Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee applauded the bipartisan passage of the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 in the House of Representatives by an overwhelming vote of 327 to 75 on Tuesday, November 12. This legislation eliminates the harmful Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), and the Government Pensions Offset (GPO), which reduces or eliminates earned Social Security benefits for public servants, including police officers, firefighters, educators and others.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced the award of $10,371,073 from the US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) to the Put-in-Bay Township Port Authority.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced that the City of Sandusky has been awarded $600,000 from the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) initiative. This award will advance Sandusky’s efforts to create safer, more navigable streets through a comprehensive approach.
Toledo, Ohio – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee announced that the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $1 Million to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport in federal investment through its Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP) for a revenue guarantee and associated marketing plan to recruit, initiate, and support new service to a large hub.
Toledo, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a total of $18.57 Million in awards from the Federal Rail Administration secured alongside the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) for Northern Ohio & Western Railway and Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railway.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced that five additional Ohio counties have been designated as primary natural disaster areas by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) due to ongoing drought conditions.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation introduced the bipartisan Gold Star Spouse Healthcare Enhancement Act. Currently, surviving spouses retain healthcare coverage through TRICARE in the “active-duty family member” category for just three years after their servicemember passes away.
Toledo, Ohio — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), led 63 of her colleagues in a letter alongside Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), and Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), urging House Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) to bring the US House of Representatives back into session to approve necessary funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to fulfill their Hurricane Helene and Milton relief missions.