[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Ms. MENG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my Republican 
colleagues--although I don't see them--to put people over politics. I 
invite five of my Republican colleagues to simply sign the petition to 
raise the debt ceiling.
  This will directly impact my Queens' families if action is not taken. 
It would kill over 7,000 jobs in my district, jeopardize Social 
Security payments for over 85,000 families, threaten retirement savings 
of over 100,000 people.
  This Memorial Day weekend, it is not enough to march in parades and 
post pictures on social media. Republicans are risking benefits for 
over 300,000 people in my district alone that rely on Medicare, 
Medicaid, or veterans' health coverage.
  Smiling and posing for pictures with veterans as they work to cut 
veterans' benefits and lay off first responders, that is unacceptable.
  We just need five Republican colleagues to save our country.

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