Swearing in of the Honorable Shontel M. Brown, of Ohio, and the Honorable Mike Carey, of Ohio, As Members of the House

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Their certificates of election have not arrived, but there is no contest, and no question has been raised with regard to their election.

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Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, today we welcome Representative Shontel Brown of Ohio's 11th Congressional District to the Halls of Congress, America's temple of democracy.

Representative Brown's Great Lakes, northern Ohio, Cleveland region has weathered enormous challenges over the years. Now more than ever her intelligent, innovative, personable, and collaborative leadership are needed.

Representative Brown has a remarkable record of such accomplishments. She follows in the footsteps of former Congresswoman and now HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones, and Representative Louis Stokes. Representative Brown will now become the 58th member of the Black Caucus, an historic high for our Nation.

First, as a Warrensville Heights City Council member, and then as a Cuyahoga County Council member, Representative Brown has driven progress through investments in infrastructure, health and human services, and education at every juncture to help incentivize good- paying jobs.

Shontel knows well how important it is for Federal and local governments working with the private sector to partner together to improve quality of life and increase opportunity, equity, and justice for all.

Her relationships across northeast Ohio are very deep. Her commitment to serving greater Cleveland and Akron is dynamic and purposeful.

Ohio's Buckeye State congressional delegation is honored to welcome sparkling Representative Shontel Brown. We stand ready to work with her to deliver results for Ohio and for the American people.

I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio.

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