Press Releases
Amendment Passes Committee to Restore Tough Delivery and Service Standards
It’s my privilege to welcome Congressman Warren Davidson, his wife Lisa, and their two beautiful children, Rachel and Zach, to Washington, DC. To the Davidsons, their extended family, and their friends who are here to support them, we all wish you hearty ‘congratulations.’
U.S. Reps. Kaptur, Latta, U.S. Senators Brown, Portman Attended
Toledo, OH – Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited the Toledo Air National Guard Base and the 180th Fighter Wing on Monday, June 6, 2016 as part of the competitive evaluation process for assigning the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter to the 180th Fighter Wing.
Toledo, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur formally announced today at a Toledo Civic Center Mall Oversight Committee meeting that both chambers of Congress last week approved the final inclusion of the major $100 million modernization to the historic Federal Courthouse Plaza in downtown Toledo for the Northern District of Ohio. The upgrade of the Toledo Federal Courthouse and the construction of an annex are one of only eight similar federal courthouse projects approved for this fiscal year.
Rep. Kaptur, LEEDCo, Cleveland Officials Make Major Announcement Today
The House of Representatives today failed to pass the annual funding measure for federal energy- and water-related programs, in a 112-306 vote, an annual spending measure which typically passes by overwhelming margins.
“Today’s defeat is bad news for the prospects of an open lake dumping ban in Lake Erie and increased funding for eliminating the threat of algal blooms in western Lake Erie.
The House of Representatives today failed to pass the annual funding measure for federal energy- and water-related programs, in a 112-306 vote, an annual spending measure which typically passes by overwhelming margins.
SANDUSKY, OH— Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) presented awards to the winners of the First Annual Marine Debris Challenge at Cedar Point today. The competition encouraged local area students to develop first-hand experience with marine debris and use that experience to raise awareness in the community. Ohio’s Ninth Congressional District is the first in the nation to host this initiative.
Department of Energy Awards LEEDCo $3.7 million in 3rd Phase Funding
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today praised the award of an additional tranche of $3.7 million by the federal Department of Energy to the Cleveland-based non-profit Lake Erie Energy Development Co., or LEEDCo. This project is the only Great Lakes proposal competing to complete the pre-construction phase of the nation’s first offshore wind demonstration project in Lake Erie, a freshwater ecosystem.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo), dean of the Ohio congressional delegation, issued the following statement in response to the passing of former Congressman Del Latta (R- Bowling Green):