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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.
All these candidates pledged to advocate for privatizing public school education through vouchers once elected into office. The Ohio Election Commission, comprised of an equal number of Republicans and Democrats, swiftly and unanimously…
Mr. Speaker, in America, we expect no one to be above the law. But, what happens if someone is super rich and breaks the law? Today, I rise to place on the Record a demand that the President- elect's Cabinet nominee for Secretary of…
Thank you, Congressman Garamendi. You are such a rare and talented Member. I thank the people of California for sending you here. You serve them every day of the week, 7 days a week--24/7. It is a privilege to appear with you tonight and…
Our father had to fight to get him in there because there wasn't enough space for people who were ill and dying. That was before hospice and that was before Medicare. I remember, as a young girl, that that was a hard thing to experience…
Mr. Speaker, I am honored to join Mr. Garamendi and Mr. Tonko, and I want to place in the Record, since both of you have talked so eloquently about the Affordable Care Act, you know how you will be walking through your district, maybe at a…
On that point, another woman came up to me, I was over at the medical hospital with my brother, and she has epilepsy, and she has another condition. She told me, she said: You know, Marcy, I have to cut my pills in half. Can you help me…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and compliment her on her work as ranking member, and to the chairman of our full committee, Mr. Rogers, an incredible chairman. Both of them did their work. I rise today--as the underlying…
Mr. Speaker, as a Representative from Ohio and as the senior woman in the House, I join my remarks to those of former Congresswoman and now U.S. Senator from Maryland, Barbara Mikulski, in tribute to her incredible service. When I first…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in solidarity and in championing the cause of the steelworkers of our Nation and of the industrial heartland of Lorain, Ohio, and Gary, Indiana, and Youngstown. Apparently, the Republican majority was not paying…
If Republicans wanted to run the House under regular order, they have failed. They only brought up half of the 2017 bills to the floor for a vote. Where are the other six? If Republicans wanted to fund the government in a responsible and…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a strong recommendation that President-elect Trump address immediately and put to rest the overwhelming conflicts of interest that abound with his personal business affairs that threaten to undermine the…
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