Press Releases
Toledo, Ohio — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), the senior woman in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued the following statement on the passing of Senator John McCain of Arizona:
"I extend deepest sympathies and abiding gratitude to Mrs. Cindy McCain, and Senator McCain's lovely mother, Roberta, and his beloved children,Douglas, Andrew, Sidney, Meghan, John, James and Bridget, on the loss of this great American patriot.
Toledo, Ohio – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dean of the Ohio Delegation, released the following statement regarding the conviction of President Donald Trump's campaign manager Paul Manafort in federal court and news of the guilty plea of Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen. This comes after Trump foreign policy advisor George Papadopoulos and national security advisor Michael Flynn plead guilty to charges last year.
Toledo, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) held an event at Westgate Market in Toledo with local health and nutrition experts from the Area Office of Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Neighborhood Health Association and ProMedica to highlight the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) as well as other initiatives to help ensure food security. The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program helps older Americans, mostly on fixed incomes, to obtain fresh fruits and vegetables and eat nutritious locally grown foods.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced her support as a lead cosponsor of bipartisan legislation dedicating more federal resources to combating toxic algae. This bill reauthorizes the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act and increases annual funding to $22 million.
As Co-chair of the bipartisan Ukrainian Caucus, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today released the following statement after news of the death of Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne:
"My sincerest sympathy goes to the family, friends and colleagues of the gifted executive and business leader Sergio Marchionne. We had many interactions and conversations over the years and he is someone for whom I have the utmost respect.
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House has passed Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur's (OH-09) bill, H.R. 2787, the Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Health Professionals (VET HP) Act. The bill would create shadowing and training opportunities for individuals entering the medical profession, including doctors, nurses, and physical therapists, who provide health care services for veterans.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur welcomed action by the Lorain City Council to rezone 9.7 acres at Kolbe and West Erie in the City of Lorain to make way for a new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic. With a final announcement pending, construction is expected to commence in 2019. Kaptur vowed to keep the clinic in Lorain when it was announced the clinic would leave the former St. Joseph's hospital for a temporary location in Sheffield.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressional Ukrainian Caucus Co-Chairs Representative Sandy Levin (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD) issued the following statement regarding the 2014 downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 by Russian forces in Ukraine.
