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January 11, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) introduced the bipartisan Opioid Settlement Accountability Act, legislation aimed at ensuring the funds that states receive from opioid settlements are used to fight the epidemic and are focused towards treatment, prevention, education, and enforcement. The Opioid Settlement Accountability Act would ensure funds from opioid related settlements are used to address the opioid crisis and are not being used as a piggy bank for other projects.

Issues: Health Care

January 3, 2024

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-06), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Steven Horsford (NV-04), and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) led a letter with Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and 45 other bipartisan Members of Congress urging the Biden Administration to ensure a comprehensive regulatory review of Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel. 


December 20, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement announcing Ishan Chopra of Sandusky Middle School as the winner of the Ohio 9th Congressional District’s fifth annual student Congressional App Challenge. Yesterday, December 19, Congresswoman Kaptur hosted winner Ishan Chopra, and other participants in the 2023 OH-09 Congressional App Challenge and their families for an award and recognition ceremony. Additional standout applications came from Nathan Stubleski and Adam Prymas of St. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo and Theodore Radkov of Sylvania Southview High School, who placed 2nd and 3rd respectfully.


December 15, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) a senior member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee released the following statement following a meeting yesterday, December 14th with Apostolic Nuncio (Ambassador of the Holy See), Cardinal Christophe Pierre. 


December 14, 2023

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), voted to pass H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2024 which continues to invest in the core of our national defense: service members, civilian workers, and their families; allies and partners; innovation and technology; our domestic industrial base; and military readiness. The bill authorizes $874.2 Billion in discretionary defense spending and is expected to now be signed into law by President Biden. 


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.