[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, the leader they worship, Donald J. Trump, 
is the ``king of debt,'' as he described himself.
  Spellbound, whenever he commands, they would crash our government and 
default on America.
  Never concerned with the soaring Trump debt that they supported, 
their sudden interest now in deficit reduction is really about 
undermining education, health, environmental protection, and social 
service initiatives that they never supported in the first place.
  Their plan is not about debt reduction. It is only about making room 
for another round of tax cuts that they have already scheduled for June 
to benefit the superrich, the giant multinational corporations, those 
who refuse to pay their fair share of our national security and other 
vital public services.
  Don't make Americans pay for Republican hypocrisy.

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