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Marcy Carolyn Kaptur is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 9th congressional district since 1983. She is the longest-serving woman in the history of Congress. Kaptur has focused on various issues throughout her tenure, including healthcare, economic development, and veterans' affairs. Her commitment to her constituents is evident in her advocacy for policies that support working families and promote job growth in Ohio.
I want to begin by thanking Chairman Simpson for his bipartisan approach in preparing this bill. We have a good committee, and we work together. I want to thank also our entire staff, Donna Shahbaz and Taunja Berquam, the Republican and…
Congress spent this past week trying to fast-track Trade Promotion Authority and the new Trans-Pacific Partnership proposal for trade agreements with several nations in the Pacific; but why rush such a significant piece of legislation that…
Trade Adjustment Assistance was designed as a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of America's workers, their last line of defense when they lose their jobs through no fault of their own thanks to NAFTA and other bad trade deals that…
The American people are being kept in the dark by the Obama administration regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership. So much secrecy forces us to ask an important question: Have any of our past free trade agreements really been net positive…
This is one of the most important elements of America's economic policy, and we are at a critical moment to change what was wrong in the past. We have an opportunity to fix these trade agreements and to reshape the way we handle trade with…
Thank you very much, Congressman Tonko. Thank you for your leadership and bringing us to the floor. As Congresswoman DeLauro completes her remarks, I just want to thank her for leading all of us in this great quest to move toward trade…
Does this also include a focus on communities and places where coal-fired utilities have closed down, or just where coal is mined?
I really think some of these folks that helped us 25 years ago or more, they are still alive.
I was not one of those Members of Congress who tried to hold up the Department of Homeland Security or shut it down.
I have to believe Ohio would be at the top of the list of States where coal-fired utilities have shut down.
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