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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.

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Mar 19, 2018

Our law enforcement and intelligence community--most notably, the FBI--is sustaining an unprecedented, coordinated attack led by the President of the United States. No one is above the law in our country, including the President. FBI…

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Mar 14, 2018

I must say, I was not expecting what just happened. I want to thank the gentlewoman from California, my beloved friend of almost over three decades--in having the deep respect I have for her in her own life before she came to Congress and…

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Mar 6, 2018

I am pleased to join my colleague, Representative Jackie Walorski, as co-chairs of the Polish Caucus. This year, we commemorate the 100th anniversary of Poland's reemergence as a European nation in 1918. As grateful Polish Americans, we…

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Mar 6, 2018

you will see predatory lenders all wrapped around the bases.

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Mar 6, 2018

Though this is the Reserve panel, the prior panel on the Guard, last year, in the Guard, 132 soldiers committed suicide.

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Mar 6, 2018

Obviously, Ohio is heroin alley and fentanyl alley in my district, right near where I live actually.

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Feb 26, 2018

There are few Americans who dedicate their lives completely to rebuilding an inner-city community. Imagine a person who seeks no personal recognition but is imbued with deep faith and a future they help guide. Imagine their drive arising…

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Feb 14, 2018

Our law enforcement and intelligence community--most pointedly, the Federal Bureau of Investigation--is sustaining an unprecedented, coordinated attack. Like a cancer, the strikes are coming from deep in the marrow of our democratic…

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Feb 6, 2018

I thank Ranking Member Lowey and rise in opposition to this bill. Our Nation really needs to be on an even keel to produce steady economic growth in this country. This bill doesn't help that. I agree, America must have a strong defense…

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Feb 6, 2018

I rise with deep concern in the wake of President Trump's failure to levy economic sanctions on more of Russia's oligarchs, allowing Putin's repressive regime its continued illegal aggression on Ukraine. In his State of the Union, the…

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Jan 30, 2018

Groundhog Day isn't until Friday, but here we are again, voting for the third time in 7 months on a Defense bill that will go in the hole--nowhere. We are 9 days out from the threat of another shutdown and 4 months into the fiscal year of…

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Jan 30, 2018

I urge my colleagues to once again oppose this partisan talking point and demand action on an agreement to fund the entire government for the remaining part of this fiscal year. We have little more than a week to secure a plan for the…

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Jan 18, 2018

Let me just say that our side hasn't been consulted. The Republicans have 238 votes to pass anything here. They have the vast majority. You only need 218 votes, so if you wanted to pass it, you could do it right now. You could have done it…

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Jan 18, 2018

So here we are, January 18, 2018, 1 day before the risk of another shutdown, and their fiddling is unprecedented. Don't have a budget framework; can't make decisions; don't consult with our side. Why should we be in a helpful mood? We were…

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Jan 10, 2018

Let me remind my colleagues though, throughout our National Labor Relations Board's history, it has never and will not assert jurisdiction where it would interfere with a Tribe's internal governance rights in purely intramural matters. So…

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Jan 9, 2018

I stand with so many of my colleagues today in a call to action for this body to address a crisis that is at its breaking point for pensioners across our country, retired workers, who have come from the building trades, miners, truck…

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Dec 21, 2017

I thank Ranking Member Lowey for yielding, and I rise in opposition to this continuing resolution that some might consider ridiculous. No matter how you look at it, Republicans have control of all of the reins of the Federal Government…

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Dec 21, 2017

Yet, the Republicans had no problem finding trillions for billionaires who end up funding their campaigns, too. This prescription simply is bad medicine for America, and I ask my colleagues to vote ``no.''

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Dec 19, 2017

As Republicans rammed through their tax gravy train for billionaires, we learned of another carve-out to megainvestors in real estate. This carve-out allows real estate businesses to take advantage of a new tax break, which was parachuted…

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Dec 13, 2017

I would like to thank the gentlewoman and ranking member of the Financial Services Committee for this very important Special Order and for her incredible work in assuring justice in our country on so many, many fronts. Madam Speaker, I…

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Dec 7, 2017

The International Olympic Committee has banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics due to rampant and state- backed doping. The Olympic Committee says that Russia's scale of cheating is unprecedented. Unfortunately, this is yet another…

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Dec 7, 2017

The American public has caught on to our Republican colleagues' tax scam. They know their bill takes from our struggling middle class and rewards bountifully the billionaire class and transnational corporations--the very ones that will use…

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Dec 7, 2017

I thank the ranking member, Congresswoman Lowey from New York, for the phenomenal job that she has done this year, and commend Chairman Frelinghuysen for trying to herd cattle on a very vast range. Mr. Speaker, here we are again, mere…

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Dec 7, 2017

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this disruption to those responsible for managing healthcare adds an unnecessary burden under the circumstances they confront daily. Many States are now preparing to shut down their CHIP…

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Dec 4, 2017

The American public has caught on to our Republican colleagues' tax scam. They know this bill takes from the struggling middle class and bountifully rewards the billionaire class and transnational corporations that ship our jobs overseas…

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