Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Cleveland will be the recipient of a new Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee focused exclusively on urban agriculture. County committees have enabled farmer input on the delivery of FSA programs since the 1930s, and these new committees are part of USDA's efforts to better support urban agriculture.
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and 173 other House Democrats in sending a new letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, calling for the reversal of policies that have worsened the crisis facing the Postal Service and exacerbated a dramatic increase in delayed and undelivered mail.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement after the fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill, legislation she introduced and championed through the Appropriations Committee, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The Energy and Water Development bill funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior programs, the Department of Energy, and other related agencies.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Tim Ryan (D-OH), sent the following letter calling on the leaders of the House and Senate to consider robust economic relief for small and medium sized manufacturers in the next coronavirus relief bill. Manufacturing communities across the U.S., especially in Ohio and the industrial Midwest, have been hurting for decades.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), released the following statement after President Trump suggested delaying the November election, a power granted exclusively to the United States Congress, as he increases his attacks on voting from home.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) applauded the passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of their amendment that will provide $2 million to USPS for postal banking pilot programs throughout the United States.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Dean of the Ohio delegation, released the following statement in response to widespread delivery delays at the United States Postal Service. In the CARES Act passed earlier this year, Congress provided $10 billion in financing to help USPS and its customers get through the coronavirus pandemic, yet the funds are currently being held hostage by President Trump's Treasury Department.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed an appropriations package that includes the following four appropriations bills: State-Foreign Operations, Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA, Interior-Environment, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) sent a letter alongside 116 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) released the following statement: