Jobs and the Economy

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Co-Chair of the Congressional Auto Caucus, released the following statement after General Motors (GM) announced it would invest $71 million in two northwest Ohio manufacturing plants, with $39 million to be invested at the Toledo Transmission plant and $32 million at the Defiance casting plant.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after she joined the House in voting to pass Democrats' updated version of The Heroes Act. The bill addresses needs that have developed since the House passed an earlier version in May and reflects bipartisan negotiations between Congressional Democrats and Republicans.

Cleveland, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) released the following statement after the Trump Administration rejected the certification of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency's (NOACA) request for direct federal funding from the Department of the Treasury through the Coronavirus Relief Fund. The Trump Administration conveyed its decision in a letter from the Department of Treasury to Representatives Kaptur, Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), David Joyce (R-OH) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced, in a reversal, that seniors who receive Social Security and who do not usually file tax returns will automatically receive their coronavirus stimulus checks. A previous Administration rule would have required seniors to jump through unnecessary, bureaucratic hoops in order to receive their checks. The extra hurdle would have likely meant millions of seniors would have missed out on the stimulus payment. On Wednesday, Rep.

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today issued the following statement after the House passed the final version of the GOP tax proposal:

"This bill does nothing to guarantee higher wages, create good jobs or even to prevent corporations from outsourcing jobs. This scam gives the bulk of its trillion-dollar windfall to real estate investors and the millionaire donor class. Where is the middle-class windfall?

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), released the following statement as President Trump's United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), the minor rewrite to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), goes into effect. Rep. Kaptur voted against both NAFTA and USMCA.

Thank you Chairman Simpson and all Members of this great subcommittee that consistently endeavors to work on a bipartisan basis to produce bills that meet our nation's priorities in energy, water, and nuclear capabilities for domestic needs as well as security. As always, we applaud that our subcommittee bill is among the first out of the starting gate for 2019. This does not happen by chance and I am grateful for the excellent working relationship we and our Members have, Mr. Chairman. This is an achievement worthy of emulation in this Congress.

Washington, DC – Tonight, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after House Republicans reconvened a Budget Committee hearing at 10 pm on Sunday evening. While most Americans are preparing for the work week and not tuned in, The GOP has failed to advance its legislation to kick 13.7 million Americans off their health care, and make middle-class families suffer in order to fund Trillions in tax giveaways to Millionaires, Billionaires, and wealthy corporate donors.