Paul Tonko: “I thank the gentlewoman from California for yielding. Marcy, it is an honor to be on the floor this evening. We have…”

“I thank the gentlewoman from California for yielding. Marcy, it is an honor to be on the floor this evening. We have joined together many times to share a message for the American public about the fight for what is right. No one leads that fight better than you. We have assembled here to celebrate the extraordinary career of our great colleague and friend from Ohio, my friend from Ohio, Marcy Kaptur. Marcy is a towering giant in the history of Congress. Her legislative achievements are too numerous to count. Her work led the way in the creation of the moving and so powerful World War II Memorial on the National Mall. What great respect for our veterans. And that is who you are, a respectful individual. Marcy was one of the first Members of Congress to raise the alarm for America's workers and industries facing unfair competition from trade policies around the world. She has been a champion of America's farmers, fighting tirelessly to protect the rights of poultry growers and restore some balance to our Nation's increasing consolidated meat industry. She continues to be a champion and a visionary in the fight to bring down skyrocketing prescription drug costs; to restore stability and good sense to our financial system; and to save the Great Lakes and the millions who rely on their resources from the harmful algal blooms-- blooms that threaten to poison their rich waters.…”