Floor SpeechUrgent2026-04-30
END THIS WAR
Marcy Kaptur
DOH-9 · Representative
Foreign Policy
Context
On 2026-04-30, Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) delivered a floor speech titled "END THIS WAR" in the House. The speech addressed foreign policy.
Full Text
END THIS WAR Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 76 (Thursday, April 30, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 76 (Thursday, April 30, 2026)] [House] [Page H3327] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] END THIS WAR (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to speak of a crisis of the President's own creation due to his war of choice in Iran and the confusion that has caused. It is my duty every day to speak for the families of Ohio who are being squeezed. Gas and diesel, oh my. The prices in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and across Ohio are now crippling, at their highest level since the summer of 2022. Prices are approaching a new all-time record according to data from AAA and Gas Buddy. Over the next 24 hours, Americans from coast to coast will spend half a billion dollars, $500 million more on gasoline than they would have on March 1. That is half a billion dollars with a b. The President promised to lower prices. He did the opposite. The Speaker is doing nothing to stop it. He is forcing the American people to be dragged along on this terrible ride. Here is some advice: Grow a spine. Do your job, Mr. Speaker. Bring up a vote to end this war. ____________________