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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Ukraine Caucus Chairs, Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Andy Harris (R-MD), Sander Levin (D-MI), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), today said the following on the targeting of journalists in Russia including the continued imprisonment of Ukrainian journalist, Roman Sushchenko by Russian authorities:

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressman David Joyce (OH-14) issued the following statements commending the Senate Appropriations Committee for including Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding in the 2018 Interior Appropriations bill.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressman David Joyce (OH-14) introduced bipartisan legislation with Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) to better prepare for, mitigate, and respond to harmful algal blooms, especially in the Great Lakes region. In a harmful algal bloom event, algae grow rapidly and release dangerous toxins that end up in shellfish, fish, marine mammals, and birds. This threatens fisheries, drinking water, human health, local economies, and aquatic ecosystems.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today issued the following statement after voting no on H.R. 1, the Republicans' tax plan:

"The People's House let the American people down today with the hasty passage of a partisan tax bill, rammed through Congress without a single hearing.

"For all their talk of shedding light on their actions and an open transparent process, Republicans proved their primary interest is in serving their masters on Wall Street and corporate boardrooms.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today joined her Congressional colleagues in introducing legislation to protect retirees invested in multiemployer pension funds. Democratic Congressional leadership released the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, also known as the "Butch Lewis Act" in honor of an Ohio Teamster. The bill would establish stability in troubled plans through the issuance of low-interest, 30-year loans by a newly created Pension Rehabilitation Administration.