Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dean of Ohio's delegation in Congress, issued the following statement regarding news that the Ohio state legislature passed bipartisan redistricting reform that will now be on the May 8, 2018, ballot for public approval.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb regarding the current shortage of IV saline and other critical medical products. The shortage resulted from the devastation Hurricane Maria wrought on Puerto Rico's many major manufacturing facilities. Months after the storm, many of these factories still lack full and consistent access to power. At the height of the deadliest flu season in recent history, the shortage threatens to further endanger public health.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Appropriations Committee, which has oversight over the U.S. Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Agency and a senior member of the House Defense Appropriations Committee, released the following statement regarding the Nuclear Posture Review released by the Department of Defense today:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13), Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following joint statement regarding the U.S. Department of Labor's efforts to put forth a harmful rule that would make it legal for employers' to take a portion of workers earned tips.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), led 29 Senators and 63 Representatives in a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb regarding the current shortage of IV saline and other critical medical products.
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force, released the following statement regarding news that Canada would invest an estimated $16 million (USD) to expand its program to combat Asian Carp:
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dean of the Ohio Delegation, led a bipartisan group of eight Midwestern lawmakers in a letter to President Donald Trump seeking support for the Hyperloop Transportation Initiative — a grant program to accelerate the development of this technology and the opportunities it could create for Ohio and other Midwest states.
From the letter:
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee and Dean of the Ohio Delegation, issued the following statement after voting YES on the House passage of a three-week spending bill:
"What matters most at this juncture is reopening the government of the United States to serve the American people. Funding the government is the sworn obligation of Congress, and I cast my vote despite serious misgivings.