Press Releases
March 12, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) has asked the Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) to reconsider the proposed closing of the air traffic control tower at Cuyahoga County Airport in Richmond Heights.
March 11, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maya Wymer, a senior at Bowsher High School in Toledo, has won the 30th Annual Congressional Arts Competition in Ohio's Ninth Congressional District. The competition was open to high school students throughout the district.
February 26, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The looming sequester threatens the economic recovery and Ohio's most vulnerable citizens. Appearing on MSNBC, Congresswoman Kaptur expressed hope that Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich would help convince Speaker John Boehner to negotiate a balanced agreement and avert the damage of the sequester.
February 14, 2013
WASHINGTON,D.C. – U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) said today the Ohio VeteransHome in Sandusky could see up to $12.2 million in renovation and infrastructurework based on the 2013 priority list from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
February 11, 2013
TOLEDO - - Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur announced her support for reinstating the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
January 28, 2013
Veterans can obtain helpful information online through the eBenefits portal, a joint project of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense.
eBenefits allows veterans and their families to learn about and monitor the benefits they have earned as a result of their service to our nation.
eBenefits allows veterans and their families to learn about and monitor the benefits they have earned as a result of their service to our nation.
January 25, 2013
Citing public concerns about the disposal of wastewater sludge in Maumee Bay, Congresswoman Kaptur has asked for help from the regional office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Congresswoman Kaptur asked the EPA's regional administrator to provide technical assistance regarding the application of sludge on a confined disposal facility offshore from Oregon, Ohio.
Congresswoman Kaptur asked the EPA's regional administrator to provide technical assistance regarding the application of sludge on a confined disposal facility offshore from Oregon, Ohio.
January 16, 2013
Congresswoman Kaptur has secured the ranking member position on the Energy and Water Subcommittee of House Appropriations.
Congresswoman Kaptur called the subcommittee position "a good fit" for Ohio's Ninth Congressional District, which stretches along the Lake Erie coast from Cleveland to Toledo.
Among other areas, the subcommittee has jurisdiction over:
Congresswoman Kaptur called the subcommittee position "a good fit" for Ohio's Ninth Congressional District, which stretches along the Lake Erie coast from Cleveland to Toledo.
Among other areas, the subcommittee has jurisdiction over:
January 2, 2013
TOLEDO - - Congresswoman Kaptur spoke out tonight in House in favor of Rule and bipartisan bill to meet America's financial obligations, avoid the fiscal cliff, and keep the economy growing through job creation.