Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9), along with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Representatives Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3), Tim Ryan (D-OH-13), and Marcia Fudge (D-OH-11), Chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Elections, penned a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose urging him to immediately take action to protect the health and safety of Ohio voters and poll workers in this upcoming election.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after she joined the House in voting to pass Democrats' updated version of The Heroes Act. The bill addresses needs that have developed since the House passed an earlier version in May and reflects bipartisan negotiations between Congressional Democrats and Republicans.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass her legislation to rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation as the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), released the following statement announcing that Toledo Public Schools (TPS) has been awarded $10,376,904 in federal funding over three years to improve pay structures, recruit and retain great teachers, and provide greater professional opportunities to educators. The funding was awarded through a competitive grant application through the Department of Education's Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) program, of which Kaptur wrote a letter of support.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), released the following statement after the House Committee on Foreign Affairs voted to pass out of committee their bipartisan resolution in support of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI), a strategic partnership of twelve Central and Eastern European nations with the shared goal to foster energy, digital, and transportation infrastructure independence and resilience through collective financing of new infrastructure projects, increasing connecti
Toledo, OH –– This week, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and State Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo), alongside 11 Ohio lawmakers, sent a letter urging Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor Randy Gardner and Governor Mike DeWine to allocate additional funding for the University of Toledo Medical Center and the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, the state's two publicly owned teaching hospitals.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Co-Chair of the Congressional Auto Caucus, released the following statement after General Motors (GM) announced it would invest $71 million in two northwest Ohio manufacturing plants, with $39 million to be invested at the Toledo Transmission plant and $32 million at the Defiance casting plant.
The signers stand with the people of Belarus in their fight against the tyranny of the Lukashenko regime and demand the immediate release of all political prisoners, including opposition leader Marya Kalesnikava, Members of the Coordination Council, and Vitali Shkliarov
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and state Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) announced that $650 million in federal funding will be distributed to Ohio local governments, with more than $30 million going to communities and villages throughout Lucas County. The additional funding was amended on Tuesday into House Bill 614 in an effort to speed up passage in the Ohio House of Representatives.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), released the following statement announcing that the City of Toledo has been awarded $5,700,000 in federal funding to mitigate exposure to lead based paint and other housing-related health and safety hazards among children and families in the Toledo community. $5,000,000 is being administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR), which works to protect children from lead exposure.