STATEMENT BY CONGRESSWOMAN KAPTUR ON CLEVELAND CONVENTION BID

CLEVELAND (May 22, 2014) -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) issued the following statement today after the announcement that Cleveland—along with Dallas, Denver, and Kansas City—will receive an official site visit from the Republican National Committee site selection team for the 2016 convention:

“I am so pleased that Cleveland has made the Final Four.

“Mayor Jackson and others have pursued this opportunity in earnest and we are so proud of the work they’ve done to showcase a great American city.

“The entire community is firmly behind the effort to host a successful political convention in two years and will certainly roll out the red carpet for the selection team.”

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