Press Releases
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:
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) released the following statement after the University of Toledo announced it will stay UTMC's RFP process slowing decisions from entities interested in purchasing, leasing, or otherwise acquiring the University of Toledo Medical Center. Instead, the University announced it will focus on stabilizing the medical center's finances and explore alternative community partnerships.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Co-Chairs of the House Great Lakes Task Force Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), David Joyce (R-OH), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed legislation authorizing the construction of a multilayered system to prevent the spread of invasive species at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, released the following statement after the full House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies bill on a vote of 30 to 21. The legislation funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior programs, the Department of Energy, and other related agencies.