[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1790]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     NO INCREASE IN THE DEBT LIMIT

  (Mr. GAETZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to vindicate the most American of 
values, and that is work. When John Smith landed at Jamestown, he said: 
``He who does not work, neither shall he eat.''
  We have drifted far away from that, creating a social safety net that 
has been converted into a multigenerational hammock for far too many 
Americans.
  As we reach America's credit card limit, I am proud to stand with my 
many House Republican colleagues who believe there should be no 
increase in this debt limit absent rigorous work requirements.
  If you could see President Clinton and Newt Gingrich coming together 
for work requirements in the 1990s, there is no reason we cannot do 
that in divided government now to cut spending where it is wasteful and 
to grow this economy where it is necessary.

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