Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) was thwarted today in her attempt to restore $394 million federal funding to finance state-based wastewater infrastructure projects, called the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. This fund allows Ohio’s cities and counties to borrow from a self-perpetuating pool of funds to make improvements and upgrades to sewers and wastewater systems which ensure clean water for lakes and rivers, such as Lake Erie. Kaptur’s amendment was rejected 17 to 31 on a mostly party-line vote.
Toledo, Ohio — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today issued the following statement in honor of the life of George Voinovich, who ably served as Cleveland Mayor, Ohio Governor, and Ohio’s United State Senator:
Amendment Passes Committee to Restore Tough Delivery and Service Standards
WASHINGTON, DC— WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today offered an amendment that was accepted by the House Appropriations Committee in the Financial Services and General Government bill to require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to restore the tougher standards for delivery service that the USPS abandoned in 2012. The provision was included by voice vote to the annual funding bill for the next fiscal year, beginning October 1, 2016, for a wide range of federal agencies, including the USPS.
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.’
To Congressman-elect Davidson, on behalf of a grateful nation, I want to extend our gratitude for your many years of service in the United States Army. Thank you for your dedication to duty, honor and country.
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
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), along with senior officials from the Cleveland-based Lake Erie Energy Development Co (LEEDCo), Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish, and other Cleveland officials, today announced that the federal Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the local wind power firm to receive $40 million over the next three years for the construction phases of the nation’s first offshore wind energy projects.
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.