[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 71 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         DEBT CEILING CONCERNS

  (Mr. NICKEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NICKEL. Mr. Speaker, just over a week ago, I spoke on the House 
floor in support of a bipartisan debt ceiling framework proposed by the 
Problem Solvers Caucus.
  Unfortunately, rather than taking up this framework, or one that can 
actually get signed into law, the majority advanced a partisan 
framework that will leave working families, seniors, and veterans 
behind.
  According to the Joint Economic Committee, this partisan proposal 
could slash education funding for 143,000 students, cut funding for 
44,000 veterans, jeopardize 17,000 families living below the poverty 
level, threaten housing access for 35,000, roll back investments in the 
Triangle's new, innovative technologies that support good-paying jobs. 
That is just in North Carolina's 13th Congressional District alone.
  I support fiscal responsibility, but this proposal is anything but 
responsible.
  Mr. Speaker, I implore my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to 
come to the table in good faith because the stakes are too high. Let's 
have a reasonable and responsible conversation to avoid defaulting on 
the debt.

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