Rep. Marcy Kaptur with Major Eric Jankowski of Toledo
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Cutting the ribbon on the new VA Clinic in Toledo
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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), who co-led Conference Committee negotiations as a member of the Appropriations “Minibus” Conference Committee, announced Ohio priorities secured in the spending deal which covers the Department of Energy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Military Construction, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Legislative Branch.
Toledo, Ohio — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), the senior woman in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued the following statement on the passing of Senator John McCain of Arizona:
“I extend deepest sympathies and abiding gratitude to Mrs. Cindy McCain, and Senator McCain’s lovely mother, Roberta, and his beloved children,Douglas, Andrew, Sidney, Meghan, John, James and Bridget, on the loss of this great American patriot.
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House has passed Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur’s (OH-09) bill, H.R. 2787, the Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Health Professionals (VET HP) Act. The bill would create shadowing and training opportunities for individuals entering the medical profession, including doctors, nurses, and physical therapists, who provide health care services for veterans.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur welcomed action by the Lorain City Council to rezone 9.7 acres at Kolbe and West Erie in the City of Lorain to make way for a new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic. With a final announcement pending, construction is expected to commence in 2019. Kaptur vowed to keep the clinic in Lorain when it was announced the clinic would leave the former St. Joseph’s hospital for a temporary location in Sheffield.
Washington, D.C. – Today, a bill introduced by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) advanced in the House Veterans Affairs Committee. Kaptur’s bill, H.R. 2787, the Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Health Professionals (VET HP) Act would bolster shadowing and training opportunities for individuals entering the medical profession, including doctors, nurses, and physical therapists, who provide health care services for our veterans.
Washington, D.C. – This week, a bill by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) advanced in a key subcommittee in the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Kaptur’s bill, the Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Health Professionals (VET HP) Act would bolster shadowing and training opportunities for medical professionals, like doctors, nurses, and physical therapists, who provide health care services for our veterans. This hurdle moves this bill one more step toward passage.
HHS Report to House Appropriators Confirms: Rising Prescription Drugs Prices are driving up Federal Health Spending
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December 9, 2016
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Rep. Kaptur Statement on the Passing of Senator John Glenn
Washington, DC-Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), the dean of Ohio's delegation to Congress, issued the following statement on news of the passing of Senator John Glenn: