Press Releases
WASHINGTON- During a June markup of the Financial Services
appropriations bill, Congresswoman Kaptur stood out as one of three
members to oppose a controversial amendment by Kansas Republican Kevin
Yoder.
The controversial Yoder rider to the omnibus spending bill eliminates
the requirement for banks to separate trades of financial derivatives
from traditional banking activity, which is insured by public dollars
through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Trading in
derivatives such as credit-default swaps contributed to the 2008
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s statement on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization
December 9, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 321,000 jobs and the unemployment rate held at 5.8 percent, the lowest unemployment rate since July 2008. With businesses adding 314,000 jobs, this marks the 58th consecutive month of private sector job growth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 4, 2014) -- Congresswoman Kaptur joined 10 House colleagues to introduce the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 to provide aid to Ukraine.
The bill would provide humanitarian, military and energy assistance to the struggling nation while imposing additional sanctions on Russia.
WASHINGTON (December 3, 2014)--Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, along with a group of 10 bipartisan colleagues introduced HR. 5782 the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014, the House companion bill to S. 2828, to provide for additional assistance to Ukraine, in the forms of humanitarian, energy and defense, while imposing additional sanctions on the Russian Federation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 20, 2014) Congresswoman Kaptur today welcomed the announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) of a consent decree with the city of Lima regarding untreated sewer discharges.
“This settlement comes as good news for Lake Erie,” said Kaptur. “The Ottawa River in Allen County is one of the major waterways in the entire Maumee River watershed.”
TOLEDO (October 29, 2014) -- Congresswoman Kaptur today announced federal awards totaling $775,000 for the Toledo Fair Housing Center to fight foreclosure and mortgage abuse in the city.
Kaptur made the announcement along with Michael Marsh, president and CEO of Fair Housing Opportunities of Northwest Ohio, at the North Toledo residence of a homeowner who was helped by the federal programs.
“I am so pleased to announce these awards for the Fair Housing Center, which is the main line of defense for struggling homeowners in Toledo,” Congresswoman Kaptur said.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 21, 2014) In a letter to Ohio college administrators, Congresswoman Kaptur and two House colleagues urged increased attention to the issue of sexual assault on campus. Kaptur, along with Congresswomen Marcia Fudge and Joyce Beatty, encouraged administrators to partner with local, state and national organizations that work against sexual violence.
TOLEDO (Oct. 20, 2014) – Congresswoman Kaptur joined workers at packed UAW Local 12 hall today to rally for keeping Jeep Wrangler production in Toledo.
“It’s a part of our life. It’s our substance,” Kaptur said of the iconic Jeep brand.
“Our vehicles have gone to war. We’re part of the core. We hold it together. We make things. And we invent, too. I hope that we can invent the future of the auto industry here.”
OREGON, Ohio (Oct. 20, 2014 – Welcoming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator to Toledo, Congresswoman Kaptur invited the agency to join a partnership to design a comprehensive attack on harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.