[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUTTING PEOPLE OVER POLITICS

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, House Democrats are putting people 
over politics by lowering kitchen-table costs, creating better-paying 
jobs, cutting costs for healthcare coverage, and capping out-of-pocket 
drug costs for seniors.
  However, extreme MAGA Republicans have an economic plan that would do 
just the opposite. Mr. Speaker, House Republicans are set to advance a 
new 30 percent national sales tax. This will increase the average 
family's costs for groceries and essentials by hundreds of dollars each 
and every month.
  Some MAGA Republicans say they want to cut Social Security and 
Medicare, and working families will lose their hard-earned benefits. 
They are putting special interests of the few over the working-class 
majority.
  House Democrats will continue to fight for working families. We will 
always put people over politics and seniors over party, and we will 
always, always put people first.

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