[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Mr. AGUILAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. AGUILAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the veterans, 
public schoolteachers, and seniors in my district. These are the 
hostages the most extreme members of the Republican Conference have 
bragged about.
  We are on the verge of a Republican-led default because the people 
calling the shots in this Chamber are the same people who want cuts to 
veterans' healthcare and manufacturing jobs.
  These draconian cuts will have a direct impact on my community in the 
Inland Empire and the State of California.
  In my district alone, approximately 6,900 jobs could be wiped out, 
Social Security payments for 58,000 families will be jeopardized, and 
the retirement savings for 81,500 people could disappear.
  In the State of California, approximately 4 million people could lose 
health insurance, and housing costs will increase for 83,200 people.
  This is unacceptable, and Americans deserve better.
  House Republicans need to drop their ransom note and come to their 
senses so we can avoid a devastating default and put the American 
people first.

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