Press Releases
Delivers Opening Remarks at White House Conference on Aging, Rally for Retirement Security
CLEVELAND, OH– Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) delivered opening remarks at the 2015 White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) Midwest Regional Forum and at Senior Voice!, a Rally on Retirement Security in Cleveland today. Both events featured discussion and testimonials on various issues affecting older Americans including retirement security, access to quality healthcare services, healthy aging, long-term care services and support, and protecting older Americans from financial exploitation, abuse, and neglect.
Japanese closed markets and currency manipulation spoil any possible deal
NPS, Conservancy to install East Rim off-road single track bike & hike trail
WASHINGTON—Yesterday the National Park Service (NPS) announced $26 million in federal support for more than 100 initiatives including $183,403 for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to build the park’s first off-road single track bicycle and hiking trail.
WASHINGTON–Representative Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), announced today her introduction of the BREAKING ADDICTION ACT OF 2015, cosponsored by Reps. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) and Tim Ryan (OH-13). This legislation addresses a significant barrier to accessing inpatient treatment as our nation grapples with an epidemic of heroin and opiate related deaths. Further, it increases states’ flexibility under their Medicaid programs to cover treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) in expanded or additional community-based facilities.
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) delivered opening remarks for the House Appropriations Committee this morning as the committee begins markup of language from the Energy and Water Subcommittee where Kaptur serves as Ranking Member. Rep. Kaptur is also offering an amendment to remove controversial policy riders, most notably a provision that would roll back efforts to protect certain bodies of water, including ponds and marshes, under the Clean Water Act. Her opening statement in full:
Historic initiative puts unemployed and underemployed to work on environmental projects
Public station is first ever located within National Wildlife Refuge System
WASHINGTON—Representatives Tim Ryan, David Joyce and Marcy Kaptur today introduced bipartisan legislation to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to appoint a coordinator to address the issue of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes, which affected over a half million Ohioans last year. Lake Erie supports over 117,000 fulltime jobs and provides drinking water to approximately 3 million Ohioans. This legislation will ensure that there is a coordinator at the EPA to work with the appropriate federal agencies and state, local, tribal and foreign governments to address this critical issue affecting the state of Ohio.
Bipartisan group urges expanded U.S. support for Ukraine following announcement of non-defensive aid
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Ann Keefe of Sierra Club, local government officials, environmental leaders and citizen water samplers held a water testing event today to mark the opening of the spring water testing season in the Maumee River watershed. The event featured a water testing demonstration on the Ottawa River at the University of Toledo’s campus and represented a collaboration of more than a dozen local groups.