Press Releases

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:

"The firing of Director Comey is a very troubling, in fact, alarming action. It casts a deep shadow on the Trump Administration's willingness to continue aggressively pursuing the truth about Russia's meddling in our internal elections and affairs, attempting to disrupt our international alliances, and building a web of connectivity to Trump confidantes.

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.

"So intent to fulfill a campaign ruse and reward insurance companies again, House Republicans are lurching ahead without even waiting for the nonpartisan experts at the Congressional Budget Office to tell us the real costs of the bill.

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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a co-chair of the Congressional Hungarian Caucus released the following statement after news Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recently passed legislation that could shut down the Central European University, which was created after the fall of communism and promotes the ideal of an open society.