Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]

Grade cards show polarized Congress

2012-06-02T22:45:56Z

Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, received a high score of 30. Jordan, whose district covers an 11-county area that includes Champaign and Shelby counties, received a low score of 5. And while Democrats Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Betty Sutton of Copley ...

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OSU Stone Laboratory announces summer guest lecture series

2012-06-01T07:38:01Z

This year's lectures and research presentations are: » June 14 -- U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo, will discuss "Lake Erie, the Great Lakes and Congress." » June 21 -- Jim Zehringer, Ohio Department of Natural Resources director, will give an ...

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Electrical carp barrier is too flimsy a Great Lakes shield: editorial

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...skeptical multibillion-dollar fishing industry that the problem has been addressed and shouldn't happen again. That jolted Rep. Marcy Kaptur into action. The Democrat from Toledo fired off a letter May 18 to the corps, requesting a detailed report of wh

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What was Thad McCotter thinking?

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...the Ohio congressman’s national ambitions finally caught up to him this year when, in an incumbent vs. incumbent primary, Rep. Marcy Kaptur defeated him after charging he had abandoned northeast Ohio to advance his national profile. Sen. Chris Dodd wa

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What was Thad McCotter thinking?

2012-05-31T20:17:59Z

And the Ohio congressman’s national ambitions finally caught up to him this year when, in an incumbent vs. incumbent primary, Rep. Marcy Kaptur defeated him after charging he had abandoned northeast Ohio to advance his national profile. Sen. Chris Dodd .

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Run for President, Kill Your Career

2012-05-31T19:27:52Z

Representative Thaddeus McCotter is in a serious bind ... Redistricting forced Kucinich to run against fellow Democrat Marcy Kaptur in the primary. Kaptur, who campaigned on her steadfastness to the voters of Northern Ohio, routed him.

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House Shoots Down Ban on Sex-Selective Abortions

2012-05-31T18:37:46Z

In the end, the measure also failed to gain the support of some Democrats who are against abortion. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, for instance, said she thinks the bill is superfluous, as the Hyde Amendment already bans the use of certain federal funds for abortions.

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POTUS on the road pressing for jobs and raising more $$$ Friday

2012-05-31T12:18:22Z

The bill, aimed at establishing the Veterans Corp, was introduced in January by Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D) and remains stuck in a House committee. Friday’s “to-do list” event is just a 2 hour diversion from what could be seen as the ...

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Rep. Marcy Kaptur says more cars are made in her district than in California: PolitiFact Ohio

2012-05-29T12:42:13Z

Like most members of Congress, Toledo Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur is a big booster of her congressional district. During a May 17 appearance on C-SPAN, Kaptur described the reconfigured area that she’ll represent if she wins her race against ...

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Is Cardinal Dolan’s Threat to End Catholic Charity to the Poor for Real?

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

...CHD stood for and still means as a reflection of the Catholic social justice tradition. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) are two of Baroni’s disciples in Congress, but they also reflect the values and mission of the Catholi

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All about Memorial Day: PDQuotient

2012-05-27T12:44:35Z

The memorial comprises almost 17,000 stones. It was a World War II veteran named Roger Durbin (1920-2000) who mentioned the idea for a memorial in 1987 to Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Friedrich St. Florian designed the memorial.

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Waite holds Memorial Day ceremony

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

...the rest of the war, he said, at a POW camp in Nuremberg. Those years, from age 17 to 20, defined him, he said. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo), who spoke at the ceremony, challenged Waite students at that age to match the contributions of those of

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Joe The Plumber: Joe Biden's Comments Were 'Asinine'

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

...smart plumbers. All kidding aside, it's not the same job requirement." Wurzelbacher, a Republican, is running against Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D) for the congressional seat in Ohio's ninth district. He said that blue-collar workers like him are qualified to r

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Joe the Plumber: Joe Biden's line was 'asinine'

2012-05-23T19:58:50Z

The Ohio Republican, who’s running against Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) in Ohio’s ninth congressional district, promised that Biden will be “eating those words” come November. “The middle class workers or blue collar workers, we can do ...

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Obama walking fine line in Bain critique

2012-05-23T16:59:53Z

"I definitely have a problem with it," said Samuel Wurzelbacher, dubbed "Joe the Plumber" by 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain and now seeking to unseat Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who waged a ...

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THE RACE: Obama seeking to minimize Romney's job qualifications without alienating business

2012-05-23T16:31:15Z

That annoyed at least one plumber. "I definitely have a problem with it," said Samuel Wurzelbacher, dubbed "Joe the Plumber" by 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain and now seeking to unseat Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio. Former House Speaker Newt

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THE RACE: Obama walking fine line in Bain critique

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

...Wurzelbacher, dubbed "Joe the Plumber" by 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain and now seeking to unseat Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who waged a withering primary attack on Romney's tenure at Bain, offered

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Barrier failure raises Asian carp worries

2012-05-23T00:32:02Z

Now, a group of Great Lakes congressmen want to know if it can happen again. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) has sent a letter signed by her and 29 fellow lawmakers to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting a detailed report on what went wrong.

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Biden: Romney’s Bain experience ‘no more qualifies you to be president than being a plumber’

2012-05-22T22:01:43Z

Wurzelbacher, who became a national figure when he backed the McCain-Palin ticket during the 2008 campaign, is waging a longshot bid against Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio).

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Dennis Kucinich Retires: Liberals Lose a Powerful Voice in Washington

2012-05-22T17:51:10Z

He says that if his seat were to disappear, he would run again in another district. After his Ohio seat was indeed redistricted, he was pitted against Rep. Marcy Kaptur, a fellow Democrat. He briefly considered running for Congress in Washington state ...

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