[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Mr. CARTER of Louisiana asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge my 
Republican colleagues to step up to the plate, come back to work, and 
pay our Nation's bills.
  Defaulting on our debt would be catastrophic. In my district alone, 
this will kill some 6,700 jobs, jeopardize Social Security payments for 
91,000 families, put health benefits at risk for 388,000 people, and 
threaten the retirement savings of 99,100 people near retirement. This 
is in my district alone.
  Look around. House Republicans went home and dodged their 
responsibilities, hurting everyday working people in the process. I 
stand firmly united with my Democratic colleagues and the American 
people to pay our debt without playing games with people's lives.
  I urge the Republicans to put on their big boy pants and big girl 
pants and come back to work. Do the right thing. Do the right thing for 
the American people because the American people deserve better.
  Let's do our jobs.

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