[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Ms. TOKUDA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TOKUDA. Madam Speaker, in 7 days, our country will face one of 
the greatest self-inflicted threats to national security in our 
lifetime.
  In 7 days, our country faces default while House Republicans continue 
to play partisan political games with the debt limit.
  In these Chambers, we talk a lot about keeping Americans safe, 
strategic competition, and national security.
  We point a finger at foreign threats and international bad actors but 
let us be clear: The biggest threat to American lives and livelihoods 
is House Republicans holding everyday Americans hostage for partisan 
political gains.
  If we as a Congress are serious about ensuring national security, 
then we must stand up against this House Republican manufactured 
crisis.
  We must do the right thing, invest in our country, and recognize 
that:
  Financial security is national security. Health security is national 
security. Food security is national security. Housing security is 
national security. People's security is national security.
  I will not support lifting the debt ceiling on the backs of working 
families, our veterans, or our seniors. Know this: As Democrats, we 
will continue to do the right thing and put people over politics.

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