Kaptur is the most senior Democratic woman on the influential House Appropriations Committee. Kaptur also serves on the Appropriations subcommittees for Agriculture (the leading industry in her state) and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development. Kaptur also sits on the Appropriations subcommittee for Defense where she is the first Democratic woman to be appointed to the subcommittee, the only woman presently on the subcommittee and the third-ranking Democrat on the subcommittee. In addition to her duties on these committees, Kaptur is also a member of the House Budget Committee. She is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Read more from Wikipedia.

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