Press Releases

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.”

Terms of the proposed consent decree, which was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, will involve a $147 million construction project by the city of Lima to upgrade its wastewater treatment infrastructure.

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.

“It is exciting for students to begin college, but entering campus life has risks that for too long have been swept under the rug and are not discussed amongst students or administrators,” Congresswoman Kaptur said.

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.”

Kaptur was joined by UAW Region 2 Director Ken Lortz and Local 12 President Bruce Baumhower, along with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and a bevy of local officials.

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.

Administrator Susan Hedman announced $12 million in new federal funding for a variety of initiatives aimed at helping restore the lake to health. Most of the funding is to agricultural producers for such activities as soil testing and analysis for fertilizer recommendations, conservation practices such as cover cropping and controlled drainage structures and construction of manure storage and roofed feedlots.

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.’ "