Press Releases

Kaptur Receives Confirmation Toledo Public Schools’ Head Start Program Can Resume
December 1, 2025
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Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) received confirmation from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that funding for Toledo Public Schools Head Start Program has been certified and will resume immediately.

Issues: Jobs and the Economy
Kaptur Statement On Federal Inaction From HHS And Impact On Toledo Teachers, Students, And Head Start Program
December 1, 2025
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Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) failed to provide funding for Toledo Public Schools Head Start Program, causing the closure of the program effective immediately, today December 1st.
Issues: Jobs and the Economy
Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefits: An Opportunity For Northwest Ohio Seniors To Help Fill Your Thanksgiving Table
November 26, 2025
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Toledo, OH — Today, on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and the Area Office on Aging (AOoA) are reminding older adults 60+ across Northwest Ohio about the importance of using their Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) benefits before they expire at the end of November.
Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Health Care
Leading Democrats on National Security and Ukraine Urge Trump Administration to Correct Course on Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan
November 25, 2025
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Washington, DC –  Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus; Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Congressman Gregory W.

Kaptur Announces More Than $3.7 Million in Federal Responsible Fatherhood Grants for Toledo-Area Programs
November 24, 2025
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Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that three Northwest Ohio organizations have been awarded a combined total of more than $3.7 Million in new federal funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families.

Issues: Jobs and the Economy Health Care
Congressional Ukraine Caucus Statement on President Trump's Reported Ukraine-Russia Peace Plan
November 22, 2025
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Washington, DC — Today, Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), along with Representative Don Bacon (R-NE-02) Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation issued the fol
Issues: Trade
Kaptur, Latta Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Rename US Navy Vessel in Honor of Rear Admiral Alene B. Duerk
November 20, 2025
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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05) introduced the bipartisan Rear Admiral Alene Duerk Ship Renaming Act of 2025, legislation to honor one of Northwest Ohio’s most distinguished trailblazers in military history, Rear Admiral Alene Bertha Duerk, the first woman in United States Navy history to achieve Flag Rank
Kaptur: GOP Legislation Enriches Senators, sets Millions of Americans Adrift With Looming Health Care Crisis
November 12, 2025
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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) voted against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371 – Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.

Issues: Jobs and the Economy Health Care
Kaptur, Murray Blast Russ Vought’s Move to Block Funding for Army Corps Projects in Democratic States and Cities
October 28, 2025
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Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, sent a

Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Energy
Kaptur, Wilson Lead Bipartisan Delegation Introducing REPO Implementation Act
October 24, 2025
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09), and Congressman Tom Kean (R-NJ-07) introduced the bipartisan REPO Implementation Act of 2025.