Speech

Feb 15, 2007- Kaptur: No Troop Surge in Iraq

June 12, 2007

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.

With this resolution, Congress puts the Bushadministration on notice we take the first step toward a course correction in Iraq that theAmerican people voted last November.

We also put the leaders of Iraq on notice that our troopstrength there will be redeploying, not escalating.

Feb 2, 2006- Port Security

June 12, 2007

Speech

HON. MARCY KAPTUR
Â OF OHIO
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THURSDAY, MARCHÂ 2, 2006

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Feb 28, 2006- The State of Beggardom

June 12, 2007

Speech

HON. MARCY KAPTUR
Â OF OHIO
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TUESDAY, FEBRUARYÂ 28, 2006

Feb 8, 2006- America's Record Trade Deficits

June 12, 2007

Speech

HON. MARCY KAPTUR
Â OF OHIO
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARYÂ 8, 2006

Feb 8, 2006- President's Budget Hurts People

June 12, 2007

Speech

HON. MARCY KAPTUR
Â OF OHIO
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARYÂ 8, 2006

February 10: TRIBUTE TO LAKE ERIE RESCUERS

February 11, 2009

Speech

Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend the exemplary efforts of the UnitedStates Coast Guard, along with many State and local agencies, for theirrapid response and flawless execution in rescuing 134 ice fishermenfrom an ice floe off the coast of Lake Erie on Saturday.

The call for help came in to the Coast Guard atapproximately 10:45 a.m. By early afternoon, everyone was rescued.

February 12: DON'T USE FEDERAL FUNDS TO BUY UP AT-RISK LOANS

February 13, 2009

Speech

Madam Speaker, today the White House apparently made an announcementthat they're considering a proposal to head off potentially millions ofmore home foreclosures by using Federal funds to buy up at-risk loansand apparently refinance them. It's one of several proposals that theWhite House is looking at.

February 23: THE BIRTHRIGHT OF AMERICA

February 24, 2009

Speech

Mr. Speaker, Congressman Poe raises some very good points.One of the major reasons we should be renegotiating NAFTA is to dealwith many of the consequences of that trade agreement which was sold asa nirvana for the continent, and there are so many consequences thatare harmful to people in this country and to the other two tradingpartners. So I was very interested in his remarks.

February 25: Address the Trade Deficit

February 26, 2009

Speech

Mr. Speaker, last night, President Obama said that in this time ofeconomic insecurity, America must avoid the possibility ofprotectionism. My friends, where are the fearsome red-herringprotectionists?

We all believe in free trade so long as it is fair trade,and I believe most of all in free trade among free people.

GIVE AMERICA BACK TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

April 28, 2009

Speech

Mr. Speaker, tonight as General Motors, Chrysler, and the UnitedAuto Workers struggle with the imposed government deadlines that willdetermine their survival, I wish to share with you Harold Meyerson'sarticle ``Break Up the Banks'' from The Washington Post last Friday.