Jobs and the Economy
Toledo, OH – On Monday, August 14th, Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) hosted Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova for a tour of the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) General Dynamics Land Systems facility in Lima, Ohio led by the United States Army and representatives from UAW Region 2B.
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement following the announcement by Mobis North America that they will invest $13.8 Million in a new Battery Assembly Facility and bring 185 new jobs to North Toledo. The company will move into a newly remodeled 285,000-square-foot industrial building at 5901 Skyview Drive. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved a Job Creation Tax Credit for the company. Construction is already underway on the new plant, with production planned to start in August 2024.
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy & Water, senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense and Agriculture, and longest serving woman in the history of Congress released the following statement on the chaos in the Republican Conference amidst their inability to hold a vote to elect a new Speaker of the House:
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) was joined by Dr. Romules Durant Superintendent and CEO of Toledo Public Schools, J.
Democratic Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur has invited President Donald Trump to visit Lorain and help prevent the closure of some of the city's steel operations.
U.S. Steel plans to permanently close one of its tubular operations in June, after idling it in 2015. That part of the plant makes smaller pipes; Kaptur says there's been less demand for those pipes with the downturn in the natural gas industry. She says Trump could start by placing a tariff on foreign steel.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) responded to President Trump's State of the Union speech in which he praised his NAFTA 2.0 agreement.