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Marcy Kaptur

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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.

Feb 10, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the life of a great American, Patricia McNamara Beazley, a magnificent woman and citizen whom we laid to rest today in Toledo, Ohio, after a mass at Gesu Church, a place that she called home. Pat…

Congressional Record · 2014-02-10
Feb 10, 2014

I want to thank Ranking Member Eliot Engel of New York for his great leadership and Chairman Chris Smith of New Jersey for bringing this vitally important resolution up tonight. Madam Speaker, I rise to express my support for House…

Congressional Record · 2014-02-10
Feb 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the further outsourcing of American jobs through more unfair trade agreements. The Obama administration is currently working on the next executive branch job-killing so-called ``free trade''…

Congressional Record · 2014-02-05
Jan 28, 2014

Mr. Speaker, tonight, the President will deliver his State of the Union address to the Nation. Our Nation is great because of the patriotism, strength, and self-sacrifice of our people. In that spirit, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give…

Congressional Record · 2014-01-28
Jan 28, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I want to reference as well this morning the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which reads: Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. Sixty-five years after the ratification of this most…

Congressional Record · 2014-01-28
Jan 15, 2014

Thank you. Congressman Mark Pocan, you are such a breath of fresh intelligence and fresh energy in this Congress of the United States. I am so proud of the people of the Badger State for sending you here and for the hard fight that you…

Congressional Record · 2014-01-15
Jan 15, 2014

Mr. Speaker, it is un-American that House Republicans are refusing to hold a vote on extending benefits for Americans who have worked and are now unemployed. It is particularly astounding, with a Speaker from Ohio, where unemployment has…

Congressional Record · 2014-01-15
Jan 15, 2014

I thank the ranking member from New York for yielding me time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the fiscal year 2014 omnibus appropriations measure, a critical, critical step in the direction of regular order. My hat is off to…

Congressional Record · 2014-01-15
Jan 14, 2014

Thank you, Congressman Garamendi. Thank you for bringing us together as you so often do. We are so fortunate that you are here and bringing us together as voices from the heart of America here in our Nation's Capital to talk about what is…

Congressional Record · 2014-01-14
Jan 14, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I am privileged to rise to honor a man who made a difference. I wish to pay tribute to the extraordinarily generous life of American patriot Eddie Boggs, an exceptional educator and music man from Sylvania, Ohio, and Toledo…

Congressional Record · 2014-01-14
Jan 9, 2014

Mr. Speaker, last week marked the 20th anniversary of NAFTA's going into effect. The North American Free Trade Agreement was a hard-fought fight here in this Congress with a very close vote. In 1994, when it narrowly passed under a rule…

Congressional Record · 2014-01-09

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