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Oak Harbor, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, welcomed the Department of Energy’s announcement of a Federal loan of up to $4.2 Billion to Vistra Corp. to modernize three nuclear power plants, including the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant in Oak Harbor, Ohio. The investment will increase reliable power generation and grid capacity across Northern Ohio. At Davis-Besse, the project is expected to add 80 Megawatts of generating capacity and extend the reactor’s operating life by 25 years.
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that several University of Toledo research projects will receive awards from the United States Department of Health and Human Services. In total, $5,559,857 will be awarded to fuel the pursuit of understanding across many disciplines of medical research.
Perrysburg, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that Owens Community College will receive a $280,000 award through the United States Department of Education. The award will support the college’s TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) in its mission to help adults and US veterans enroll in and complete postsecondary education.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement in response to the Department of Energy’s announcement of another release of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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A Washington Post report that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt spent $1,560 on 12 customized fountain pens from a Washington jewelry store sufficiently peeved Toledo Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur that she inserted an amendment into a spending bill to limit Pruitt's pen costs.
A volunteer advisory board for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative programs has gone dormant under President Donald Trump, and Reps. Dave Joyce and Marcy Kaptur want to make sure it's revived.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, an Ohio Democrat, discusses the House committee hearings on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's performance. She speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power."
Toledo Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur on Thursday joined congressional inquiries into Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's spending and travel by berating Pruitt for visiting Italy and Morocco instead of Cleveland.