[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2618]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, we are days away from defaulting on our 
debt for the first time in our Nation's history. Extreme MAGA 
Republicans have needlessly manufactured an economic crisis and refuse 
to release their grip on the American people.
  Why do I say the American people? Because the cuts that they want are 
going to cut 7 million jobs, deprive millions access to Medicare, and 
slash critical funding for education and food for children. For what? 
For the shameless protection of tax cuts that they put in their bill 
that have added $3 trillion to the debt that they now want to cover off 
of the backs of the American people.
  Shameless. They are shameless.
  This flagrant disregard for the lives of everyday Americans and the 
economic stability of our country demonstrates the House GOP's corrupt 
and misguided priorities. Do not deprive our elders and children to 
meet the demands and the insatiable greed of your constituents, the 
rich American people.

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