She is fighting to bring jobs home, take away tax breaks from companies that ship jobs overseas, and for tariffs that protect Ohio-based factories and companies.
Fight to bring jobs home and end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.
Occurrences
Evidence
"Marcy is fighting to bring jobs home, take away tax breaks from companies that ship jobs overseas, and for tariffs that protect Ohio-based factories and companies."
Kaptur says she has "consistently fought" unfair trade agreements, that "American jobs are being shipped overseas," and that Congresswoman Kaptur is a champion of eliminating loopholes in the Buy America Act.
The page says Kaptur has been fighting for fair trade since she came to Congress and that "we cannot sit by idly while American jobs are being shipped overseas"; it also says she introduced the Balancing Trade Act and NAFTA Accountability Act.
Roll Call 511 for H.R. 5796 passed the House 396-24 on Dec. 6, 2022; the roll call page records Kaptur as voting Yea.
The IRS says the Inflation Reduction Act "created the corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT), which imposes a 15% minimum tax" on large corporations.
Kaptur said the bill was "closing tax loopholes" and establishing a minimum corporate tax applied only to the 150 largest corporations.
Assessments
Kaptur made concrete federal efforts aligned with the promise, including supporting the Inflation Reduction Act's corporate minimum tax and publicly framing it as closing corporate tax loopholes, while also advancing fair-trade, Buy America, and anti-offshoring legislation. However, the record does not show that Congress enacted a targeted end to tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas, nor that the broader promise to bring jobs home was fully delivered. Because she was an active House member during these actions and the partial policy gains occurred during her current federal service, the timing is same_term.
Kaptur has taken documented steps aligned with the promise, including supporting the Inflation Reduction Act's corporate minimum tax, publicly framing it as closing corporate tax loopholes, and advancing trade and Buy America-related measures intended to protect domestic jobs and reduce offshoring incentives. However, the evidence does not show that Congress enacted a targeted end to tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas, nor that the broader promised outcome of bringing jobs home was fully delivered. The best fit is partial fulfillment through same-term legislative and policy efforts, with an effort badge because the record shows serious attempts toward the promised outcome.