[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. OCASIO-CORTEZ asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Madam Speaker, we are here on the last day of this 
session and Republicans have decided to skip town, but what this debt 
ceiling debate really is about is the fact that Republicans have run up 
a bill that they now do not want to pay. They have run up this bill 
with extremely excessive military spending. They have run up this bill 
with extraordinary tax cuts for the wealthiest people in this country 
and now when it comes time to pay for this bill, they do not want to 
pay it.
  Not only that, but they are accusing Democrats of saying we spend too 
much. For anyone that wants to entertain that thought, I ask you to 
think about the last time a person has said in this country that the 
government does too much for them, that their Social Security check was 
too high, that teachers are paid too much. When was the last time 
anyone has heard or seen that?

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