[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            THE DEBT CRISIS

  (Mrs. TRAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. TRAHAN. Madam Speaker, the debt crisis that we are facing as a 
Nation right now is a manufactured one. Extreme Republicans are holding 
the livelihoods and the bank accounts of hardworking families hostage.
  You don't have to take my word for it. This week, one of the most far 
right, TV-loving Members of this Chamber said he doesn't feel like they 
should negotiate with their hostage. That is a quote.
  What is the ransom they are demanding?
  Gutting the critical programs that those same families depend on to 
make ends meet.
  It is disgraceful to tell parents working two jobs that their food 
assistance is being cut because Republicans are helping millionaires 
cheat on their taxes.
  It is shameful to tell a veteran that his rental assistance stopped 
because the GOP doesn't want billion-dollar corporations paying their 
fair share.
  We can end this manufactured crisis today, Madam Speaker. All it 
takes is five sensible, five responsible Republicans to turn their car 
around and join us in this discharge petition for a clean debt limit.
  Do the right thing. Do it today.

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