Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2013) – Congresswoman Kaptur today announced a federal award of $416,647 to the local Criminal Justice Coordination Council for an offender re-entry program.
 
The funds were made available by the U.S. Justice Department as part of the Second Chance Act of 2007 to help local communities respond comprehensively to the increasing numbers of adults and juveniles who are released from prison, jail or juvenile residential facilities.
 
"It is increasingly important that we see offenders make successful transitions back into the community," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "It directly affects our community's security."
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 28, 2013) -- Congresswoman Kaptur welcomed the largest-ever contingent of Honor Flight veterans to the World War II Memorial.

  More than 200 World War II veterans from New York and New England visited the popular memorial, which was built after Congresswoman Kaptur waged a long legislative battle.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 27, 2013) -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur welcomed the announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice that Cleveland and Toledo each will receive $1.25 million from the COPS Hiring Program.
 
The funding will cover 10 officers for each department.
 
The COPS Grant program will provide 75 percent funding for approved entry-level salaries and benefits for a three-year period for newly-hired, full-time sworn officer positions, including filling existing unfunded vacancies, or for rehired officers who have been laid off or scheduled to be laid off as a result of local budget cuts.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 25, 2013) – U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) has introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to make the Ohio Veterans Home and other state veterans homes eligible for homelessness grant funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio introduced a companion bill in the U.S. Senate.

"No veteran in America should go homeless," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "This legislation would make the Ohio Veterans Home eligible for resources from the VA to serve homeless veterans throughout Northern Ohio."

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 10) -- Congresswoman Kaptur made the following statement this morning on the House floor about the crisis in Syria:

The Tall Ships have entered the Western Basin of Lake Erie and will be display this weekend in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the pivotal battle in the War of 1812.

Special events will be held throughout the weekend along the coast. Put-In-Bay will host the heralded U.S. Navy Band, and a historical re-enactment of the Battle of Lake Erie begins at noon on Sunday.

AUGUST 22 - Congresswoman Kaptur today welcomed the decision by the U.S. Department of Treasury to provide a $60 million boost to combat housing blight in Ohio through demolition of vacant properties.

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has received Treasury's approval to use up to $60 million from Ohio's remaining Hardest Hit Funds for demolition efforts. The Thriving Communities Institute estimates that 15,000 vacant houses exist in Cuyahoga County alone.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 11) -- Congresswoman Kaptur announced a $1.7 million award to the Cleveland-based FrontLine Service from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

"No veteran in this country should be homeless or sleeping on the street," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "This valuable award will help to alleviate homelessness among our veteran population in Cuyahoga County."

Kaptur, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, said the award will allow FrontLine Service to provide support for approximately 400 low-income veterans as they make the transition to permanent housing.