[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. Madam Speaker, fact: Republicans went home.
  Fact: Their side of the Chamber is empty.
  Fact: They do not want to negotiate, and they are holding our economy 
hostage to a ransom note of partisan demands.
  Fact: They are taking Medicaid away from millions, firing teachers, 
removing children from childcare, and ripping food assistance away from 
our families. They are even slashing veterans' healthcare.
  Fact: Their plan would cut jobs.
  Republicans are playing political games. They have even said that 
they are holding us hostage and will not negotiate.
  Do you know what, Madam Speaker? It is the American people and our 
children, like those who are in the gallery today, that they are 
holding hostage.
  It is obvious that Republicans are defaulting on our debt.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer). The gentlewoman's time 
has expired.
  Mrs. BEATTY. Instead of honoring our sacred obligation to pay our 
bills-- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman's time has expired.
  Mrs. BEATTY. Democrats will not let the bank of justice be destroyed 
by MAGA Republicans.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman's time has expired.
  Mrs. BEATTY. We come to this floor today, the people's House, to put 
people over politics.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman's time has expired. The 
gentlewoman is no longer recognized.

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