Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 11, 2013) – Speaking on the House floor, Congresswoman Kaptur said rising inequality in America threatens job growth and future of the middle class.

“The pyramid has gotten very pointed,” she said. “The money flows up and it isn’t flowing down. We have attrition in the middle class and every single American knows it.”

She said the inequality is apparent in the makeup of the House of Representatives. “Fewer and fewer (representatives) come from the middle class,” she said. She said many of her colleagues “are so privileged they really can’t identify with the struggles of ordinary families. The same pyramid is operating here.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 4) – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), speaking on the floor of the House, condemned government violence against the protestors in Ukraine and urged the Yanukovych regime to renounce its policy of reprisals.

Congresswoman Kaptur, co-chair of the House Ukrainian Caucus, said the government should “encourage and ensure a more open society” rather than repressing dissent.

Ukraine has been rocked by protests against the government’s decision to abandon negotiations towards a free trade agreement with the European Union.

CLEVELAND (Nov. 22, 2013) – On a rainy day in Cleveland, Congresswoman Kaptur joined local leaders of the Irish-American community to honor the memory of President John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his assassination.

Congresswoman Kaptur and State Rep. Mike Foley laid a wreath at the Irish Cultural Gardens to pay tribute to the legacy of America’s 35th president. They were joined by Cleveland City Council President Martin Sweeney, incoming president Kevin Kelley, and Councilman Martin Keane.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 12, 2013) – Congresswoman Kaptur welcomed the VA’s announcement that three additional federal awards have been made to organizations in Cleveland to help eliminate homeless among veterans.

Cleveland-based Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio, Inc. received two grants totaling $459,375 to serve chronically mentally ill homeless veterans, while the West Side Catholic Center in Ohio City received $52,500 to serve homeless women veterans, including women who have care of minor dependents.

“These important awards bring us that much closer to eliminating homelessness among America’s veterans,” said Congresswoman Kaptur. “I share that goal with President Obama.”

NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio (Nov. 6, 2013) – Congresswoman Kaptur joined Vice President Joe Biden at a visit to the CSX freight terminal here to highlight the importance of distribution in the economy of Northwest Ohio.

"We are the multi-modal capital of the Midwest and a great logistics site," said Congresswoman Kaptur.

"Our location is ideal—almost 100 million people live within a 10-hour drive," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "We must make steady and wise investments in our physical infrastructure so we remain competitive and create even more jobs in the distribution, transportation and material handling sectors."

PARMA (Oct. 28) -- Representative Kaptur joined congressional colleague Jim Renacci (OH-16) at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Parma branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library system.

Located between city hall and Parma Community General Hospital, the branch is the latest project to be completed as part of the county library system's Facilities Master Plan.

TOLEDO (Oct. 21, 2013) – Congresswoman Kaptur helped officials of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority break ground for the $18 million Ironville Terminal warehouse along the Maumee River in East Toledo.

"This investment in our community's infrastructure will mean jobs now and jobs tomorrow," Congresswoman Kaptur said. "Combined with previous investments, the Ironville project will lock Toledo in as the multi-model transportation center of the Great Lakes region."

The Ironville Docks warehouse will be built on a 180-acre former refinery site on Front Street and should be operational sometime next year.