Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today introduced the Urban Agriculture Production Act (H.R. 3699), a bipartisan bill to bolster nutritional and farmers' market programs and help create the next generation of local, urban farmers and food producers. The bill is supported by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Farmers Market Coalition.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, joined as a lead cosponsor of H.R. 3681, the ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2017. The bill authorizes reasonable growth in funding for ARPA-E through 2022. The bill was introduced by Ranking Member of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX). Additional lead cosponsors on the bill are Congressman Ryan Costello (R-PA) and Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) signed on to an Amicus Brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to address partisan gerrymandering. Kaptur was joined by a bipartisan group of 36 former and current Representatives and Senators. The Supreme Court will hear the case, Gill v. Whitford, in October, which examines whether Wisconsin's redistricting plan was an impermissible partisan gerrymander. The court's decision could potentially address the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering.
Toledo, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Toledo, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $323,100 to the Erie-Ottawa International Airport to update the airport's master plan and the layout plan to address goals for the future development of the airport. Read more about the award here.
Toledo, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today announced that the National Science Foundation will award nearly $1 million to the Networking Urban Resources with Teachers and University to enRich Early Childhood Science (NURTURES) project at the University of Toledo to complete the second phase of its early childhood learning project, bringing the total federal award to over $2.2 million.
Toledo, OH -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after President Donald Trump's speech regarding U.S. strategy in Afghanistan:
"There can be no blank check for war anywhere. Committing more American troops without a clear path forward will not lead to the resolution of this sixteen-year war.
Washington, D.C. – As renegotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) begin, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), the Dean of the Ohio Delegation, urged President Donald Trump to focus his intentions on creating a trade deal that lifts up workers.
Toledo, OH -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement:
"No community should have to endure what Charlottesville has endured today. My heart breaks for the tragic loss of life and violence that occurred against those who were standing up for liberty and against hate.
Toledo, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force learned this afternoon that Metroparks of Toledo will receive $500,000 to assist in the redevelopment of Toledo's Marina District as an urban metropark. According to Kaptur, the metropark of Toledo's East Riverfront Restoration Phase 1 will receive the funding from Sustain Our Great Lakes, a public-private partnership that supports habitat restoration in the Great Lakes Basin, and is administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).