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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined six House Democrats in a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus calling for aggressive enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $42 million in funding for 22 projects in 14 states, including $1.25 million for the University of Toledo, to advance critical technologies for producing, storing, and deploying clean hydrogen.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and her colleagues on the bipartisan Great Lakes Task Force introduced the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025. This bipartisan bill will reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is set to expire at the end of FY 2026, for another five years through FY 2031. The bill increases the FY 2026 authorization level from $475 Million to $500 Million starting in FY 2027.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), and Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Dave Joyce (R-OH-14) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-04) the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force released the following statement regarding the State of Illinois delaying work and development at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam for invasive carp prevention, thereby jeopardizing the health and economy of the Great Lakes.
Washington, D.C. — Today, the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force Co-Chairs Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), David Joyce (R-OH), and Bill Huizenga (R-MI), along with Bill Foster (D-IL) and Jack Bergman (R-MI), led a group of 32 Members of Congress in sending a bipartisan letter to Office of Budget and Management (OMB) Acting Director Shalanda Young and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jaime A. Pinkham outlining the Task Force's budget priorities for the Great Lakes region in FY2022.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, (D-OH), along with Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Andy Levin (D-MI) held a call with regional reporters on Thursday as House Democrats are demanding support for the region's frontline public service workers in next Coronavirus aid package.
Midwest Democrats are fighting for critical aid that state and local governments need to pay healthcare workers, police, firefighters, teachers and other frontline public service workers during the crisis.
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee, joined by Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) Dean of the Texas Congressional Delegation, and Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) the only meteorologist serving in Congress, today led a forceful letter to federal agencies calling for immediate action following the catastrophic flash flooding in Kerr County, Texas, that claimed over 100 lives. The letter — sent to President Donald J.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $210 Million for Ohio drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the more than $50 Billion investment in water infrastructure upgrades from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – the largest such investment in American history.
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and the US Environmental Protection Agency announced a collaboration with the City of Sandusky, Ohio, to help identify drinking water lead pipes, accelerate replacement and protect public health.