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Press Releases

July 27, 2011

It's time for everybody to quit playing politics and put our country first. This debate over the debt ceiling is a disservice to the American people. No one is winning this Beltway debate, and the nation stands to lose.


July 14, 2011

Image removed.Congresswoman Kaptur spoke in favor of solar energy as she sought to amend legislation that provides funds for the U.S. Department of Energy.


July 12, 2011

Following on the heels of last week's federal award for new vehicles for TARTA, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today announced $1 million in federal funds for solar panels and solar equipment at the transit authority's main offices on Central Avenue.


July 5, 2011

The interest rate on subsidized student loans has been cut in half over the past four years, saving students and families thousands of dollars.

Legislation that was passed by a Democratic-led Congress in 2007 resulted in four annual interest rate cuts, starting in July 2008 when the rate on subsidized student loans stood at 6.8 percent.


July 1, 2011

Congresswoman Kaptur helped kick off a capital campaign for the next phase of the successful Oneida Street greenhouse project.

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July 1, 2011

On June 27, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur and other regional & local leaders welcomed Mr. Luc Peeters, Manager of Sustainability & External Relations at Mechelen Auctions of Belgium. During the day, they met to discuss ways local growers could maximize production and partner with local retailers.


June 30, 2011

Congresswoman Kaptur held a telephone town hall meeting with constituents to discuss Social Security and Medicare.

Click here to listen to the recording. (This recording may take a few minutes to download)


June 22, 2011

Ms. Bowersox, the 2010 runnerup on American Idol, and Mr. Beebe, an entering freshman at St. John's Jesuit High School, lobbied Congresswoman Kaptur to support federal research into better treatments and a cure for type 1 diabetes.


June 13, 2011

Congresswoman Kaptur reminded area farmers they have until July 1 to apply for funding to a new water quality program under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

Eligible farmers can receive technical and financial assistance to implement conservation practices on their properties to help protect water quality in the Western Basin of Lake Erie.


June 3, 2011

Congresswoman Kaptur welcomed President Barack Obama to the Jeep plant in Toledo today to celebrate the comeback of the American automobile industry.