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August 14, 2026
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that two Northwest Ohio airports will receive United States Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awards for critical upgrades and improvements.

August 12, 2026
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, announced that the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority has been awarded $32,343,000 through the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to complete remediation of the Lower Maumee River Sway Bridge Project. Congresswoman Kaptur has championed the GLRI since before its creation, and has worked with Presidents of both parties to ensure its continued funding levels.

August 10, 2026

Toledo, OH – Today, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05), and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) introduced the bipartisan Lindsey O.


August 2, 2026
Toledo, OH – Today, the office of Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement:
"This morning Congresswoman Kaptur was a passenger in a vehicle on her way to a church service when the car she was traveling in was struck. She is active, alert, and being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
"We look forward to additional information from Toledo Police as they investigate the accident.

August 1, 2026

Toledo, OH – On Friday, July 31st, the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), and Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) sent a letter urging the Trump Administration to lift a stop-work order and end the Administrative review on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam complex. The critical project is designed to prevent invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes and devastating the region’s $11 Billion fishing and recreation industry.


July 30, 2026

Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water and Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force, released the following statement about the US Army Corps of Engineers stopping work on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam complex, a project in Joliet, Illinois intended to stop invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes.


July 24, 2026

Toledo, OH — Today, 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 issued the following statement in response to a


July 24, 2026

Toledo, OH — Earlier this month, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) of Northwest Ohio joined Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, in sending a 


July 24, 2026

Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced $1.3 Million in United States Department of Justice awards for Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO) based in Toledo. LAWO works to ensure that the most vulnerable people in our communities have the same access to legal resources as those who can hire an attorney. The non-profit’s Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life will receive $700,000 to support victims of abuse over the age of 50 and for the professionals that serve them.

Issues: Health Care