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Kaptur Statement on the Passing of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
July 19, 2024
Press Release

Toledo, OH — Tonight, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement on the passing of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18):

"My heart extends to the family, friends, and constituents of our dear, indefatigable, omnipresent colleague, Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas. What an amazingly faithful sister and Representative was she. It is hard to conceive her essence has transformed to the supernatural. Her life on earth packed a century and a half of effort into her 7+ decades. She never stopped.

Congressional Ukraine Caucus Statement on 2024 NATO Summit
July 17, 2024
Press Release

Washington, DC — Today, the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), and Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) released the following statement on the conclusion of the 2024 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Washington, DC:

Kaptur Announces $3.85 Million Award for Hypertension Research at UToledo Health Science Campus
July 15, 2024
Press Release

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
Kaptur Announces $32 Million DOE Investment In EV Battery Production At New Mobis North America Facility In North Toledo
July 11, 2024
Press Release

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 estimated 38 new union labor jobs supporting the manufacture of a new light PHEV truck, and construct a new battery syst

Issues: Trade Jobs and the Economy Energy
Kaptur Celebrates $1 Million NSF Award to University of Toledo for Mechatronics Program
July 10, 2024
Press Release

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.

Issues: Jobs and the Economy

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Local Citizens Press for Great Lakes Action By Congress
February 24, 2016
In The News
By: Tom Jackson, Toledo Blade
February 24, 2016
With Ohio battling to turn around the harmful algal bloom problem in Lake Erie, a group of northern Ohio residents aren't leaving Congressional action to chance.
More than a dozen northern Ohio residents are in Washington, D.C., this week, joining citizens from other Great Lakes states who are talking to federal lawmakers to press for action on Great Lakes water issues.
The local delegation includes La
Pictures of the Week: February 15-21, 2016
February 22, 2016
In The News
By: Toledo Blade
February 22, 2016
Congressman Marcy Kaptur visits with Caroline Foley, Northwood, as she waits for her husband Walter at the Toledo Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Kaptur was there in part greeting veterans and family as part of National Salute to Veterans Week.
World Awaiting Canada Decision on Nuclear Waste
February 22, 2016
In The News
By: Tom Henry, Toledo Blade
February 22, 2016
Though delayed for at least another two months, Canada’s eventual decision over the fate of a 15-year-old proposal to build a deep underground repository for low and intermediate-level nuclear waste a mile from Lake Huron is being watched on both sides of the border.
Many people believe the decision has broader implications for the U.S.
Innovation Could Be Outcome of Multiemployer Plan Debate
February 22, 2016
In The News
By: Hazel Bradford, Pensions & Investments
February 22, 2016
With three multiemployer pension plans moving to cut benefits, pension advocates are pushing to derail the law that made such steps possible before there are more, while other experts press for new plan designs.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., the federal agency charged with insuring private-sector pensions, estimates that 1.5 million people are covered by severely underfunded multiemployer plans at risk of becoming i
Land Bank Gets Fresh Federal Funding for Blighted Properties
February 20, 2016
In The News
By: Brad Dicken, The Chronicle-Telegram
February 20, 2016
The Lorain County Land Bank will receive $3.3 million from the federal government to demolish homes in blighted areas in Elyria and Lorain.
The money comes from $2 billion being distributed through U.S. Department of Treasury’s Hardest Hit Fund. Ohio will receive nearly $97.6 million under the program, according to a news release from U.S. Rep.