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December 19, 2025

Washington DC – Today, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Bill Huizenga (MI-04), Frank Mrvan (IN-01), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Randy Weber (TX-14), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Erin Houchin (IN-09), and Robin Kelly (IL-02) led the bipartisan introduction of the Securing Smart Investments in our Ports Act. This legislation strengthens the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) by ensuring federal investments are distributed more evenly across regional port systems nationwide.


December 18, 2025
Washington, DC — Today, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-05), led a broad bipartisan coalition of House Members to introduce the Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act of 2025, comprehensive legislation that translates ongoing negotiations into decisive congressional action and advances the bill toward House Floor consideration in January.
Co-leads on the bill include Repre
Issues: Trade

December 17, 2025

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congresswoman Shontel M.


December 12, 2025

Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) denounced the Trump Administration Commerce Department’s abrupt decision to freeze all federal support and funding, effective immediately for Ohio’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program — a bipartisan, Congressionally-appropriated initiative that has served thousands of Ohio manufacturers for decades. 


December 1, 2025

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) received confirmation from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that funding for Toledo Public Schools Head Start Program has been certified and will resume immediately. Congresswoman Kaptur, Senator Husted, and Senator Moreno made multiple daily inquires to HHS to ensure funding would meet the December 1st deadline. Toledo Public Schools receives $10 Million every six months for this critical early education program.


December 1, 2025
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) failed to provide funding for Toledo Public Schools Head Start Program, causing the closure of the program effective immediately, today December 1st.

November 26, 2025
Toledo, OH — Today, on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and the Area Office on Aging (AOoA) are reminding older adults 60+ across Northwest Ohio about the importance of using their Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) benefits before they expire at the end of November.

November 25, 2025

Washington, DC –  Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus; Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Congressman Gregory W.


November 24, 2025

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that three Northwest Ohio organizations have been awarded a combined total of more than $3.7 Million in new federal funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families. These awards, made through the Responsible Fatherhood Program, will strengthen families by supporting fathers with tools for responsible parenting, healthy relationships, and economic stability.

The recipients are:


November 22, 2025
Washington, DC — Today, Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), along with Representative Don Bacon (R-NE-02) Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation issued the following statement in response to the reported peace plan between Ukraine and Russia:
“The proposed ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine appears to favor the interests of the aggressor — Dictator Vla
Issues: Trade