[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DEFAULT'S EFFECTS ON VETERANS

  (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, meet Celly, a constituent of mine living 
in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago.
  He is an Army veteran and a cancer survivor, and he has received 100 
percent disabled veterans benefits due to his trauma as he was serving 
for us in the service. He is currently enrolled in a VA program to 
become a paralegal.
  Celly called my office because he was worried. He was concerned that 
the veterans benefits that he relies upon could be snatched away by the 
Republican default. That is a real possibility.
  His VA benefits cover his rent, his medication, and his treatments.

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