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September 15, 2016

LORAIN, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), along with representatives of the Smithsonian Museum, the Ohio Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs, the Lorain Historical Society and the Lorain Arts Council, will present the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian award, to Miquel Berlingeri, Carlos Montes, Julio Santiago-Montanez, and Francisco Colon, four memb


September 14, 2016

Bipartisan Coalition Pushes for Additional and Adjusted Funds For Addiction Treatment in Short Term Budget Deal


September 12, 2016

-- Program Provides Transit Vouchers for Pre-Natal and Well-Baby Visits --


September 12, 2016

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today joined with the Federal Aviation Agency, or FAA, to announce that Cleveland Hopkins International Airport will receive an additional $8 million in airport improvement funds.


September 9, 2016

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today joined the Department of Transportation to announce that the Ottawa County Transportation Agency (OCTA) will receive part of an award of $6,691,634 made to the Ohio Department of Transportation. The competitive grant was awarded by the Federal Transit Administration, an agency within the Department of Transportation.


September 8, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC– Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined the National Science Foundation (NSF) to announce the award of $210,000 to The University of Toledo for a three-year project to build on the recent success of quantum defect theories for atom-atom and ion-atom interactions.


September 6, 2016

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today announced that the Berea Fire Department has secured $45,291 in a competitive grant award under the Operations and Safety category. The competitive grant was awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, in coordination with the US Fire Administration.


September 2, 2016

On this Labor Day weekend, we salute the hard-working men and women of labor who build America going forward -- those who get up early before the sun rises, and those who work late into the night.


September 1, 2016

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today joined the Department of Veterans Affairs to announce the award of $818,629 to Family & Community Services Inc., a Ravenna, Ohio-based nonprofit social services group that manages Lorain County’s Valor Home, a transitional housing facility for the county’s homeless veterans.


September 1, 2016

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today joined the Department of Veterans Affairs to announce the award of $2,176,874 to Frontline Service., a Cleveland-based nonprofit social services group that manages ‘Operation Cleveland Home Front,’ a transitional housing program for the county’s homeless veterans and their families.