[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. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, today's Los Angeles Times column: ``When 
Kevin McCarthy's spending cuts get spelled out, even Republicans 
balk.''
  My friends, the Republicans do not have the votes to pass their 
shameful cuts. What House Republicans have done is they have 
manufactured a crisis and a false choice.
  Inflict pain and harm on hardworking American people, on children, 
families, seniors, veterans, or we will crash the economy.
  Why? Because they believe it will help them politically.
  In my State of Connecticut, cuts would lead to 2,800 kids losing 
access to preschool and childcare and 12,000 mothers blocked from food 
assistance.
  This is my plea to the American people: Get on the phone. Call 
Republican Members of this Congress. Tell them to raise that debt 
ceiling and to stop hurting American families.
  Let us make sure that they do not have the votes to pass these 
shameful cuts.

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