[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Mrs. SYKES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SYKES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call on House Republicans to 
stop the partisan politics and pay our bills.
  It is my top priority to ensure everyone in Ohio's 13th Congressional 
District feels safe and secure at every stage of their lives, but the 
Republicans' manufactured crisis, forcing an impossible choice between 
devastating cuts or devastating default, directly undermines the safety 
and security of the people of Ohio's 13th District.
  House Republicans' demands would jeopardize Social Security payments 
for 110,000 seniors in places like Stow, Hudson, and Twinsburg.
  It would cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans Affairs health coverage 
benefits for 322,000 families in cities like Barberton and Akron.
  It would threaten the retirement savings of 109,000 northeast Ohioans 
who worked so hard so that they could retire securely. That is over 
half of my district, Mr. Speaker.
  Republicans' demands significantly cut Federal support to local law 
enforcement agencies and slash crime prevention grants heading into the 
summer.
  Law enforcement agencies in my district, in Stark County, are already 
understaffed and struggling to fill more than 80 positions across the 
county.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cline). The time of the gentlewoman has 
expired.
  Mrs. SYKES. Why, Mr. Speaker, do you want my people to suffer? Ohio's 
13th District cannot afford these cuts. They will make our communities 
less safe.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has again 
expired.
  Mrs. SYKES. I will not yield back while the Republicans are holding 
our communities hostage and making our communities----
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is no longer recognized.

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