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




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Ms. BARRAGAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BARRAGAN. Madam Speaker, extreme Republicans are driving our 
economy toward a devastating default. They are holding the economy 
hostage.
  Holding our economy hostage hurts all Americans, especially 
communities of color and low-income communities.
  Republicans don't want to close loopholes for billionaires. Instead, 
their ransom demands are that we kick families out of their homes, that 
we rip away food assistance from grandma and grandpa, from women, 
infants, and children, that we cut access to childcare and make it 
easier for industries to pollute our communities.
  Democrats are united. We agree that America must pay its bills and 
continue to lower costs for working families, not default. Republicans 
must stop these dangerous games and come back to work.

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