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June 28, 2023

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a $7 Million federal award to the University of Toledo Health Science Campus. This National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) award will directly support and enhance research, help retain nationally-recognized faculty, and aid in ongoing efforts to recruit the best and brightest talent to The University of Toledo.  


June 25, 2023

Toledo, OH — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus released the following statement following developments in Russia and Ukraine resulting in the apparent exile of Russian mercenary Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

“The western Alliance and our NATO allies must remain united and resolute in our strong support of Ukraine until she is victorious. Events inside Russia appear to show continuing strife among its military leaders related to executing its unprovoked war against Ukraine.  


June 22, 2023

Washington, DC — During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill, Democrats spoke out against harmful provisions that increase energy costs, fail to diversify energy production and storage, yield leadership of the global energy future to China, ignore the scientific consensus on climate change, and increase our dependence on foreign energy. House Democrats were united in their opposition, voting unanimously against the bill.

Issues: Energy

June 22, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will award $20 Million to the City of Toledo to assist the city’s “Connecting Toledo Neighborhoods to Opportunity” initiative.


June 16, 2023

Toledo, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement following major storms overnight across Northwest Ohio, including a tornado that touched down in North Toledo in Point Place.


In the News

January 12, 2016
By: Katie Nix, The Chronicle-Telegram
January 12, 2016
Local elected officials took shots Monday at Republic Steel’s decision last week to idle its facility in Lorain indefinitely.
“Republic’s news of its temporary idling due to energy market conditions and steel dumping is yet another recent example of how what we do in Lorain is tied to international economics and policy that are outside of our control,” Mayor Chase Ritenauer said in a statement.

January 11, 2016
By: Lisa Aurand Rice and Christina Dierkes, Ohio Sea Grant Communications
January 11, 2016
Marine debris is a problem that’s easy for most people to ignore on a daily basis – but it’s not something you can ignore when it’s tangled in your trawl net, inside the stomach of the fish you catch or under your microscope in the lab.
To help address the problem in the Great Lakes, staff from NOAA’s Marine Debris Program have partnered with Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab on a variety of education

January 11, 2016
By: Melissa Nann Burke, The Detroit News
January 11, 2016
A bipartisan delegation of House and Senate members toured the Detroit auto show Monday morning, marveling at the enthusiasm for the industry’s future, compared with five or six years ago.
“If you were here in 2008, you could have shot a cannon through this place and not hit a soul,” said U.S. Rep.

January 6, 2016
By: Tom Jackson, Sandusky Register
January 6, 2016
College student debt is rising in this country. Meanwhile, home ownership is dropping, and there are millions of vacant homes across the country.
For U.S. Rep.

January 5, 2016
By: James Hoffa, Detroit News
January 5, 2016
Opposition is growing in Michigan and across the Midwest against a devastating pension cut proposal put forward by the Central States Pension Fund that would slash benefits by as much as 65 percent.