Press Releases
TOLEDO (June 13, 2014) – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (Ohio-9) today joined Mayor D. Michael Collins and officials of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority to break ground at the site of a “spec” building on the former Jeep factory site just off Central Avenue.
“As the realtors say, ‘Location, location, location,’ ” Congresswoman Kaptur said in her remarks. “This is one of the prime locations in the entire region.”
Construction will begin in a matter of weeks on a 100,000-square-foot building for use as a warehouse or distribution center or possibly for light manufacturing.
TOLEDO (June 13, 2014) – Joined by Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins, Lucas County Commission President Carol Contrada and Ann Arbor VA Director Robert McDivitt, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (Ohio-9) helped break ground today on a 75-unit permanent supportive housing community for veterans in south Toledo.
“This project is the culmination of a three-decade-long journey to make sure that veterans get shelter—and shelter with care,” said Congresswoman Kaptur, who led efforts to form a partnership among the city of Toledo, Lucas County, the Area Office on Aging, and the federal government to undertake the project.
"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.
The funds were made available as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.
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).
Kaptur, a senior member of the Energy and Water subcommittee, said the award will make it possible for the city to make use of the site for economic development. “This award will help continue reclaiming our industrial legacy,” said Kaptur. “Toledo was one of only 12 communities in Ohio to receive an award.”
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.
“This award is part of reclaiming our legacy and strengthen the local economy,” said Congresswoman Kaptur. “Lorain County is one of only 12 communities in Ohio to receive an award.”
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.
“The entire community is firmly behind the effort to host a successful political convention in two years and will certainly roll out the red carpet for the selection team.”