Press Releases

Ranking Member on House Appropriations Energy Subcommittee praises deal, says “Don’t Trust, Verify”

WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee with jurisdiction over the U.S. nuclear weapons program, issued the following statement in response to news that Iran and the P5+1 nations agreed to a framework for Iranian nuclear disarmament:

NSF award supports applied research to develop algae as viable source for alternative fuels

TOLEDO, OH—Today Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) will award $199,997 to support an algal biomass research project at the University of Toledo (UT). This project will advance research and develop possible commercial applications of a low-cost product called a “hydrogel” that would make it easier and more efficient to grow and harvest algae for use in the production of 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

WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur announced today that the University of Toledo has been awarded $367,275 in federal support to investigate nocturnin, a chemical in the body that may affect sleep cycles and changes in weight. The award will come through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) initiative under the Extramural Research Program of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

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. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), other members of the Congressional Auto Caucus and leaders from the Auto Alliance, Global Automakers and other major industry groups, officially launched the House Auto Caucus for the 114^th Congress.