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A Look Back at Kaptur, Longest-Serving Woman in the House

By Bian Elkhatib
Posted March 28, 2018 at 3:36pm

By Bian Elkhatib

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Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, became the longest-serving woman in the House on March 18. In her more than 30 years in Congress, she has been vocal on trade and instrumental in the creation of D.C.’s World War II Memorial.

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