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Marcy Kaptur represents Ohio's Ninth Congressional District in the House of Representatives. She was first elected to the House in 1982. She is the senior-most woman in the 111th Congress.

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Marcy Kaptur
stated on April 11, 2013 in House of Representatives floor speech :

"The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned."

By Sabrina Eaton • May 15, 2013
Marcy Kaptur
stated on December 19, 2012 in a floor speech in the House of Representatives:

"States have cumulatively cut over $1.8 billion from their mental health services between 2009 and 2011. This is the largest reduction in state mental health services in half a century."

By Sabrina Eaton • February 1, 2013
Marcy Kaptur
stated on May 17, 2012 in an interview with C-SPAN:

"The region I represent, both currently and in the future, has more automotive plants than the entire state of California."

By Sabrina Eaton • May 29, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
stated on March 12, 2012 in an interview on PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton on MSNBC:

"The poorest in this country are women."

By Peter Krouse • March 26, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 29, 2012 in a House of Representatives floor speech:

Says Lake Erie contains more native fish than all the other Great Lakes combined.

By Sabrina Eaton • March 22, 2012

Samuel Wurzelbacher
stated on June 4, 2012 in a campaign video:

"Marcy Kaptur voted against a ban which would have prevented the aborting of a baby girl for the sole reason that she's a girl."

By Tom Feran • June 12, 2012
Samuel Wurzelbacher
stated on May 3, 2012 in a news release:

Says Marcy Kaptur has attacked his military service and training in the Air Force, showing disrespect for veterans.

By Sabrina Eaton • May 15, 2012
Campaign for Primary Accountability
stated on March 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Says Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur "actually lives" in "a fancy condo in the Washington, D.C. suburbs."

By Tom Feran • March 2, 2012
Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 in web pages:

Say Ohio Reps. Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."

By Tom Feran • September 6, 2011

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