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Kaptur, Murray Statement on DOE Failure to Comply with Basic Spending Transparency Requirements As Highlighted in New GAO Report
July 8, 2025
Press Release

Washington, DC — 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, issued the following joint statement in response to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) issuing a report that finds the Department of Energy (DOE) is not in compliance with required reporting to help ensure transpare

Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Energy
Kaptur Defends Ohio’s Working Families, Seniors, Veterans, Votes No On “One Big Bonanza for Billionaires Bill”
July 3, 2025
Press Release

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) voted against H.R. 1, citing its severe impact on working families, seniors, veterans, and the regional economy of Northwest Ohio. The bill prioritizes tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy while enacting the most damaging cuts to health care, food assistance, and infrastructure investment in recent history.

Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Health Care Energy
Kaptur, Murray Blast Energy Department’s Decision to Steer Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Away from Wind, Solar to Favored Industries — In Defiance of Bipartisan Spending Bill
July 2, 2025
Press Release

Washington, DC — 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 issued the following joint statement on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision to illegally cut investments that Congress provided to support the research and development of wind and solar energy, instead steering funds to other favored energy sources, in defiance of the fiscal year 2025 full-year continuing resolution (CR) President Trump himsel

Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Energy
Kaptur and DeLauro Introduce Bill to Rein in Executive Branch Spending Abuses and Uphold Congressional Appropriations Authority
July 1, 2025
Press Release
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, have introduced H.R. 4230 the Appropriations Compliance and Training Act, legislation to restore accountability to the Executive Branch and ensure that Appropriated taxpayer dollars, enacted by Congress and signed into law, are spent in strict accordance with Congressional direction.
“The Power of the Purse rests with Congress.
Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Health Care Energy
Kaptur Applauds Over $1.4 Million in Federal Awards For Four Local Northwest Ohio Regional Airports
June 26, 2025
Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced four federal aviation awards totaling $1,433,909 to support critical infrastructure upgrades at rural and regional airports across Northwest Ohio. Funded through the FY25 Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program, the awards will modernize facilities in Fremont, Kelley's Island, Port Clinton, and Defiance, boosting the region’s aviation economy and workforce while enhancing long-term safety and service capacity in Defiance, Erie, Ottawa, and Sandusky Counties.

Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy

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Seven TPP Countries Don't Meet Trafficking Standards
July 1, 2016
In The News
By Maeve Allsup, Bloomberg Bureau of National Affairs
July 1, 0216
Seven countries that are parties to a trans-Pacific trade deal don't meet the minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking, information in a State Department report shows.
The Trafficking in Persons Report for 2016 placed Singapore, Brunei, Peru, Vietnam, Mexico and Japan in Tier 2, meaning that they don't meet minimum standards but are attempting to improve the situation.
Flagship Collaborative Play Place Open for Play
July 1, 2016
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By: The Beacon

July 1, 2016

Kaptur Helps Erie County Anchor $107K in Boat Patrol Funds
July 1, 2016
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By: Andy Ouriel, Sandusky Register

July 1, 2016

Homeland Security Money Awarded for Coastal Counties
July 1, 2016
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By: Staff Report, The Morning Journal

July 1, 2016

Congress Jumps on Bandwagon to Reduce Biologic Drug Exclusivity Term
June 30, 2016
In The News
By: Kevin E. Noonan, JD Supra Business Advisor
June 30, 2016
Ever since the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) was passed along with the rest of the healthcare law commonly called "Obamacare" in 2010, the Obama Administration has included in every budget a proposal to reduce the exclusivity term for biologic drugs from 12 years to 7 years (see "President's Latest Budget Proposal Seeks Decrease of Data Exclusivity Period and Elimination of Pay-for-Delay Agreements").