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February 28, 2025

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.   


February 28, 2025
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

February 27, 2025

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

February 25, 2025

Washington, DC Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's oversight hearing on the US Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works Program:

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February 15, 2025
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), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Ranking Member, issued the following statement in response to reports regarding thousands of probationary employee firings across the Department of Energy, including employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

In the News

June 28, 2016
By: Josh Marks, In Habitat
June 28, 2016
Could the Rust Belt turn into the Wind Belt? The Great Lakes represent 20 percent of the United States’ total offshore wind energy capacity, but not a single wind turbine has yet to be seen. That could start to change soon thanks to a $40 million grant from the Department of Energy for North America’s first offshore freshwater wind farm, located on Lake Erie about eight to 10 miles northwest of downtown Cleveland, Ohio.

June 27, 2016
By: John Benson, The Plain Dealer
June 27, 2016
Roughly half a dozen times a day Rocky River residents living near the Norfolk & Southern Railroad line have to deal with loud horns.
The biggest problem continues to be early morning trains blaring horns near railroad crossings (Elmwood Road, Wagar Road, Morewood Parkway and Linda Street) and underpasses (Smith Court and Blount Street).
"Last August, I convened a meeting with the two congressional offices of J

June 26, 2016
By: Olivera Perkins, The Plain Dealer
June 26,2016
A national coalition pushing for post offices to also provide banking services, as a way of keeping the U. S. Postal Service afloat, will hold a public meeting Tuesday in Cleveland.
A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service, a coalition of more than 130 civil rights, environmental, faith-based and labor organizations, will hold a "field hearing" 6 p.m. Tuesday at East Mt.

June 24, 2016
By: Jessica Wehrman and Lilly Maier, The Dispatch
June 24, 2016
While House Democrats ended their sit-in aimed at forcing votes on gun control issues Thursday afternoon, they vow that they will continue pressing the issue after they return.
Meanwhile, the Senate still faces pressure on the gun issue — particularly after a last-minute “test” vote Thursday on a measure that would ban those on the no-fly list from buying guns.
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