Press Releases
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump issued a series of sweeping executive orders that rollback critical rules and protections on the environment.
Kaptur statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rob Portman (R-OH), and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09) today invited Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to visit Lorain to meet with steelworkers and steel companies to see the impact of unfair trade on Ohio's manufacturing sector.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) issued the following statement after Republicans tabled the American Health Care Act (AHCA) also known as TrumpCare.
Kaptur statement:
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today voted no on the Republican-led Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017. This bill eliminates the requirement that certain kinds of health plans, known as Association Health Plans, have to provide basic services as part of health care coverage.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) cosponsored the Healthy Families Act, which would allow workers to earn paid sick leave, as opposed to taking vacation time or unpaid leave. Paid sick leave is critical for when employees get sick or need to care for a loved one. 41 million workers in the private sector do not have access to paid sick days.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) issued the following statement about President Donald Trump's draft budget proposal.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) analysis of the House Republican-led health care bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA).
Kapur statement:
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting immediate and urgent assistance regarding the loss of jobs in the steel industry in Lorain, northern Ohio and across America.
Key excerpts from Kaptur's letter: