[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1012]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 2019

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                               speech of

                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 25, 2019

  Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, last week the Democrats helped secure a strong 
bipartisan budget agreement that includes suspending the debt limit 
until July 31, 2021.
  The measure ensures that we will avoid a default on the full faith 
and credit of the United States and can follow through on our financial 
obligations.
  All of us were elected to help America's working-class families. This 
agreement is another tool to help them. In particular, it sets the 
stage for responsible budgeting and ends sequestration. It also 
includes funding for an accurate census, veterans, Child Care 
Development Block Grants, tools to address the opioid epidemic, and 
increases in NIH funding.
  Extending the debt limit keeps our nation's finances on stable 
ground--unlike what the Republicans did in 2011, 2013 and 2015. I 
applaud the Speaker and all our colleagues involved in crafting this 
measure, and I encourage everyone to support it. A `yes' vote is 
responsible, provides certainty to our nation's markets, and delivers 
stability to Americans' retirement savings as well as our nation's 
economy.

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