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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.
Mr. Speaker, last week in Columbus, Ohio, thousands of American retirees gathered to demand Congress act. Pension plans for more than 1 million retirees and union workers are in danger of collapse if something is not done soon. More than…
Madam Chairwoman, I thank Ranking Member Lowey for yielding me this time. Unfortunately, I must rise in strong opposition to this bill and its litany of hollow choices and some dangerous choices. First, on election security, a day after…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to condemn President Trump's unpatriotic performance and feckless groveling to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin at today's summit in Helsinki. President Trump, no, no, no. Putin's Russia is not a competitor of the United…
Mr. Speaker, President Trump, along with his Republican choir here in Congress, is sabotaging your healthcare. First, his administration put hurdles to enrollment by slashing outreach for insurance signup efforts, and then he just…
Mr. Speaker, this week, America's closest allies have come together to discuss issues critical to our common security at the 2018 NATO Summit. In these challenging times, with serious global threats, we must affirm our commitment to NATO…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to call attention to the outright assault on working people in America by the Trump administration. When candidate Trump ran and carried States like Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin, he promised to renegotiate NAFTA to…
Mr. Speaker, the 2016 election and its fallout highlighted what many Americans already knew, that special interests bankroll candidates in exchange for expected favors down the road and loopholes allow foreign governments to influence our…
Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member for yielding, and I wish to congratulate Chair Granger and Ranking Member Visclosky for their tireless efforts to produce this bill to meet several unsettled security threats facing our Nation. The…
Mr. Speaker, yesterday's Detroit Free Press reported that two babies were taken by the Department of Homeland Security from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border and flown in the dead of night last night to Grand Rapids, Michigan--one…
Mr. Speaker, I remind my colleagues of the words at the base of the Statue of Liberty by Emma Lazarus: Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuge of your teeming shore. Send these, the…
Mr. Speaker, last night, Ohio was subjected to another Trump administration ICE worker raid involving rounding up 146 workers at meat processing plants in Salem, Canton, and Massillon, Ohio, making Ohio among the top States in the union…
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