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October 17, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy & Water, and Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02) Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee announced a $2,036,112 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Grant through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP) for EnviroKure of Hicksville, Ohio in Defiance County, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in Philadelphia County.


October 16, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a $3.935 Million United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Grant through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP) for Growers Mineral of Milan, Ohio in Erie County. This Rural Development investment will be used to help offset the costs associated with constructing a new facility, purchase of new processing, and manufacturing equipment, and climate-smart equipment.


October 12, 2023

Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy & Water, senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense and Agriculture, and longest serving woman in the history of Congress released the following statement on the chaos in the Republican Conference amidst their inability to hold a vote to elect a new Speaker of the House:


October 12, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a $1.8 Million Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) award to the Erie County Health Department from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This will bring $375,000 in funding back to Erie County each year for the next five years to help address behavioral health and mental health needs. This funding follows $2 Million which Rep.

Issues: Health Care

October 8, 2023

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), longest serving woman in the history of Congress and Co-Chair and Founder of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus released the following statement on the terror attacks carried out this weekend by Hamas in Israel:

"I continue to be horrified and dismayed by the brutality of Hamas terrorists attacking innocent Israeli civilians of all ages. The fingerprints of Iranian strategy and technology are as present here as they are in attacks against Ukraine.


In the News

January 18, 2016
By: Taylor Dungjen, Toledo Blade
January 18, 2016
This summer, the Toledo International Youth Orchestra will be the first youth orchestra to travel to Cuba.
Language barriers might challenge the experience, but the Toledo students expect they will still be able to communicate freely with their Cuban counterparts.
“It’s really neat to be able to communicate through music,” said Pilar Athaide-Victor, 17, a violinist from Swanton.

January 15, 2016
By: UKR Weekly
January 15, 2016
WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Sander Levin (D-Mich.), Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) and Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), members of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, continue to call on Russia to release Ukrainian fighter pilot and Member of Parliament Nadiya Savchenko. News of their latest statements on her behalf was released on January 13.
On December 17, 2015, Ms. Savchenko began a hunger strike and is reported to be in ill health.

January 15, 2016
By: UKR Weekly
January 15, 2016
Religious events in 2015 were varied, including a visit by Pope Francis to the United States and the 150th anniversary of the birth of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky.

January 13, 2016
By: Sabrina Eaton, The Plain Dealer
January 13, 2016
WASHINGTON - NASA Glenn Research Center Director Jim Free celebrated his facility's 75th anniversary on Tuesday with a Capitol Hill visit to pitch its many scientific breakthroughs.
Free and the Congress member whose district includes the Brook Park research center - Toledo Democrat Marcy Kaptur - used a Space Transportation Association trade group luncheon to tout terrestrial applications of technology developed at NASA Glenn.

January 12, 2016
By: Sandusky Register
January 12, 2016
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, which he delivered before a joint session of Congress tonight:
“President Obama offered a sweeping vision for America tonight. I look forward to working with him and with Congress to advance America’s priorities this year.