Marcy Kaptur

There is body armor awaiting in a storage area in Chicago for the U.S. Department of Commerce to approve delivery. That's absurd.

We're in a long-term conflict between autocracy, which is ruled by gun, or democracy, ruled by law.

The historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians. That's not what he means. What he means--the unity means no existence of the country of Ukraine.

When lead pipes are removed from communities, it`s because Joe Biden is president of the United States.

I have served in the Congress during the tenure of six presidents. I can honestly say President Biden, you have done more good works to benefit this region already and into the future with the passage of the Rescue and Infrastructure and…

The American people, over the next five years and more will develop a greater understanding of what you have achieved as they begin to experience the modernization of our nation.

These are the kind of investments presidents like Eisenhower made in this country, like Roosevelt -- Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt -- that propelled America into a new era.

By any measure, President Biden, your report card is outstanding for your first year as president.

I thank Congressman Mfume for his sterling remarks. His presence here adds enormous value to what we are attempting to do, to stop war, to promote diplomacy and peace, and to help protect a David against a Goliath. This is a very noble…

I thank Congresswoman Spartz very much for being here and for being such a strong voice for liberty, having known the other side of that. I thank her for her time today, for her heartfelt remarks. We continue to be benefited by her…

I want to thank Congressman Fitzpatrick for his strong support of Ukraine and for the substance he has given from his own life prior to his service here in the Congress of putting that life at risk many times on behalf of liberty around…

How do we encourage local schools to get food from local farmers? How do we move into those school nutrition contracts?

Dr. Gruner, I would like to ask you, in terms of the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, the coupon program, it is so popular.

We can empower our local food banks to buy from local farmers because our local farmers are the major donors to our food banks.

I want to support local agriculture in this country.

I would urge you to look at that bill and put together a--you would have to give it a name, a food network plan for the regions that you represent.

I believe that what American farmers grow, grows America.

My goal in participating in the farm bill drafting will be to strengthen local agriculture in this country.

I wanted to just mention that in another bill Congress passed, which is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58), there is funding there for energy systems, new energy systems.

Food insecurity is an unconscionable, crippling reality for far too many Americans, and our communities cannot flourish when so many people, especially our students, still lack basic regular access to nutritious food.

That is why I introduced the Afterschool Meals Act (H.R. 6357).

The $225.8 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will fund the construction and deployment of state-of-the-art technologies and innovative programs that interrupt the movement--protecting the Great Lakes' $7 billion…

The critical role that Great Lakes waterways play in sustaining and advancing America's economic vitality cannot be overstated.

Thank you Chairwoman Napolitano, Ranking Member Rouzer, and your staffs for the hard work you have put in to developing the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA).

A successful meeting with Putin can only be accomplished proceeding from a position of strength. While I am deeply concerned the administration waived Nord Stream 2 sanctions, I am pleased President Biden invited President Zelensky to a…