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July 15, 2024

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), announced that the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has awarded a prestigious research grant to the University of Toledo Health Science Campus. The award, totaling $3.85 Million over five years, will support groundbreaking research on the potential of conjugated bile acids as nutritionally re-programmable antihypertensive metabolites.

Issues: Health Care

July 11, 2024

Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced a $32,617,879 EV Conversion Grants program award for American Autoparts and Mobis North America. The Project consists of two phases where American Autoparts will convert its existing ICE complete chassis assembly plant located at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex, into a PHEV and ICE complete chassis assembly plant, retaining 345 UAW union jobs and creating an estim


July 10, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that the University of Toledo has been awarded $999,648 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the "Explorations: Experiential Learning Opportunities in Mechatronics" project. This three-year initiative aims to provide 150 high school students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds with hands-on learning opportunities focused on electric vehicles and advanced manufacturing.


July 9, 2024

**CUTS FACT SHEET** House Republicans Cripple the Clean Energy Economy


June 28, 2024

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur joined 37 Bipartisan Members of the Congressional Steel Caucus, led by Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01), and Vice Chairman Frank Mrvan (IN-01) 


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May 19, 2016
By: David Brandolph, Bloomberg
May 19, 2016
The finances of the Central States pension fund, like those of other dead or dying “zombie” pension plans, need to be investigated, a financial watchdog said.
When money managers, investment consultants and pension plan actuaries are hired to run a multiemployer pension plan's finances, these consultants “never say their expertise will lead to that plan's failure,” Edward Siedle, president of Florida-based Benchmark Financial Services Inc., told Bloomberg

May 19, 2016
By: John Funk, The Plain Dealer
May 19, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy is advancing another $3.7 million to the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. to continue engineering work on a proposed wind turbine project in Lake Erie about seven to 10 miles northwest of downtown Cleveland.
"This additional funding will support LEEDCo's offshore wind research and development progress and work associated with permitting, ...

May 19, 2016
By: Tom Jackson, Sandusky Register
May 19, 2016
Because of new developments, the Black Swamp Bird Observatory is more opposed than ever to a proposed wind power turbine at Camp Perry in Ottawa County, said Kim Kaufman, Black Swamp's director.
Since the project was delayed by a new study in 2014, "the density of nesting bald eagles has increased in the area," Kaufman said.
In addition, the sandhill crane is making a comeback in the area, she said.

May 18, 2016
By: Tim Rudell, WKSU
May 18, 2016
A northern Ohio congresswoman wants to up the stakes for the Army Corps of Engineers in a dispute involving “open-lake dumping.” That’s what the corps calls the practice of disposing sediments cleared from shipping channels in places like the port of Cleveland.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, whose 9th District includes much of the Lake Erie shore, says despite a years-long dispute with local and state officials over dumping sediments from dr

May 17, 2016
By: Laura Litvan, Bloomberg
May 17, 2016
Congress has embraced free trade for two generations, but the protectionist bent of the 2016 election campaign may mark the end of that era.
The first casualty may be the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, which was already facing a skeptical Congress.