Press Releases
Appearing on C-Span's Washington Journal call-in program, Congresswoman Kaptur said Congress should focus on creating jobs and eliminating tax preferences for large corporations.
"We need a growth economy. We need jobs in America to have a robust economy that can produce the revenue to pay the bills," she said. By focusing only on discretionary spending, she said, Congress makes meaningful deficit reduction "a mathematical impossibility."
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today outlined steps that constituents can take to find information about U.S. citizens and others in earthquake-stricken Japan.
Anyone with concerns about a specific U.S. citizen in Japan should send an e-mail to JapanEmergencyUSC@state.gov.
Anyone with concerns about a specific U.S. citizen in the Tsunami zone outside of Japan should send an e-mail to PacificTsunamiUSC@state.gov.
E-mail inquiries are strongly preferred, but constituents may call the Department of State's emergency assistance center at 888-407-4747, if they are unable to use e-mail.
Congresswoman Kaptur has issued a reminder: the deadline for eligible service members, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay has been extended to March 18, allowing personnel more time to apply for benefit they might have earned under the program guidelines.
The deadline extension was included in the continuing resolution signed by President Obama, providing funding for federal government operations.
The Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay was established to compensate for the hardships military members encountered when their service was involuntarily extended under Stop Loss Authority between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today congratulated General Motors Corporation and its workers on staging a successful comeback from bankruptcy. The company today reported net income of $4.7 billion and automotive cash flow of $6.6 billion for the 2010 calendar year. It was GM's first profitable year since 2004.
"Northern Ohio well understands how vital a thriving U.S. motor vehicle industry is to America's economy, good jobs, and our nation's defense," said Kaptur, who supported the automotive rescue plan in Congress in 2008.
General Motors is a major employer in the area, having invested approximately half a billion dollars in Toledo Transmission plant in 2006.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today announced a $261,250 federal award to the South Amherst Fire Department in Lorain County for vehicle acquisition.
Funding was made available through the Department of Homeland Security through the Assistance for Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.
"Congratulations to South Amherst for winning the grant competition," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "This federal assistance will help the department continue protecting lives and property."
The South Amherst fire department and emergency medical service personnel respond to approximately 25 calls a month. The department consists of 29 volunteers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today announced a federal award of $65,601 to the Springfield Township Fire Department in Holland under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
"This award will greatly assist the department in its mission to protect lives and property," said Congresswoman Kaptur.
Since 2001, the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $4.6 billion in grants to first-responder organizations to provide much-needed emergency response equipment, personal protection equipment, firefighting and emergency vehicles, and also training under the AFG program.
The generosity of two Toledo women brought some warmth to the residents of the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky.
Congresswoman Kaptur visited the Veterans Home with two outstanding volunteers, seamstress Yvonne Curate and retired nurse Mary Gregory, to distribute blankets free of charge to the veterans.
Each blanket was handmade and adorned with the words, "Welcome Home" and "Thank You."
The United Nations has designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The date also marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp.
This annual day of commemoration is an opportunity to honor the memory of Holocaust victims.
Six Projects Nationally Recognized for Capturing Methane Gas for Use as Alternative Energy
Congresswoman Kaptur today congratulated the city of Toledo for receiving a national award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for the Hoffman Road landfill project, which captures methane gas for use as renewable energy.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said the Hoffman Road facility is one of six methane capture projects to receive the 2011 award at the 14th annual Landfill Methane Outreach Conference in Baltimore, Md.
Congresswoman Kaptur has again earned assignments to both the Appropriations and Budget committees for the 112th Congress following official actions taken by the Democratic leadership.
Kaptur, who is serving her fifteenth term in the House, ranks 23rd in seniority among 435 members.
She is the longest-serving woman in the House and the senior-most of Ohio's 18 members.
Kaptur will rank second to Ranking Member Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) on the powerful Appropriations Committee. She will again serve on the defense subcommittee, ranking fourth among Democrats. She is the first woman to serve on the defense subcommittee.