Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, is honored to receive Growth Energy’s “2024 Biofuels Champion — Fueling Growth Award” for her steadfast leadership in advancing biofuels policies that benefit farmers, producers, and consumers in Northwest Ohio and across the nation.
Toledo, Ohio – Today, the Lucas County Board of Commissioners voted to enter into an agreement to move forward with a project that will provide a reliable sanitary sewer system in the unsewered areas of Curtice-Williston. Kaptur’s effort will lower ratepayers’ contribution to the project and reduce sewage discharge into the community and Lake Erie.
Ney, Ohio – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined Fire Chief Justin Sheets and the Ney-Washington Fire Department (NWFD) to celebrate the grand opening of their new state-of-the-art firehouse facility.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus led a dozen colleagues in a letter to President Biden requesting that the Department of Energy (DOE) prioritize and expedite review of projects that will supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Ukrainian and Eastern European allies as it recommences the processing of applications for authorization to export LNG to countries where the US does not have existing free trade agreements (non-FTA nations).
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) delivered a heartfelt tribute on the floor of the US House of Representatives in recognition of Jim Leyland's recent induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Leyland, a native of Perrysburg, Ohio, joins the ranks of the greatest in Major League Baseball history with his enshrinement in Cooperstown, New York.
Fremont, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that Justice for Migrant Women, an organization based in Fremont, Ohio, has been awarded a $350,000 award from the US Department of Labor.
Toledo, Ohio — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Democratic Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional House Automotive Caucus and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement applauding US Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s decision to implement a 100% tariff on imported Chinese electric vehicles.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced that the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded over $7 Million in federal investments through its Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to support critical infrastructure upgrades and enhance safety at several regional airports in Northern Ohio.
Washington, DC – Today, the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) were joined by Senate Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) in recognizing President Biden’s leadership on Ukraine’s defense and calling on him to lift Ukraine’s restrictions on using long-range weapons to strike legitimate military targets inside Russia
Toledo, Ohio – On Friday, September 6, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01) led 39 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the US Department of Treasury urging expedition in issuing final guidan