Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), the longest serving woman in the House of Representatives and Dean of the Ohio delegation, released the following statement:

"There is not a single community across the U.S. that has been spared from the tragedy of gun violence and mass shootings," said Rep. Kaptur. "Today, our hearts hang heavy for the families and people of Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, where in the span of less than thirteen hours two shootings carried by domestic terrorists resulted in the deaths of 31 people – 9 in Dayton and 22 in El Paso."

Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Auto Caucus Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Mike Kelly (R-PA), submitted bipartisan testimony to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce during the committee's Member Day hearing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Co-Chairs of the House Great Lakes Task Force Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and David Joyce (R-OH), alongside Senate Great Lakes Task Force Co-Chairs U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and expand funding for the Great Lakes.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) voted to pass the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, more commonly called the Butch Lewis Act, a landmark piece of legislation to address the nation's worsening multiemployer pension crisis. Kaptur is an original cosponsor of the legislation.

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its proposed rule to dismantle state flexibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a decision that would deny food assistance for up to 3.1 million people across the U.S., including 64,752 households in Ohio's Ninth Congressional District, and eliminate access to free school meals for low-income students:

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement after it was announced the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $9,000,000 in federal funds under the Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program to the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) to stabilize the Cuyahoga River's Irishtown Bend. The federal funding comes in addition to a $3.5 million investment pledged by NOACA announced on Monday, on top of $19 million previously committed, bringing to total funding to roughly $31.5 million.

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Chairs, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Andy Harris (R-MD), Mike Quigley (D-IL), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), released the following statement after introducing the SAILORS Act, or the "Stopping Aggressive Incursions on Liberty by Ordering Russian Sanctions Act," legislation that would apply sanctions to 24 Senior Members of the Russian Security Service and their close associates until Russia releases 24 Ukrainian Sailors and 3 vessels the country illegally captured near the Kerch Strait in the Sea of Azov:

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) voted to pass the Raise the Wage Act, a landmark piece of legislation to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 over six years. According to independent economic analysis, the bill would increase pay for up to 33 million American workers, including 128,300 workers (39.8%) in Ohio's Ninth Congressional District. The average wage increase for affected workers in OH-9 would be $3,200.