[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2621-H2622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Ms. SCHOLTEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCHOLTEN. Madam Speaker, once again I am standing here today 
while House Republican leadership has failed to do the bare minimum.
  Where are they?
  The Republican side of this Chamber is vacant while House Democrats 
have remained at the ready to do their jobs and pay America's bills.

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  It is fiscally responsible to pay our bills. Doing so would protect 
my friends, neighbors, and constituents in west Michigan from 
disastrous consequences.
  Defaulting would kill nearly 8,000 jobs in my district alone, 
jeopardize Social Security payments for nearly 90,000 families, and 
mean financial chaos on an unprecedented scale, hurting working 
families across the country.
  House Republicans' solution?
  Cut nearly 30,000 law enforcement jobs. The party that says that they 
back the blue wants to take their jobs away.
  This is a false choice. There is a bill sitting right here that needs 
just five more Republicans. We invite them to sign it.
  We can and must act now. It is Congress' job to get this done.

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