[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday morning, with the 
U.S. on the brink of a devastating default, our colleagues across the 
aisle decided to call it a week. Turning their backs on the American 
people to beat Memorial Day traffic is a new low for House Republicans.
  House Republicans have left town while America speeds toward a 
devastating default, and they chose that route. They are willing to 
drive our Nation off an economic cliff and trigger a global recession, 
cutting veterans' benefits, taking food from hungry families, and 
laying off first responders.
  The American people didn't send us here to play chicken with their 
retirement plans. House Republicans created this crisis, and they can 
end it. There is an off-ramp from this highway to hell. The 
overwhelming majority of Americans don't want the far right driving our 
national agenda.
  Responsible Republicans need to come to the table for the American 
people, not skip town with the MAGA extremists.

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