[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

  (Mrs. HAYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, we are just days away from catastrophic 
economic default. House Republicans are playing politics with the lives 
of the American people to further an extremist agenda.
  Putting the American economy at risk is reckless and dangerous. In my 
district, default would eliminate 7,300 jobs, jeopardize Social 
Security for 93,000 families, and put health benefits at risk for 
281,000 people who rely on Medicare, Medicaid, or VA health coverage.
  Their proposals do not solve any of our economic problems. In fact, 
the default on America is an egregious bill that puts vulnerable 
families at risk. Their plan would be disastrous in my State of 
Connecticut, resulting in 2,800 kids losing access to preschool and 
childcare, 12,000 mothers would be blocked from food assistance, and it 
would threaten medical care for 57,000 veterans.
  It is a disgrace that leading into Memorial Day, House Republicans 
have ghosted the city and left.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to come back to Washington, pay our 
bills, and end this now.

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