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Toledo, Ohio — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), the Dean of Ohio’s delegation to Congress, released the following statement on the passing of former Congressman Dave Hobson (OH-07):
Toledo, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), joined Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, in leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers in writing to the Postal Board of Governors to bring to their attention severe deficiencies in United States Postal Service (USPS) operations that risk the security of the mail and mail facilities and threaten the safety of postal employees and members of the public.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), announced two significant federal awards from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to the City of Toledo and the Lucas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to enhance local efforts aimed at combating youth violence and improving criminal justice outcomes. Together, these DOJ awards, totaling nearly $1.7 Million, will bolster community-based initiatives to make Northwest Ohio safer, more resilient, and more equitable.
Toledo, Ohio — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Dean of the Ohio Congressional Delegation joined Congressman Mike Rulli (OH-06) in leading 7 bipartisan members of the Ohio Congressional Delegation in a letter to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting the expansion of Conservative Reserve Program (CRP) acres eligible for emergency haying and grazing measures. Ohio is currently facing the worst drought on record since the early 1930's, with natural disaster declarations in place for 28 of Ohio's 88 counties.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, celebrated the achievements of two companies from Ohio’s 9th District, Spartan Chemical Company of Maumee and JAWS International, Ltd. a Division of Canberra Corporation of Toledo, for being honored as 2024 EPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year award recipients.
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By: 13abc (and many other news outlets)
June 17, 2016
They’re something every family with children need but many are struggling to afford them.
“The average cost of diapers is about 1,000 dollars a year,” Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) said.
By: Nick Penniman, The Hill
June 14, 2016
This is a year of political rebellions. Donald Drumpf and Bernie Sanders are the two biggest examples. And one of the few issues that unites them is driving the other rebellion: a rejection of political fundraising.
Some members have compared the endless need for campaign cash to torture. Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), who wrote in the New York Times a few months ago that he spent 4,200 hours in the last 16 years asking for money, equated dialing for dollars to “waterboarding.”
By: Sam Catherman, BABW News
June 13, 2016
The Great Lakes are under threat from potentially toxic algal blooms, and Midwestern states are stepping up to take action in an effort to control the problem. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Ohio is just the most recent state to take measures to bring the harmful algal blooms back to safe levels ahead of the summer season.
By: Mary-Louise Hoffman, Executive Gov
June 13, 2016
House Appropriations Committee members have cleared a bill that would provide $21.7 billion to fund operations of the Treasury Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Small Business Administration and U.S. federal courts for fiscal year 2017.