Press Releases

TOLEDO (April 16, 2014) -- Congresswoman Kaptur (OH-9) and Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins announced a federal award for environmental infrastructure improvements in the Cullen Park area of the Point Place neighborhood.

The $500,000 award from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) will be used on various “green” initiatives such as rain gardens, wetlands and bioswales to mitigate the negative impact on water quality from urban runoff.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 9, 2014) – Speaking on the House floor, Congresswoman Kaptur urged a renewed focus on untreated mental illness in America, citing the recent shooting incident at Fort Hood.

“Our country has once again been ravaged by the convergence of mental instability and gun rampages,” said Congresswoman Kaptur, a member of the Defense Subcommittee of House Appropriations.

“This is now the second shooting at Fort Hood in recent years. We must again ask ourselves: isn’t this time for a national conversation on untreated mental illness?” she said.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 8, 2014) -- Speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Kaptur again urged House leaders to allow a vote on extending emergency unemployment benefits to more than two million Americans.

The Senate has already approved the extended benefits legislation, but the House still has not acted.

Congresswoman Kaptur said 75,200 unemployed workers in Ohio need extended benefits.

“These are hardworking Americans who are out there every day looking for unemployment or receiving education to be better prepared to re-enter the workforce,” she said.

CLEVELAND - Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, joined leaders of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) and Cleveland’s NASA Glenn Research Center at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of next generation batteries for use in future space missions.

JCESR, located at the Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois, holds particular specialty in next generation battery development. When coupled with NASA Glenn’s missions in aerospace propulsion and advanced materials, the two complement each other greatly, according to Kaptur.

WASHINGTON (March 13, 2014) – Congresswoman Kaptur expressed her appreciation to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for his leadership during the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.  Testifying before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, Secretary Hagel addressed the situation in Ukraine prior to discussing the Defense Department’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget with committee members.

A 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement Results in
Moving Production of Medium-Duty Trucks from Mexico to Ohio

CLEVELAND – U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today praised the decision by Ford Motor Company to invest $168 million in Northern Ohio and move production of two new medium-duty truck models from Mexico to Ohio.

Ford will assemble the F-650 and F-750 models at its Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake.

A news conference is scheduled at the plant later this morning.

“A great victory for Avon Lake and Northern Ohio,” said Congresswoman Kaptur.

Kaptur Praises House Vote for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 6, 2014) -- Congresswoman Kaptur praised an overwhelming bipartisan vote today in the U.S. House of Representatives to approve $1 billion in aid to Ukraine in the wake of last week’s Russian invasion of Crimea.
The measure passed the House 385-23 after it was brought to the House floor by the Appropriations Committee.
“I am proud of our committee for passing the first bill, bringing the first bill to the floor, that stands with freedom lovers in Ukraine and around the world,” said Congresswoman Kaptur, who is a senior member of the committee.

TOLEDO, Ohio (March 3, 2014) -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today called upon the world community to help strengthen the fledgling government in Ukraine, which she termed "very weak."

Appearing on CNN's "New Day" program, Congresswoman Kaptur, co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, said the United States, working with its allies in Europe and elsewhere, has a "moral responsibility" to Ukraine.

She termed the current situation "extremely dangerous" and represents "the most critical moment" that Ukraine has faced since the fall of the Soviet Union.