Press Releases
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) spoke on the House floor on Tuesday night to call attention to the historic career of former Representative Louis Stokes of Cleveland.
“Tonight I rise as dean of the Ohio delegation to bring to my colleagues’ attention, and those who are listening, that one of our great members of Congress from Ohio, Congressman Lou Stokes, who served so ably, with such dignity, with such acumen, with such heart, has been diagnosed with a very serious type of cancer, and his days with us are numbered.
Senior Airman Joseph Moreland recognized as Air Force Times Airman of the Year
WASHINGTON– Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08), and Sandy Levin (MI-09), today released the following statement on the new developments of the investigation into flight MH17, which broke up while in the air over Ukraine last year:
Receives perfect 100% rating for voting record
NEA awards bring arts into neighborhoods, promote creative economy in Northern Ohio
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) welcomed news that the Cleveland Public Theater and the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo will receive $150,000 and $50,000 grants, respectively, from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support initiatives that expand the arts in underserved neighborhoods.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee with jurisdiction over the U.S. nuclear weapons program, issued the following statement in response to news that international negotiators from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, and China (P5+1) have reached a nuclear agreement with Iran:
Heavy rainfall in June pulled agricultural runoff into Lake Erie; “severe” HAB season now expected
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) congratulated the members of the House Appropriations Committee for an historic vote to advance an agriculture funding bill that, if adopted into law, would allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement basic protections for America’s meat and poultry farmers.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) directed efforts in the House Appropriations committee today to improve federal readiness and support for states combating the spread of Avian Flu.
Language was Included in House Interior Appropriation Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Representatives Tim Ryan (OH-13), David Joyce (OH-14), Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) and Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) are applauding the inclusion of language in the Department of Interior Appropriation bill to evaluate the need for a Great Lakes algal bloom coordinator.