Press Releases

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).

Toledo, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force, congratulated two Ohio projects that have been awarded over $650,000 from Sustain Our Great Lakes, a public-private partnership that supports habitat restoration in the Great Lakes Basin, which is administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).

Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), the Dean of the Ohio Delegation, today wrote to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to inquire about delays into a Commerce Department investigation of steel imports and illegal dumping of steel.

Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), the Dean of the Ohio Delegation, released the following statement after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the opioid crisis:

"This is a good step to provide potentially life-saving relief to the millions of Americans suffering from this crisis. Ohio is the epicenter of this crisis, and I know many families will welcome the lifeline of funding that this action will bring.