[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Madam Speaker, I am joined by over 80 of 
my Democratic colleagues to say the quiet part out loud: MAGA 
Republicans want us to default. They want to run out the clock. They 
want to lead our government by chaos.
  By sending us home, by refusing to do their jobs, they are making 
that crystal clear.
  Unless we give in to devastating cuts, they will push us into a 
devastating default.
  It is the American people who will suffer--teachers, seniors, kids, 
families, veterans, the hungry, and the sick.
  To my Republican colleagues this Memorial Day weekend: It is time to 
be a patriot. Now is the time to sign our discharge petition and end 
this catastrophe in the making.

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