[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

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, we are the most powerful 
country, and we are less than a week away from defaulting on our debt. 
We should all be outraged, and we should all be here.
  Constituents in North Carolina's First Congressional District will 
feel the impact immediately and long term if we default.
  North Carolina's First Congressional District has over 174,000 
residents who would lose Social Security payments, and nearly 50,000 
veterans, our heroes who protect our communities and defend our 
freedoms, would see payments slashed.
  As we prepare to honor those who died in military service, the best 
way that we can help their surviving family members and those that they 
served with is by Congress fulfilling its obligation to pay its bills 
now.

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