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Kaptur, Bacon, Crow Lead Bipartisan Legislation Preserving USAF Fighter Force Structure

March 6, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), alongside Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02), Jason Crow (CO-06), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Andy Harris (MD-01), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), John James (MI-10), and Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) introduced H.R .1851, the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act. This legislation preserves U.S.

Issues: Jobs and the Economy

Kaptur Announces Agricultural Innovator Bob Jones Jr. as Guest for 2025 Presidential Joint Address to Congress

March 3, 2025

Press Release

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) a senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture announced she will host local Northwest Ohio farmer Bob Jones Jr., co-owner and Chief Executive Officer of The Chef’s Garden in Huron, Ohio, as her guest for the Presidential Joint Address on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Energy

Kaptur, Dingell Request Information From NOAA About Impact of Trump Administration Firings

February 28, 2025

Press Release

Toledo, OH – Today, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) Co-Chairs of the Great Lakes Task Force, sent a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Deputy Under Secretary for Operations Nancy Hann, expressing concerns and requesting answers about the Trump Administration’s firing of researchers and experts.

Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Health Care Energy

Kaptur Statement On Trump and Zelenskyy Meeting In Oval Office

February 28, 2025

Press Release

Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus released the following statement following a contentious meeting with American President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.

“Today, the Statue of Liberty hangs her head in shame.

Issues: Trade

Kaptur, Murray Follow-Up, Demand Answers from Trump DOE as it Continues to Block Investments to Lower Americans’ Energy Costs

February 27, 2025

Press Release

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D, OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Ranking Member, sent a

Issues: Energy

In the News

Battle Over Student Loan Collection Fees

July 21, 2016

In The News

By: Michael Stratford, Politico

July 21, 2016

POLITICAL MUSCLE TO PROTECT FEES: Amid a brewing political and legal battle over student loan collection fees, United Student Aid Funds — a guaranty agency at the center of the fight — is stepping up its lobbying game.

Wall Street Vultures May Have Wrecked the Central States Pension Fund

July 21, 2016

In The News

By: Bruce Vail, In These Times

July 21, 2016

Bowing to the demands of thousands of angry Teamsters, the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) has agreed to conduct an inquiry into the past investments of the Central States Pension Fund, the organization that manages the retirement benefits for more than 400,000 union members, both retired and active.

One goal of the inquiry is to determine whether Goldman Sachs and other investment advisors caused the Fund to lose money, endan

Nuns aim to ‘mend gaps’ in society

July 17, 2016

In The News

By: Mike Sigov, The Blade

July 17, 2016

The Nuns on the Bus stopped Saturday in Toledo on their way to the Republican and Democratic parties’ presidential nominating conventions and called on area people to appeal to politicians to help bridge economic and social gaps in American society.

“I urge you to join us in mending these gaps,” bus rider Sister Simone Campbell of Washington, executive director of Network, said. “Our nation needs it. Your community needs it.

$700 Million Retool of the Toledo Jeep North Assembly Plant Announced

July 15, 2016

In The News

By: Norwalk Reflector

July 15, 2016

TOLEDO — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles today announced its planned $700 million investment in the Toledo Assembly Complex North Plant to produce the next generation Jeep Wrangler.

“This is almost beyond belief, given where we were eight short years ago,” said U.S. Rep.

Relief Abounds as Lorain Learns of Job-Saving Fire Grant

July 14, 2016

In The News

By: Katherine Nix, The Chronicle-Telegram

July 14, 2016

LORAIN — JoAnne Moon cried Wednesday morning.

She said she couldn’t stop when she and other city officials learned that Lorain would receive a federal grant that would allow 22 laid-off firefighters to return to work.

“I can’t seem to stop crying,” Moon, councilwoman for the city’s 5th Ward, said at the Central Fire station on Broadway where city officials and firefighters were told the news.