Press Releases

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.

TOLEDO (October 3, 2014) -- Congresswoman Kaptur said today she is confident that Fiat Chrysler will keep vehicle production in Toledo and pledged her full commitment to efforts aimed at retaining the iconic Jeep brand.

“We have the finest workers in the world at our Jeep plant,” Kaptur said. “They’ve done everything that has been asked of them—and then some. The Jeep workforce in Toledo has put real meaning to the term ‘world-class manufacturing.’ "

HURON, Ohio (September 30, 2014) – Congresswoman Kaptur joined Bowling Green State University President Mary Ellen Mazey in breaking ground for the $15.75 million Allied Health and Sciences Project at the Firelands branch campus here.

“The Firelands campus has reached another important milestone in providing quality educational opportunities to the community,” said Congresswoman Kaptur.

“The Allied Health and Sciences Project aligns the Firelands campus with the demand for highly-trained workers in the health sector.”

LORAIN (September 29, 2014) – Congresswoman Kaptur congratulated Lorain County Community College today on receiving a major federal award for expanded job training in advanced manufacturing technologies.

LCCC received a $5.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to act as the lead college in a consortium of 11 Ohio schools that will offer enhanced work-based training opportunities in the growing field of advanced manufacturing.