Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after participating in the official renaming of NASA's Plum Brook Station to the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility. Rep. Kaptur was joined in Sandusky, Ohio by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and John H. Glenn Research Center Director Marla Perez-Davis. The renaming is a result of a bipartisan effort spearhead by Rep. Kaptur and Senator Rob Portman which led to the passage and signing of S.2472, the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility Act, in December 2020.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the Senate overwhelmingly approved a $1 trillion infrastructure bill in a 69-30 vote. The legislation will next be taken up by the House for its consideration.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement on the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
"For nearly 50 years, Richard Trumka fiercely defended the rights of, and advanced justice for millions of hardworking men and women who clocked in to work every day to build up their own version of the American Dream.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after meeting with the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, All Aboard Ohio, the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission, Amtrak, and the Federal Railroad Administration to encourage enhanced Amtrak connectivity in the Midwest.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after hosting a Covid-19 telephone-town hall on August 2 in which more than 4,500 residents of Ohio's Ninth Congressional District participated. The town hall was co-hosted by Dr. Michael Saag, Associate Dean for Global Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the incoming Chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Together, Rep. Kaptur and Dr.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the House Auto Caucus, joined a bi-partisan group of 21 Members of Congress in a letter urging Congressional leaders to prioritize legislation that includes $2 billion in funding to secure domestic production of semiconductors used the automobile manufacturing industry. The full letter is below.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a package of seven fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills, including Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education ($254 billion), Agriculture ($197 billion), Energy and Water ($53 billion), Financial Services ($29 billion), Interior ($43 billion), Military Construction and Veterans Affairs ($280 billion), and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development ($163 billion).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the first meeting of the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth took place. The committee, made up of eight Democratic Members of Congress selected by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is tasked with addressing growing issues of inequality that plague the country. While established as a bipartisan body, no Republican Members of Congress chose to participate in today's hearing.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced Lorain County Community College (LCCC) had been awarded a competitive federal grant of $2.1 million through the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced $1.8 million in federal grant funding for the Urban League of Greater Cleveland awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act allocated $1.5 billion for economic development assistance programs to assist communities and organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.