Skip to main content

Newsroom

Latest News

March 25, 2024

Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and the Department of Energy (DOE) announced major awards of $45.1 Million for Libbey Glass LLC’s Toledo Ohio, facility, and $16.246 Million for Kraft Heinz Corporation’s Fremont, Ohio Facility.  Additional Ohio based awards for production sites out of the area include Cleveland Cliffs for a total award of $575 Million, Owens-Brockway with a total award of


March 23, 2024

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following statement after the House and Senate passed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 to fund Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Financial Services and General Government, State, Foreign Operations, Legislative Branch and Homeland Security.


March 11, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement on the announced retirement of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia L. Fudge which will take place later this month.


March 11, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs announced that the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) will award $28,497,650 to the Riverfront Infrastructure Vitality and Equity Restoration (RIVER) in East Toledo project for the City of Toledo through a Neighborhood Access and Equity grant award.


March 8, 2024

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following statement after the House and Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act,


In the News

April 18, 2016
By: Catherine Boudreau, Politico
April 18, 2016
GIPSA: THE STORY CONTINUES: It wouldn't be appropriations season without the prospect of controversial provisions, known as "riders," being attached to spending legislation. Sources tell Pro Ag they are looking for Rep.

April 14, 2016
By: PR Newswire
April 14, 2016
Thousands of Teamster retirees from across the country joined together at a rally at the U.S. Capitol today to protest the proposed cuts to their pensions by the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (CSPF).

April 14, 2016
By: Sabrina Eaton, The Plain Dealer
April 14, 2016
Thousands of retired truckers hit Capitol Hill on Thursday to ask Congress to rescind a law that might reduce their pensions by as much as 70 percent.
The participants in a troubled 400,000-member multi-employer pension fund called Teamsters' Central States Fund were there to protest a 2014 provision they say will impose financial hardships on retirees, such as bankruptcies, lost houses and the inability to buy medicines.

April 14, 2016
By: David Patch, Toledo Blade
April 14, 2016
The Ohio Air National Guard base at Toledo Express Airport is one of 18 facilities nationwide that the Air Force will consider for either of two planned F-35A Joint Strike Fighter jet bases within the National Guard system, military officials announced.
“That the 180th is among a select group of Air National Guard units from across the nation being considered to support this critical future mission and operate the next generation of fighter