Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) spoke at the Northeast Midwest Institute’s Great Lakes Environmental Summit on Capitol Hill today, calling for greater federal investment in Great Lakes infrastructure and a new holistic approach by all stakeholders that treats the Great Lakes as a single interconnected system.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) issued a stinging criticism of U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman following the announcement that he plans to participate in a signing ceremony in New Zealand for the Trans-Pacific Partnership later today.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo), Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Representative Bob Latta today urged the Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James to select the 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio to receive the new F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. Receiving the new F-35s would not only help to solidify the 180th Fighter Wing’s long-term presence in Toledo and enable it to perform national and homeland security missions more effectively, but it would also provide a boost to the local economy.
Reiterates Call on Washington to Reject New Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), who co-chairs the House Auto Caucus and is a leader in efforts to force foreign markets open to U.S.-made goods, issued the following statement after Ford Motor Company announced that it will terminate all operations in Japan by the end of 2016 as a result of hostile market conditions in the closed Japanese market.
Decision adds F-350, F-450 and F-550 to production lines at Ohio Assembly Plant
AVON LAKE, OH–Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) congratulated Ford Motor Company and United Auto Workers Local 2000 after learning that Ford’s Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake will be adding the F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cab configurations to its production lines. The plant currently makes the new Ford F-650 and F-750 “The Beast” trucks and Ford E-Series cutaway vans and stripped chassis.
SANDUSKY, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) was at American Legion Post 83 in Sandusky this morning to present Post Commander Terry Kaufman, Color Guard Commander Dan Break, and other American Legion members with new color guard rifles provided by the U.S. Army.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— House Auto Caucus co-chairs Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following joint statement praising the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and numerous major global automakers on their jointly-developed “Proactive Safety Principles 2016” released earlier today:
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, which he delivered before a joint session of Congress tonight:
President Obama offered a sweeping vision for America tonight. I look forward to working with him and with Congress to advance America’s priorities this year. To echo his words, let us extend America’s promise outward and continue to work toward a future where all Americans find opportunity and security.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Chase Ritenauer, Mayor of Lorain, Ohio and Patrick Gallagher, United Steelworkers Sub-District Director for District 1, issued statements today following the release of Republic Steel’s official notice that it plans to idle its Bar and Rolling Mills facility in Lorain, Ohio starting in March. Another 200 employees at the facility are expected to lose their jobs as a result, just the latest round of jobs eliminated at the facility.