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May 16, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Pat Fallon (TX-04) introduced the Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill which would require the National Cyber Director to submit to Congress a plan to establish an institute within the Federal Government to serve as a centralized resource and training center for Federal cyber workforce development.


May 16, 2025
Wauseon, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced the award of $342,000 from the US Department of Transportation’s Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program to Fulton County.

May 15, 2025

Washington, DC – This week, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) introduced the Care for Military Kids Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure that children of active duty servicemembers who are required to relocate for a deployment maintain their Medicaid coverage when moving across state lines. Specifically, this legislation would amend the Social Security Act to ensure that any dependent of an active duty servicemember currently receiving long-term care services through a state administered Medicaid plan will remain eligible should their family move due to relocation.


May 8, 2025
Toledo, Ohio — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), released the following statement on the announcement of Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope:

In the News

July 13, 2016
By: News Net 5
July 13, 2016
LORAIN, Ohio - The Lorain Fire Department will receive a federal grant to keep the firefighters who were laid off due to a budget crisis in the city on the job.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur announced Wednesday that the Lorain Fire Department and the City of Lorain will get $3,181,140 in federal funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to maintain 22 employees that were previously laid off.

July 13, 2016
By: Ricahrd Payerchin, The Morning Journal
July 13, 2016
A $3.18 million federal grant will pay for 22 laid off Lorain firefighters to return to the job July 14 for two years.
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July 13, 2016
By: Katie Nix, The Chronicle-Telegram
July 13, 2016
LORAIN – Twenty-two firefighters are expected to return to work this week following an announcement from U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s office that the Lorain Fire Department received a grant.
“Thank you so much for your efforts and in serving your community,” Kaptur, D – Toledo, said in a videoconference with Mayor Chase Ritenauer and Fire Chief Tom Brown Wednesday morning.

July 13, 2016

By: Stephen Koff, The Plain Dealer

July 13, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congress took the final step Wednesday to approve spending millions of dollars to fight the heroin and opioid epidemic claiming thousands of lives across America.

The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, calling for $181 million a year in new spending for addiction and recovery programs, was steered through Congress with heavy lifting by Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman. It now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature.


July 12, 2016
By: WKYC
July 12, 2016
LORAIN, OHIO - Lorain Fire Department could be getting good news regarding its future tomorrow morning.
A news release indicated Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur will outline a 'big development' related to the department's recent first-responder layoffs. The city laid off 22 firefighters earlier this month, leaving the department without roughly one third of its workers.