[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Ms. STRICKLAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to fight for our Nation's 
servicemembers and push back against the extreme MAGA agenda wish list 
that will yank the rug out from under American families, small 
businesses, and our enlisted military members.
  Pay for our soldiers, benefits for our veterans, military readiness, 
and more are in serious jeopardy. We risk America's health and safety, 
and we risk hurting America's middle class all because the MAGA wing 
continues to control the GOP.
  This manufactured crisis jeopardizes national security and will ruin 
our economy. My colleagues across the aisle, who clearly aren't here 
right now, must choose. Will they crash the economy on purpose? Will 
they destroy jobs and American livelihoods, or will they stand up for 
our troops, veterans, families, and seniors? There is a word for people 
who take hostages, ``terrorists.''

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