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Washington, DC – Today, Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a major $1,151,000 National Park Service award through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program (ORLP) to the City of Toledo for upgrades and improvements at Rev. H.V. Savage Park. This award will increase public access to high-quality outdoor recreation and natural space in Toledo’s Junction neighborhood by rehabilitating the city’s oldest park, Rev. H.V. Savage Park. The City of Toledo will provide a range of new and improved outdoor recreational opportunities.

Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Senator Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), introduced the bicameral and bipartisan Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act requiring the Treasury Department to restrict the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestically sourced feedstocks and extending the tax credit to make it a full ten-year credit.

Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement regarding the ongoing war in Gaza, and recent escalation of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

“This weekend’s escalation in combat between Israel and 140,000 Hezbollah forces supported in southern Lebanon by Iran creates a powder keg. If not contained, this conflict could widen and adversely impact thousands more innocent people of adjacent nations, as well as destabilize global markets.

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Senior Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, celebrated the House of Representatives' unanimous bipartisan passage of the Care for Military Kids Act.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, is honored to receive Growth Energy’s “2024 Biofuels Champion — Fueling Growth Award” for her steadfast leadership in advancing biofuels policies that benefit farmers, producers, and consumers in Northwest Ohio and across the nation. As a long-time advocate for renewable fuels, Kaptur has championed policies that not only support American energy independence but also promote economic growth for rural communities.