Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 18, 2014) – Congresswoman Kaptur announced that the U.S. Department of Energy today selected two Northeast Ohio organizations to promote the development of energy from hydrogen and fuel cells.
Congresswoman Kaptur, ranking member on the Energy and Water Subcommittee of House Appropriations, said the Cleveland-based Westside Industrial Retention & Expansion Network (WIRE-net) has been awarded $695,000 and Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition, headquartered at Lorain County Community College (LCCC), $450,000 through the federal Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative.
WASHINGTON- During a June markup of the Financial Services
appropriations bill, Congresswoman Kaptur stood out as one of three
members to oppose a controversial amendment by Kansas Republican Kevin
Yoder.
The controversial Yoder rider to the omnibus spending bill eliminates
the requirement for banks to separate trades of financial derivatives
from traditional banking activity, which is insured by public dollars
through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Trading in
derivatives such as credit-default swaps contributed to the 2008
financial collapse.
Here is Kaptur's full statement that was made in the subcommittee
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s statement on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization
December 9, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 321,000 jobs and the unemployment rate held at 5.8 percent, the lowest unemployment rate since July 2008. With businesses adding 314,000 jobs, this marks the 58th consecutive month of private sector job growth.
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.