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Kaptur, longtime Ohio Democrat: Congress overlooks heartland

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is interviewed, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. When the new Congress convenes on Tuesday, Rep. Kaptur will become the longest-serving woman in its history. First elected to Congress in 1982, Kaptur will set the mark for the longest tenure by a woman in the House or Senate, surpassing former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who retired at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is interviewed, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. When the new Congress convenes on Tuesday, Rep. Kaptur will become the longest-serving woman in its history. First elected to Congress in 1982, Kaptur will set the mark for the longest tenure by a woman in the House or Senate, surpassing former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who retired at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, talks with Associated Press correspondent John Seewer after an interview, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. When the new Congress convenes on Tuesday, Rep. Kaptur will become the longest-serving woman in its history. First elected to Congress in 1982, Kaptur will set the mark for the longest tenure by a woman in the House or Senate, surpassing former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who retired at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is interviewed, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. When the new Congress convenes on Tuesday, Rep. Kaptur will become the longest-serving woman in its history. First elected to Congress in 1982, Kaptur will set the mark for the longest tenure by a woman in the House or Senate, surpassing former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who retired at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is interviewed, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. When the new Congress convenes on Tuesday, Rep. Kaptur will become the longest-serving woman in its history. First elected to Congress in 1982, Kaptur will set the mark for the longest tenure by a woman in the House or Senate, surpassing former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who retired at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is interviewed by Associated Press correspondent John Seewer, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. When the new Congress convenes on Tuesday, Rep. Kaptur will become the longest-serving woman in its history. First elected to Congress in 1982, Kaptur will set the mark for the longest tenure by a woman in the House or Senate, surpassing former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who retired at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is interviewed, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. When the new Congress convenes on Tuesday, Rep. Kaptur will become the longest-serving woman in its history. First elected to Congress in 1982, Kaptur will set the mark for the longest tenure by a woman in the House or Senate, surpassing former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who retired at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, greets Associated Press correspondent John Seewer before an interview, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. When the new Congress convenes on Tuesday, Rep. Kaptur will become the longest-serving woman in its history. First elected to Congress in 1982, Kaptur will set the mark for the longest tenure by a woman in the House or Senate, surpassing former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who retired at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is interviewed, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. When the new Congress convenes on Tuesday, Rep. Kaptur will become the longest-serving woman in its history. First elected to Congress in 1982, Kaptur will set the mark for the longest tenure by a woman in the House or Senate, surpassing former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who retired at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is interviewed, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. When the new Congress convenes on Tuesday, Rep. Kaptur will become the longest-serving woman in its history. First elected to Congress in 1982, Kaptur will set the mark for the longest tenure by a woman in the House or Senate, surpassing former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who retired at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Kaptur, longtime Ohio Democrat: Congress overlooks heartland