Press Releases
"This important award will help the Rocky River Fire Department protect our citizens and even save lives," said Congresswoman Kaptur.
She said the fire department hopes to purchase chest compression devices that will help first responders administer emergency care to victims undergoing heart attacks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 10, 2014) – Congresswoman Kaptur formally congratulated members of the Puerto Rico’s 65th Infantry Regiment—known as the “Borinqueneers”—after President Obama signed legislation to award them the Congressional Gold Medal.
“The Fighting Borinqueneers persevered, despite discrimination and hardship, to defend America throughout the entire Twentieth Century,” said Congresswoman Kaptur, whose district is home to one of the largest Puerto Rican communities outside New York.
TOLEDO – U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (Ohio-9) was named today by President Obama to a presidential delegation to represent the United States this weekend in Kiev at the inauguration of Ukrainian President-elect Petro O. Poroshenko. Vice President Joe Biden will head the eight-member presidential delegation.
TOLEDO (June 5, 2014) -- Honey bees are in trouble in Ohio, and Congresswoman Kaptur wants to help.
Congresswoman Kaptur today announced a new federal initiative to encourage farmers to make suitable habitat available for bees and other pollinators by planting floral forage while reducing the use of pesticides. Kaptur said the initiative will be undertaken by the federal Natural Resources Conversation Service (NRCS), an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Farmers in 24 Ohio counties will be eligible for assistance in promoting pollinator habitat.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 29, 2014) -- Congresswoman Kaptur held a briefing on mental illness and the criminal justice system this week in Washington, D.C.
The briefing, titled “Mental Illness in America’s Prisons and Jails,” was co-hosted by Congressman Bobby Scott and Congressman Cedric Richmond. Panelists included Amy Fettig of the American Civil Liberties Union, Ron Honberg of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Laura Markle Downton of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, and Jennifer Mathis of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 28, 2014) -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today announced a $127,825 federal award to the city of Toledo for brownfield redevelopment at the former Chevrolet transmission plant on West Central Avenue. The grant was made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 28, 2014) -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today announced a $600,000 federal award to Lorain County for brownfield redevelopment. The grant was made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
Kaptur, a senior member of the Energy and Water subcommittee, said the award will make it possible for Lorain County to survey and clean up brownfield sites for use in economic development and job creation.
CLEVELAND (May 22, 2014) -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) issued the following statement today after the announcement that Cleveland—along with Dallas, Denver, and Kansas City—will receive an official site visit from the Republican National Committee site selection team for the 2016 convention:
“I am so pleased that Cleveland has made the Final Four.
“Mayor Jackson and others have pursued this opportunity in earnest and we are so proud of the work they’ve done to showcase a great American city.
WASHINGTON, DC (May 22, 2014) --
A ceremony in our nation’s capital this weekend will mark the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the World War II Memorial.
The memorial, of course, is a testament to the vision and determination of a humble man from Berkey. Roger Durbin was an Army veteran who had fought in the Battle of the Bulge, played his role in the victory effort, and then returned home to his family and his community with no fanfare.
A seemingly ordinary man, a rural mail carrier—but a man with a big dream.
WASHINGTON, D.C.(May 20, 2014) -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) voted today for passage of the federal water infrastructure bill, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act.
Congresswoman Kaptur said strong bipartisan support for the Kaptur bill reflected recognition of “the importance of the changing infrastructure needs of our nation,” specifically the “Great Lakes ports as an interdependent Navigation System and provides them priority funding to end the dredging crisis.”