Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 10) -- Congresswoman Kaptur made the following statement this morning on the House floor about the crisis in Syria:
The Tall Ships have entered the Western Basin of Lake Erie and will be display this weekend in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the pivotal battle in the War of 1812.
Special events will be held throughout the weekend along the coast. Put-In-Bay will host the heralded U.S. Navy Band, and a historical re-enactment of the Battle of Lake Erie begins at noon on Sunday.
AUGUST 22 - Congresswoman Kaptur today welcomed the decision by the U.S. Department of Treasury to provide a $60 million boost to combat housing blight in Ohio through demolition of vacant properties.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 11) -- Congresswoman Kaptur announced a $1.7 million award to the Cleveland-based FrontLine Service from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
"No veteran in this country should be homeless or sleeping on the street," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "This valuable award will help to alleviate homelessness among our veteran population in Cuyahoga County."
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 9) – Congresswoman Kaptur today announced $133,600 in improvements to roadways in and around the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.
Congresswoman Kaptur said the Federal Highway Administration made the award to improve road conditions to support the refuge's popular auto tour.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 8, 2013) -- Congresswoman Kaptur joined fellow Reps. Marcia Fudge (OH-11) and David Joyce (OH-14) along with U.S. Sen. Rob Portman in support of the Ohio Housing Financing Agency's consideration of a proposal that would make $60 million available in federal funds for demolition of vacant and blighted homes in targeted areas of the state.
TOLEDO (July 3) – The naming of Jeep as America's "most patriotic brand" is a well-deserved honor, said Congresswoman Kaptur.
"Toledo has been the home of Jeep since General George Marshall realized our troops in World War II needed a ‘general purpose,' or ‘GP' vehicle," Congresswoman Kaptur said.
TOLEDO (July 1) -- A bipartisan quartet of federal legislators representing Ohio--including U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman, along with Congresswoman Kaptur (OH-9) and Congressman Bob Latta (OH-5) today urged the Postmaster General to delay any action on plans to consolidate mail processing in the region.
"The sound you're hearing is thousands of doors slamming shut on students from lower- and middle class families," said Congresswoman Kaptur.
Congresswoman Kaptur joined Avon Lake Mayor Greg Zilka and NRG Energy regional president Lee Davis to discuss recent developments at the Avon Lake power plant, which NRG acquired last year in the merger with GenOn.