[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 82 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      AMERICA SHOULD PAY ITS BILLS

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, America should always pay 
its bills, and we must do everything under the Sun to avoid a default. 
Failure to do so would trigger massive job loss, a recession, and 
rising costs.
  Mr. Speaker, our national debt is over $31 trillion, and we must look 
at ways while working together, Democrats and Republicans, to get this 
under control.
  I encourage the President and congressional leaders to put the 
American people first. We must depoliticize debt ceiling negotiations.
  Mr. Speaker, eastern North Carolinians elected me to fight for 
higher-paying jobs, policies that will boost our economy, and to end 
high prices. A default goes against all of this, and it would only make 
life harder for my constituents.

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