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June 12, 2024

Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20),  and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) introduced the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act, legislation that invests in home weatherization efforts to save low-income families hundreds of dollars on their energy bills while making homes safer, healthier, and more energy efficient.

Issues: Energy

June 11, 2024

Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement reaffirming her support for a Two-State Solution for the Israeli and Palestinian people, and applauding the United Nations Security Council vote to support the US diplomatic peace plan for Israel and Gaza.


June 10, 2024

Toledo, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, senior Member of the Congressional Financial Literacy and Wealth Creation Caucus, applauded the announcement from the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that the Direct File program will be permanently available to taxpayers and expanded to include all 50 states and the District of Columbia.


June 5, 2024

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs are leading the push for the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the US Department of Commerce to level the playing field for American solar workers by supporting a set of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed by the American Alliance for Solar Ma


June 5, 2024

Washington, DC — On Tuesday June 4th, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Shontel Brown (OH-11), and Timothy Kennedy (NY-26), held a press conference in recognition of National CPR and AED Awareness Week and the need to expand access to AEDs nationwide to save lives. National CPR and AED Awareness Week is recognized every year from June 1st through June 7th. The Members called on Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the HEARTS Act of 2024 to the floor for an immediate vote.

Issues: Health Care

In the News

May 4, 2016
By SUNSHINE STATE NEWS
May 4, 2016
Looking to speed up the backlog of VA claims, two Florida congressmen teamed up this week on a bill giving congressional offices read only access on claims.
Republican Ted Yoho and Democrat Patrick Murphy brought out the “Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now” (WINGMAN) Act on Tuesday. The bill was sent to the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

April 27, 2016
By: M.L. Schultze, WKSU
April 27, 2016
The U.S. House has passed the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act, authorizing $300 million a year over the next five years to try to improve the lakes. It focuses on wildlife habitat, toxic cleanup, farm and city runoff and invasive species. The bill also requires the EPA to appoint a coordinator to address harmful algae blooms in the lakes. The bill was sponsored by Ohio Republican David Joyce and had the support of most of Ohio’s congressional delegation, including Reps.

April 26, 2016
By: Sandusky Register
April 26, 2016
The U.S. House today passed by voice vote the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016, a bill that is an integral piece of federal Great Lakes restoration efforts.
The bill, H.R. 223, authorizes the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at $300 million annually over the next five years.

April 26, 2016
By: AP
April 26, 2016
Ford Motor Co. is spending $1.6 billion to upgrade two U.S. plants for new products.
Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford is investing $200 million in its Ohio Assembly Plant, in Avon Lake, to build Super Duty chassis cabs, which are used for commercial vehicles. Ford says it will create or retain 150 jobs at that plant.
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April 25, 2016
By: Bruce Vail, In These Times
April 25, 2016
With a key deadline looming early next month, pension activists in the Teamsters union are turning up the heat to head off government action that will slash the incomes of hundreds of thousands of union retirees who receive benefits from the Central States Pension Fund, and set a dangerous precedent for millions more.
The retired union members are concentrated on pressuring congressman and senators in Washington, D.C., to use their influenc