Press Releases
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus released the following statement after Senate passage of a cloture motion to advance the Administration’s Security Supplemental funding request for Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific partners, border security, humanitarian aid, and global assistance:
Washington, DC – Tuesday, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and her colleagues on the bipartisan Great Lakes Task Force introduced the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2024. This bipartisan legislation will reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is set to expire at the end of FY 2026, for another five years through FY 2031. The bill increases the current authorization level from $475 Million to $500 Million in FY 2026.
Washington, DC – Tuesday, January 30, Congressional Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Andy Harris (MD-01) were joined by Ukraine Caucus Members Steny Hoyer (MD-05), John Garamendi (CA-08), Jim Costa (CA-20), Seth Magaziner (RI-02), and Madeleine Dean (PA-04) for a press conference at the United States Capitol to Kick off Ukrainian Week 2024.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), announced that the The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC) has been selected by the US Department of Energy to receive a $3 Million award to fund research of advanced electric melting in glass manufacturing. The research is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help move the nation toward a net-zero economy. The GMIC project was one of 49 selected, totaling $171 Million in federal funding.
Toledo, OH – Tuesday, January 23, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz hosted a press conference and groundbreaking with local and regional leaders from the Toledo-Lucas Port Authority, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office, and the city of Toledo to break ground on construction to help restore and protect the Clark Island and Delaware/Horseshoe Islands, which are City of Toledo-owned islands in the Maumee River.
Over 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced since Oct. 7
“The United States must ensure that there is no question that Palestinian civilians who wish to remain in the Gaza Strip must be allowed to do so.”
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) introduced the bipartisan Opioid Settlement Accountability Act, legislation aimed at ensuring the funds that states receive from opioid settlements are used to fight the epidemic and are focused towards treatment, prevention, education, and enforcement.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-06), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Steven Horsford (NV-04), and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) led a letter with Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and 45 other bipartisan Members of Congress urging the Biden Administration to ensure a comprehensive regulatory review of Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement announcing Ishan Chopra of Sandusky Middle School as the winner of the Ohio 9th Congressional District’s fifth annual student Congressional App Challenge. Yesterday, December 19, Congresswoman Kaptur hosted winner Ishan Chopra, and other participants in the 2023 OH-09 Congressional App Challenge and their families for an award and recognition ceremony. Additional standout applications came from Nathan Stubleski and Adam Prymas of St.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) a senior member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee released the following statement following a meeting yesterday, December 14th with Apostolic Nuncio (Ambassador of the Holy See), Cardinal Christophe Pierre.