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August 18, 2023

Toledo, OH – On Monday, August 14th, Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) hosted Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova for a tour of the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) General Dynamics Land Systems facility in Lima, Ohio led by the United States Army and representatives from UAW Region 2B.


July 31, 2023

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a new $952,380 award to the city of Defiance, Ohio through the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program. This FEMA investment will be used for the purchase of a new aerial vehicle which will be used for fighting fires in wildlands and rural areas. The grant will help the Division replace its current Aerial, which is 35 years old.


July 19, 2023

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 Andy Harris (R-MD-01) – released the following statement on the Black Sea Grain Deal and attack on Odesa.


July 18, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) cosponsored a bill to protect our democracy, defend it against continued and relentless attacks, and ensure that the voices and votes of regular Americans are heard in our elections.


June 30, 2023

Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) CEO Laura Koprowski to announce more than $9 Million in funding through the Low or No Emission Vehicle and Grants for Buses & Bus Facilities Programs.


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.