Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Dave Reichert (D-WA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), David Joyce (R-OH), and Bobby Scott (D-VA) led a bipartisan letter urging President Trump not to eliminate investments in iconic bodies of water. The letter, signed by 31 other members, warned that the President should reconsider his budget proposal that would completely eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency's Geographic Programs that provide cleanup funding for Puget Sound, the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, and other major bodies of water.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Equal Pay Day, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act. This legislation would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and ensure that women can hold employers accountable for what they earn and challenge pay discrimination.
Toledo – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's Executive Order on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
TOLEDO - Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) is inviting parents, grandparents, caring adults, and youth from across Northern Ohio to participate in a new "Read to Succeed" challenge. "Read to Succeed" is an initiative to encourage children and adults to read together and in doing so, the community is ensuring that our youth are prepared to read. Experts say that a child should be well on their way to knowing 4,000 words by Kindergarten, and the "Read to Succeed" initiative will serve as a resource for our communities to make sure the children in our region begin their reading adventure as early as possible.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today reintroduced the Expressing the Sense of Congress that the Supreme Court Misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the Case of Buckley v. Valeo resolution. The Resolution has 11 cosponsors.
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. Ross committed to visit Lorain in separate meetings with Brown and Kaptur last week.
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:
"Let's call a spade a spade, this bill was always a giant tax cut for the rich, posing as a health care bill. Its defeat is a great victory for the American people and the 900,000 Ohioans who now have insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act.
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. These consumer protections were enacted through the Affordable Care Act and are known as Essential Health Benefits. These benefits include treatment for substance abuse and opioid addiction.
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.