I voted for that war. It was probably the most misguided vote I ever took in my life.
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.
I hope we can work together on W-GDP, but is this administration reconsidering its stance on funding for important women's health and education programs that would be necessary for women to better contribute economically?
These self-inflicted constraints compromise the quality of our efforts, make it harder to maintain American leadership in the world, create risk to our national security and are a disservice to the American taxpayer.
The last USAID administrator under a Republican administration, Henrietta Fore, launched the Development Leadership Initiative with a vision to double the number of permanent Foreign Service officers at your agency.
We need quality coverage data to ensure that we are spending Federal funds for broadband wisely.
I have a strong suspicion that the current administration will propose yet again to slash the funding for the coming fiscal year.
Every sheriff I represent across Northern Ohio, half the people in their jails are mentally ill.
Well, it is from the data I have--and, again, it could be wrong--but it appears that the housing section has not brought a single Fair Housing case in two years since the administration took office based on race discrimination.
Perhaps my information is not up to date. Why--could you possibly explain this and why would the Department of Justice be ignoring the law?
I just wanted to move to the housing arena, if I could, on an area I have a great interest in.
I hail from Ohio and represent the southern-most of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie, where we have had major challenges to our water system.
We really need a strike force for Lake Erie--that is what we need--and for this most-troubled watershed.
I just point out that nationwide we have a severe shortage of psychiatrists, over 100,000.
I would like to know if there is thinking anywhere along the lines regarding that.
What more can the United States and our free-world allies do to gird Ukraine for the upcoming winter season against the possibility of Russia turning off the gas?
I was very disappointed when we had the heads of West Point, Annapolis, and the Air Force Academy before us...
You have extremely important positions in our country. And this is a problem we need to solve.
What can we do more of to help ensure we provide access to better mental healthcare?
I want to personally say thank you for that. I think it is an important step, and I look forward to hearing your remarks here.
I consider the two districts you represent extremely predictive, as to how we are going to live in this new century.
When I first arrived in Congress there were only two women on the Appropriations Committee.
This is a tragedy waiting to happen. Nuclear waste has engineering solutions. This is a political problem.





