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Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that four Northwest Ohio counties will receive a total of $2,190,000 through the US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All program. Lucas, Ottawa, Wood, and Sandusky counties will all receive funding to support the planning and implementation of several transportation safety efforts.
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), senior appropriator and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), senior member of the House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee and active member of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, demanded US Customs & Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott enforce federal sanctions law prohibiting the import and sale of Russian diesel in the United States and refer any attempted importations for prosecution.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee released the following statement after reports that the Trump Administration is considering lifting sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund:
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) introduced H.R.
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced an award of $1 Million for the Smart Reentry Demonstration Initiative in Lucas County. The Lucas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council will receive the award through the US Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance and allocate it for the Smart Reentry Demonstration Initiative in Lucas County that helps former inmates reenter the community by addressing the housing instability faced by individuals who are released from state prisons.
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U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur, an Ohio Democrat who is co-chairwoman of the congressional Poland Caucus, called on Tuesday for a thorough investigation into the murder of Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz. In a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, Kaptur expressed condolences and noted that Gdańsk is a longtime sister city of Cleveland in her home state.
More than 60 House Democrats are urging leadership to make the opioid crisis a top priority in the new Congress. The Democrats said Congress should dedicate more funding and staff to addressing the crisis, which killed 47,600 people in 2017. "Despite previous Congressional efforts to provide more resources to combat the opioid crisis to states and communities across this nation, there is much more to do," said Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio,), who led the letter, along with Reps.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) has sent a letter with four colleagues to President Donald Trump, formally asking him to visit the communities impacted by General Motors' decision to idle several North America plants.