Press Releases
NSF award supports applied research to develop algae as viable source for alternative fuels
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, longstanding member of the Congressional Steel Caucus and an outspoken fair trade advocate, issued the following statement today following an announced agreement that the Congressional Steel Caucus and U.S. steel industry would not support a trade agenda that does not protect U.S. producers from unfair competition from imports, including “Fast Track” approval under Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP):
HHS NIH award supports health research to be conductedby students and faculty
Projects supported will help mitigate threats caused by erosion and runoff
WASHINGTON—Today Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, who co-chairs the House Great Lakes Task Force, praised officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for awarding $6,058,721 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding to help undo the harmful effects of erosion and runoff in Lake Erie and its tributaries.
Legislation would strengthen worker protections and help stop gender-based wage discrimination
WASHINGTON–Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) announced she has signed on as an original co-sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which was reintroduced yesterday by the bill’s sponsor Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). The legislation would help close the wage gap between women and men working the same jobs by closing an existing loophole in the Equal Pay Act of 1963. On average, women make just 78 cents for every dollar made by a man doing the same job.
WASHINGTON—Last night, House Auto Caucus co-chairs Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), vice co-chairs Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Rep.
Bipartisan resolution calls on White House to provide Ukraine with military assistance to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity
WASHINGTON—Congressional Ukraine Caucus co-chairs Reps. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Sander Levin (D-MI), and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) joined the House Monday in passing a bipartisan resolution, H.Res. 162, calling on President Obama to immediately provide arms and defensive aid to Ukraine.
Room filled to capacity as leaders researchers and innovators seek solutions to water concerns
TOLEDO, OH—More than 120 small business owners, researchers and others came out to the“Lake Erie Water Technology Business Summit” this morning hosted by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur and Senator Sherrod Brown with representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Cleveland District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Highlights figures for Toledo and Cleveland areas, positive impact for working families