Marcy Kaptur Quotes

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• We have seen voters denied their rights in recent elections as they have been incorrectly purged from lists, their absentee votes not counted, and voting…
• One could say that Osama bin Laden and these non-nation-state fighters with religious purpose are very similar to those kind of atypical revolutionaries that helped…
• We came from a family where we ran our own small business. Our dad made his own products. We made our own sausages, our own…
• People who go to work every day and perform the services essential to keeping our economy functioning deserve to live above the poverty level.
• Who owns the assets of our Nation? Increasingly, foreign interests own our assets, and we owe them money. No wonder people think our country is…
• I grew up in a family where our mother made our clothing. We didn't have a lot of money, so we learned how to scrimp,…
• Increasingly, Americans don't own America.
• Since President Bush took office, we have lost 3 million more good jobs.
• A market where chief executive officers make 262 times that of the average worker and 821 times that of the minimum-wage worker is not a…
• People are rapidly losing hope and trust. They believe their government has been captured by special interests and no longer cares about them, and they…
• Without a doubt, first thing we should do is clean up our fiscal house, and that starts with balancing our budgets and digging out of…
• America is becoming more and more dependent upon imports from foreign manufacturers than we are exports from our country in all fields: in appliances, in…
• I have an ability to work collegially across a wide range of interests in the caucus and in the Congress, and an ability to work…
• When Lincoln ran into trouble during the Civil War, he got new generals. He brought in Grant. I hope that President Obama will bring in…
• We have to get rid of the constant fundraising that happens inside the Congress. Before, political parties used to raise money; now, individual members are…
• I wholeheartedly support the aspirations of the Ukrainian people for a democratic, free and just society where the rule of law prevails without corruption or…
• I think food and education will help stem the poverty of the young people who are being drawn into terrorism every day.
• The economy may be complex, but Americans understand that the Wall Street banks control an outsized portion of the economy and that they have an…
• I view myself as someone who is always trying to make life better in practical ways and putting the pieces together to do that.
• Nothing is more unappealing than running against a colleague.

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