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March 12, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined Congressman Max Miller (OH-07), Senator Jon Husted (R-OH), and other members of the Ohio Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to Vice President JD Vance and NASA Administrator Designate Jared Isaacman, highlighting a significant opportunity to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and fiscal responsibility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) by relocating NASA Headquarters from Washington, DC to Northern Ohio. 


March 11, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), and Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Dave Joyce (R-OH-14) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-04) the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force released the following statement regarding the State of Illinois delaying work and development at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam for invasive carp prevention, thereby jeopardizing the health and economy of the Great Lakes.


March 6, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), alongside Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02), Jason Crow (CO-06), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Andy Harris (MD-01), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), John James (MI-10), and Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) introduced H.R .1851, the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act. This legislation preserves U.S.


March 3, 2025

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) a senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture announced she will host local Northwest Ohio farmer Bob Jones Jr., co-owner and Chief Executive Officer of The Chef’s Garden in Huron, Ohio, as her guest for the Presidential Joint Address on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.


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.   


In the News

May 30, 2016

By: Jonnelle Marte, Washington Post
May 30, 2016

One of the nation’s largest multi-employer pension funds said that it is out of ideas for ways to save itself from an impending failure.

After the Treasury Department rejected its Hail Mary proposal, which would have substantially cut benefits for some retirees, the Central States Pension Fund has little choice but to turn to a federal insurance program that is supposed to offer a lifeline to troubled pension funds.

But there’s one major problem — that program is expected to run out of money, too.


May 28, 2016

By: Associated Press
May 28, 2016

Officials say a planned wind-farm project in Lake Erie has received a $40 million federal grant for construction costs.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Toledo and other officials announced Friday that Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. will receive the U.S. Department of Energy money over the next three years.


May 27, 2016
By: Fox 8 Cleveland
May 27,2016
 
"...Said that Lake Erie is the Saudi Arabia of Wind, and the money could help to jumpstart industry according to congresswoman Marcy Kaptur..."
 
 

May 27, 2016
By: Sabrina Eaton, The Plain Dealer
May 27,2016
A controversy over gay and transgender rights derailed a $37.4 billion energy and water funding bill on Thursday that would have blocked the U.S.

May 27, 2016
By: WKYC
May 27, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) has been awarded $40 million in grant funding for the offshore "wind farm" wind turbine project in Lake Erie.
LEEDCo is a non-profit organization working to build an offshore wind power industry in Northeast Ohio for clean energy and good jobs
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