Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), the longest serving woman in Congress and senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, joined the Chairman of the Ways & Means Social Security Subcommittee, John B. Larson (CT-01), in introducing H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act, a bill that increases Social Security's vital benefits while making the system financially strong throughout the 21st century. The legislation was introduced with 203 cosponsors.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, announced her nominations for candidates from Ohio's 9th Congressional District to the nation's leading service institutions: the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), the longest-serving woman in U.S. House history and Dean of the Ohio Delegation, released the following statement following President Trump and Republicans' decision to temporarily reopen the federal government after 35 days of the Trump Shutdown:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), the longest-serving woman in the 116th Congress and Dean of the Ohio Delegation, released the following statement after she was elected by her Democratic colleagues to serve as the first woman to chair the influential House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dean of the Ohio Delegation and a senior member of the House Defense Appropriations Committee released the following statement regarding the deaths and injuries sustained by U.S. service members in the U.S.-patrolled Syrian city of Manbij. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the blast.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dean of the Ohio Delegation and co-chair of the Congressional Poland Caucus today made a statement regarding the murder of Mayor Pawel Adamowicz of Gdansk, Poland. Gdansk has been a sister city of Cleveland, Ohio since 1990.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dean of the Ohio Delegation and Senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, yesterday joined House Democrats to pass the FY 2019 Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) appropriations bill to remove all doubt that hard-working Ohioans will receive their tax refunds in full and on time.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Annie Kuster (NH-02), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) are leading more than sixty of their colleagues in calling on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to prioritize policies that will help tackle the opioid epidemic.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dean of the Ohio Delegation and senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, will be sworn into the 116th Congress today by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Speaker Pelosi will conduct an individual ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for Rep. Kaptur following the en masse oath of office on the Floor of the House of Representatives at 12 noon. Rep. Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in U.S. House of Representatives history, achieving this milestone in March of 2018.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dean of the Ohio Delegation and senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on news that Republican leadership in the Senate would move forward with a continuing resolution that would provide short-term funding to nine cabinet agencies and several smaller departments through February 8, 2019.