Press Releases

Kaptur, Latta Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Rename US Navy Vessel in Honor of Rear Admiral Alene B. Duerk
November 20, 2025
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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05) introduced the bipartisan Rear Admiral Alene Duerk Ship Renaming Act of 2025, legislation to honor one of Northwest Ohio’s most distinguished trailblazers in military history, Rear Admiral Alene Bertha Duerk, the first woman in United States Navy history to achieve Flag Rank, achieving the rank of Rear Admiral.
Rear Admiral Duerk, born in Defiance, Ohio, and raised in Holgate, Ohio charted a path of extraordinary service and groundbreaking leadershi
Kaptur: GOP Legislation Enriches Senators, sets Millions of Americans Adrift With Looming Health Care Crisis
November 12, 2025
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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) voted against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371 – Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. Upon her vote, Congresswoman Kaptur released the following statement decrying the corruption in the bill that would enrich Senators believed linked to the January 6 Insurrection plot, while failing to address the imminent health care crisis that will cause insurance rates to increase by 114% nationwide.

Issues: Jobs and the Economy Health Care
Kaptur, Murray Blast Russ Vought’s Move to Block Funding for Army Corps Projects in Democratic States and Cities
October 28, 2025
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Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, sent a

Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Energy
Kaptur, Wilson Lead Bipartisan Delegation Introducing REPO Implementation Act
October 24, 2025
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09), and Congressman Tom Kean (R-NJ-07) introduced the bipartisan REPO Implementation Act of 2025. This new legislation builds off the REPO for Ukrainians Act, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden as part of the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 and allowed for the repurposing of a sizeable subset of frozen Russian sovereign assets for Ukraine.

Kaptur, Massie Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect American Inventors
October 24, 2025
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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressman Thomas Massie (KY-04) reintroduced the Balancing Incentives Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation designed to level the playing field for America’s independent inventors and small businesses by strengthening protections for patent owners.
The Balancing Incentives Act amends US patent law to require a patent owner's consent before anyone can file a petition to challenge the patent through inter partes review or post-grant review at the Patent Tria
Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy
Kaptur Joins Hayes, and Craig in leading House Democrats In Urging USDA To Take Immediate Action To Fund SNAP
October 24, 2025
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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, joined Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), and 211 House Democrats in sending a letter to US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, to urge the agency to use contingency reserve dollars to fund
Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Health Care
In New Letter, Kaptur, Murray Blast Latest Mass Firings at DOE
October 20, 2025
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Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, sent a

Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Energy
Kaptur, Fitzpatrick, Quigley, Wilson, Suozzi, McCaul Lead Bipartisan Letter to President Trump Regarding Efforts to Secure Peace in Ukraine, Provide Additional Weapons and Levy New Sanctions Against Russia
October 16, 2025
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Washington, DC – Today, Congressional Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ukraine Caucus Member Congressman Tom Suozzi (NY-03), and former House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) led a letter to President Donald J. Trump ahead of his White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

Kaptur Applauds Major Toledo Jeep Stellantis Investment
October 14, 2025
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Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Auto Caucus released the following statement applauding the announcement of $13 Billion of investment by Jeep Stellantis in their North American Operations, including $400 Million in new investment in the Toledo Assembly Complex including the assembly of an all-new midsize truck.

Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy
Kaptur Statement on Agreement Between Israel and Hamas for Ceasefire and Release of Hostages
October 13, 2025
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Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement on the agreement that has been reached between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire, and release of hostages, some of whom have already returned home.