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April 4, 2025

Toledo, Ohio — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement in response to the economic impact and fallout of President Trump’s tariff announcements this week.


April 4, 2025
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, responded to reports of plans for potential mass reductions in force (RIF) at the Department of Energy, which could reduce the Department’s staffing levels by nearly 50% and affect even critical offices charged with protecting our nation’s

April 3, 2025

Washington, DC — Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur (OH-09); Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03); Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.


April 2, 2025

Washington, DC  Today, the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus  Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Joe Wilson and (SC-02) introduced sweeping sanctions targeting Russia and any nation or actor complicit in sustaining its brutal war of aggression against Ukraine.

Issues: Trade

March 31, 2025
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) introduced the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025. The bipartisan bill would provide grants to law enforcement departments at the state, local, territorial, and tribal level to obtain vital behavioral health crisis response training to resolve behavioral health crisis situations more safely and effectively.

March 27, 2025
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the House Auto Caucus and a senior member of the House Appropriations and Budget Committees released the following statement on President Trump’s proposed 25% auto tariffs on Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, and Germany:
 “We must do more to address the US manufacturing and technology job washout in the automotive and transportation industries. This will require a lot more than a 25% tariff on automotive imports.

March 27, 2025
Washington, DC Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee delivered a speech on the House floor renewing her calls for resignations, removals, investigation, and Congressional hearings related to the Department of Defense leak of attack plans in a Signal group chat that included a reporter, and was conducted on unsecure non-governmental devices.

March 27, 2025

Washington, DC —Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) introduced the bipartisan Telling Everyone the Location of Data Leaving the US Act (TELL Act), to protect American data from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).


March 25, 2025

Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force, senior Appropriator, and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, testified in support of robust funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at the Member Day Hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.


March 17, 2025

Toledo, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) recognized the artistic talent of high school students across Northwest Ohio at the 42nd Annual Ninth Congressional District Invitational High School Art Exhibition on display at the Toledo Museum of Art’s Robert C. and Susan Savage Community Gallery. This local exhibition was the culmination of the 9th Congressional District Art Competition. The annual Congressional Art Competition celebrates the artistic achievements of the nation’s high school students.