[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2559-H2560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          MANUFACTURED CRISIS

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, on Memorial Day, we honor 
veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country.
  Many veterans return home with lasting effects on their health and 
well-being. This Congress should honor their service by making sure 
they have access to quality healthcare, food, and housing.
  The default on America act undermines this commitment. To preserve 
tax cuts for billionaires, their plan would cut veterans' benefits and 
programs by 22 percent.
  We are told that if they don't get everything they want, they will 
force a default, sending our economy into a spiral.

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  Under President Trump, the debt ceiling was raised three times. Now, 
by holding veterans' and other American priorities hostage, they are 
putting politics over people.
  I urge my colleagues to honor our commitment to those who have served 
and end this manufactured crisis.

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