[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 84 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2442-H2443]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              DEBT CEILING

  (Mrs. McCLELLAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McCLELLAN. Mr. Speaker, House Republicans are presenting us with 
a false choice: default on our debt and cause a recession or pass their 
default on America act and slash environmental funding and clean energy 
investments made through the Inflation Reduction Act.
  The IRA is the most significant legislation in U.S. history to tackle 
the climate crisis and strengthen American energy security. Virginians 
in my district have already seen tangible benefits from the bill 
through environmental restoration funding for our Tribal communities, 
climate-resilient infrastructure upgrades, and clean school buses for 
our children.
  It will continue to deliver for our Commonwealth. There are already 
more than 92,000 Virginians employed in clean energy jobs, and the IRA 
will create even more opportunity bringing $11.6 billion in funding to 
our Commonwealth for large-scale clean power generation storage by 
2030.
  The IRA represents a new chapter for my constituents who are excited 
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purchase energy-efficient appliances, make repairs to their homes, and 
save money on their utility bills.

  However, the draconian default on America act will jeopardize many of 
these provisions. We must reject these extreme cuts and cleanly raise 
the debt ceiling.

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