[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2154]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        END DEBT CEILING MADNESS

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, it should not be partisan or 
political to pay our bills because raising the debt ceiling is simply 
honoring our word, our commitments. In fact, the Constitution demands 
that the validity of the public debt shall not be questioned.
  Congress has a duty, an obligation, embedded in the very framework of 
our being to raise the debt limit so the world knows that America will 
never default.
  Republicans want to skip out on this bill because they don't like how 
Congress spent it. We spent it helping the poor, helping veterans, 
helping seniors. Skipping out is not an option.
  Since 1960, Congress has renegotiated our debt ceiling 78 times. 
Under President Trump, and without any fanfare, we raised the debt 
ceiling three times. Now, under President Biden, House Republicans are 
playing arsonist with the financial well-being of all Americans and 
threatening to cut SNAP, create roadblocks for Medicaid, and jeopardize 
funding for veterans.
  Mr. Speaker, real leaders would not do this. Mr. Speaker, we should 
end the madness.

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