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Toledo, Ohio – On Friday, September 6, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01) led 39 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the US Department of Treasury urging expedition in issuing final guidan
Toledo, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that the University of Toledo Health Science Campus has been awarded a significant federal award of $788,021 per year over the next 5 years from the US Department of Health and Human Services for a total award of $3,940,000. This major award, issued by the National Institute on Aging, will support innovative research aimed at understanding the mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease, focusing on active kinome networks in Alzheimer's dementia.
Toledo, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced the US Department of Transportation will award $24.5 Million to Lucas, Ottawa, Wood and Sandusky counties as part of its Safe Streets and Roads for All Program (SS4A).
Port Clinton, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) was briefed by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in Toledo-Sandusky-Port Clinton, Ohio, calling attention to the urgent need for comprehensive border security measures. Her visit underscores the critical role that Northern border states play in national security, particularly in light of recent data showing a majority of terrorist-related crossings have occurred at the Northern border.
Toledo, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced that Ohio has been awarded $4,301,375 in federal funding through the US Department of Energy’s Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers (SERC) program.
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By: Sabrina Eaton, The Plain Dealer
June 12, 2016
Ohio governor. Cleveland mayor. U.S. senator.
As news of George Voinovich's death spread on Sunday morning, here's how those who knew him mourned the longtime public servant.
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo:
By: Getty Images
June 10th, 2016
Photo of Congresswoman Kaptur Preparing for Roll Call Interview, the full interview should be released at some point today.
Click here to access the original image.
By: Post and Parcel
June 10th, 2016
The US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee yesterday (9 June) approved the FY2107 Financial Services Bill, and also adopted an amendment which calls for the restoration of mail delivery standards to the 1 July 2012 level.
The amendment, which came from the Ohio Representative Marcy Kaptur, was adopted on a 30-17 voice vote.
If enacted, the legislation would cancel the reduced service standards which the US Postal Service (USPS) introduced in January 2015.
By: Thomas McKinless, Roll Call
June 10, 2016
In Roll Call’s Power Brokers newsmaker series, presented by United Health Group, Rep. Marcy Kaptur (the longest-serving woman in the House) sits down with Roll Call editor-in-chief Melinda Henneberger to discuss the Ohio congresswoman’s unwavering support of presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton’s historic ascension to the top of the Democratic Party.
By: Melinda Henneberger, Roll Call
June 9, 2016
For the longest-serving woman in the House of Representatives, who also happens to be a Democrat, Hillary Clinton’s historic moment on Tuesday night was not exactly an unalloyed joy.
That’s because Rep. Marcy Kaptur , of Ohio, was an ardent supporter of Bernie Sanders – and still is.
So how did she feel, watching a woman in her party become the first female to secure any major party’s presidential nomination – while also watching her chosen candidate fall short?