Agriculture
Congresswoman Kaptur's passion for agriculture goes back to her childhood. Her father owned a small grocery that prided itself on offering healthy fresh foods, often purchased directly from local farmers. The Kaptur grocery sold locally-grown food long before it became popular.
That experience underlies Congresswoman Kaptur's belief in forward-thinking farm legislation that eliminates wasteful subsidies, provides resources to strengthen local and regional food systems, and makes the necessary investments in agricultural research.
Congresswoman Kaptur's legislative efforts have focused on creating economic opportunities at the local level by supporting a sustainable model of agriculture.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after joining Congressional colleagues and Ohio leaders at the White House for President Joe Biden's signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. President Biden's signing of the bill comes after more than 97 percent of House Democrats voted for the bill, while 94 percent of House Republicans opposed – including all but one Ohio Republican, Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force, announced $1,777,440 in federal funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support five Great Lakes harmful algal bloom (HAB) research projects.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after leading a letter with Representatives Bobby Rush (D-IL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Judy Chu (D-CA), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling for the inclusion of $30 billion within the Build Back Better agenda to create a Civilian Climate Corps (CCC).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after calling on the Chairs of the House and Senate Budget and Agriculture Committees to allocate $100 million in additional funding for the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), and the Women, Infants, and Children Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a package of seven fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills, including Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education ($254 billion), Agriculture ($197 billion), Energy and Water ($53 billion), Financial Services ($29 billion), Interior ($43 billion), Military Construction and Veterans Affairs ($280 billion), and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development ($163 billion).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement after President Joe Biden released his FY2022 budget request. Rep. Kaptur also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled the American Jobs Plan, a historic, new-age jobs and infrastructure package to reimagine and rebuild the American economy, invest in American communities, create millions of new jobs, rebuild our country's infrastructure, combat climate change, and take on global competitors like China.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Cleveland will be the recipient of a new Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee focused exclusively on urban agriculture. County committees have enabled farmer input on the delivery of FSA programs since the 1930s, and these new committees are part of USDA's efforts to better support urban agriculture.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed an appropriations package that includes the following four appropriations bills: State-Foreign Operations, Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA, Interior-Environment, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) release the following statement urging farmers across Northern Ohio who have suffered losses as a result of the dual public health and economic challenges caused by coronavirus to apply for direct payments being made available by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).