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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) released the following statement:

"As a lifelong Toledoan, I cannot even express fully how dismayed and hurt I feel at the shocking news of multiple Toledo City Council members being taken into custody today," said Rep. Kaptur. "The events we are witnessing trouble me greatly as much as they trouble everyone in our Toledo community."

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement in support of the sweeping climate change plan unveiled by the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted in support of H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Enhancement Act. The legislation takes dramatic steps to lower the costs of healthcare and prescription drugs, expand access to affordable healthcare, and strengthen protections for people with preexisting conditions.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted in support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The legislation, which passed the House one month after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police Officer, takes dramatic steps to save lives, curb police violence, end racial profiling, end qualified immunity for law enforcement, ensure accountability, and more.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) announced $86,960,502 in federal funding for safety net hospitals across Northern Ohio as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed by Congress. The funding is being administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, which is distributing $10 billion in Provider Relief Funds to safety net hospitals across the country that serve our most vulnerable citizens.