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On the recordDecember 10, 2018
Mr. Speaker, today I proudly recognize and honor a true public servant, Captain Andrea Kaman, of the United States Army. Soon, Andrea will transition from her Army Congressional Fellow assignment to continue service as an Army Human Resources Officer. In 2016, the people of Ohio's Ninth District were rewarded when Andrea joined our team as my first Defense Fellow. On behalf of a grateful Nation, it is my honor to recognize her selfless service and sacrifice, and that of her family, too, her husband, Drew, and children, Elle and Jack. I wish her well in her journey with the United States Army. And the type of commitment that her life represents is necessary for our Nation today as much as it ever was. Today, in my own State of Ohio, the FBI arrested two individuals suspected of plotting to kill a rabbi and Jewish worshippers in our region. Let me express to the FBI--which has been getting some criticism by members of the executive branch--and local Toledo Police Division Officers, and other law enforcement officials, deepest gratitude for their professionalism and dedication to duty, to protect and defend the American people against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Today, in Ohio, the FBI's motto of ``Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity'' was demonstrated again, backed by the brave blue line of the Toledo Police Division. This Member of Congress says: I salute you. Thank you on behalf of the people of our region and the American people. God bless you.…
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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