a bill to address our ongoing trade deficits and put our workers first. Kaptur was joined by original cosponsors Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09), Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-13), Rep. Rick Nolan (MN-08) and Rep. Raul Grijalva (AZ-03).
Washington, DC – Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) – Ranking Member of the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, and Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Jenniffer González-Colón (PR), Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Grace Napolitano (CA-31), André Carson (IN-07), and Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the bipartisan Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act to create a new Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy (OMII) overseen by a Chief Manufacturing Officer in the E
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), alongside Representatives John Rutherford (FL-4), Tim Ryan (OH-13), and Derek Kilmer (WA-6), introduced the bipartisan Veterans'-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Health Professionals Act of 2019.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today introduced the Urban Agriculture Production Act (H.R. 3699), a bipartisan bill to bolster nutritional and farmers' market programs and help create the next generation of local, urban farmers and food producers. The bill is supported by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Farmers Market Coalition.