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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today released the following statement after President Trump's comments deriding our NATO allies:

"I am deeply concerned with the President's continued undiplomatic, belligerent conduct in public towards our closest Allies at the NATO Summit in Brussels. It is a certainty that through hybrid warfare, Russia is weaponizing energy in countries across Europe, including Germany and Ukraine, creating a dangerous new dependency by recipient nations.

Washington, D.C. – This week, a bill by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) advanced in a key subcommittee in the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. Kaptur's bill, the Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Health Professionals (VET HP) Act would bolster shadowing and training opportunities for medical professionals, like doctors, nurses, and physical therapists, who provide health care services for our veterans. This hurdle moves this bill one more step toward passage.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dean of the Ohio Delegation, today introduced the bipartisan Repelling Encroachment by Foreigners into U.S. Elections (REFUSE) Act, H.R. 6249. The bill would help limit the influence of foreign-controlled entities and corporations and bolster disclosure requirements for lobbyists of foreign agents.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today announced that $300,000 in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funds will go to Toledo Metroparks to help restore the Maumee River Area of Concern. The funding is part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Both Senator Brown and Congresswoman Kaptur have led the charge in the Senate and House respectively to ensure that Great Lakes restoration efforts are fully funded.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dean of the Ohio Delegation, in coordination with Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE), today secured the release of three women, all mothers, who were being detained after the immigration raid in Sandusky. The women were held at the federal immigration detention center in Calhoun County, Michigan until being released to electronic monitoring today while they await upcoming legal proceedings. All three have U.S. citizen children and have long-standing ties to the community.