Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's notice to Congress that he intends to renegotiate NAFTA:
"This is when the rubber meets the road, Mr. President. You made a promise to workers in Ohio and across our great Nation. I intend to fight every day to ensure you live up to that promise.
Below is a statement attributable to Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) regarding the appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel.
"The appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller is an overdue but constructive first step in ensuring a proper investigation of Trump Administration ties to Russia and Russian interests occurs within the Department of Justice.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) joined Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Sander Levin (D-MI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and 70 House members to send a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and urge him to maintain funding for the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in the Trump Administration's FY2018 Budget.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Member of the Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations, and Co-chair of Congress' Ukraine, Hungary and Poland Caucuses, today issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) a senior Member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Congress' Ukraine, Hungary and Poland Caucuses issued the following statement, on the firing of FBI Director James Comey:
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) introduced legislation Tuesday to protect the pensions of up to 10 million workers and retirees. The Keep Our Pension Promises Act would reverse a provision passed in 2014 that could result in deep pension cuts for millions of retirees and workers in multi-employer pension plans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), dean of the Ohio Congressional Delegation and senior-most woman in the House, today issued the following statement in advance of the expected vote on the American Health Care Act, also known as TrumpCare.
"It is shameful that Republican leaders in Congress are ramming through this bill before the American people, or Congress, can even read it.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today joined 30 Members of the House of Representatives in writing a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, urging the Administration to address the United States-Russia bilateral trade relationship. Despite the President's focus on trade, the Administration has not addressed Russia's predatory and protectionist policies that put American workers, farmers, and businesses at an unfair disadvantage.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee, today issued the following statement:
"Though imperfect, this compromise funding bill to fund the remainder of this fiscal year comes at a welcome time. Congress can now send a signal of stability and security to the American people. With this agreement, we will finally and fully fund federal agencies for the remainder of the year and avert another manufactured funding crisis.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), with Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) and Congresswomen Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) and Joyce Beatty (OH-3), introduced The Breaking Addiction Act of 2017. As Ohio continues to grapple with a deadly heroin/opioid epidemic, this legislation breaks down barriers to treatment and increases the number of beds available for patients suffering from substance use disorder.