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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after hosting a Covid-19 telephone-town hall on August 2 in which more than 4,500 residents of Ohio's Ninth Congressional District participated. The town hall was co-hosted by Dr. Michael Saag, Associate Dean for Global Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the incoming Chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Together, Rep. Kaptur and Dr.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the House Auto Caucus, joined a bi-partisan group of 21 Members of Congress in a letter urging Congressional leaders to prioritize legislation that includes $2 billion in funding to secure domestic production of semiconductors used the automobile manufacturing industry. The full letter is below.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a package of seven fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills, including Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education ($254 billion), Agriculture ($197 billion), Energy and Water ($53 billion), Financial Services ($29 billion), Interior ($43 billion), Military Construction and Veterans Affairs ($280 billion), and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development ($163 billion).

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the first meeting of the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth took place. The committee, made up of eight Democratic Members of Congress selected by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is tasked with addressing growing issues of inequality that plague the country. While established as a bipartisan body, no Republican Members of Congress chose to participate in today's hearing.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced Lorain County Community College (LCCC) had been awarded a competitive federal grant of $2.1 million through the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).