[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2622-H2623]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Ms. CASTOR of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)

[[Page H2623]]

  

  Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rushed down to the floor 
because I just read a headline that said that the Republicans are not 
headed to negotiations today. In fact, all of the Republicans have quit 
here on a Thursday morning and have left town.
  Meanwhile, back home in Tampa, I know that one of my neighbors is 
expecting their Social Security check at the end of next week, and that 
is at risk.
  I have another neighbor in St. Petersburg on a fixed income watching 
their retirement savings, expecting machinations in the market and 
worrying about the ability to pay rent.
  Republicans have left Americans wondering: Why do you want to inflict 
job losses?
  Why do you want to risk a recession?
  Meanwhile, Democrats are here because we want to avoid those kinds of 
things. We want to avoid job losses, avoid falling into a recession, 
avoid harm to veterans, avoid harm to our neighbors, higher costs, harm 
to our small business owners.
  Enough of this manufactured MAGA crisis. We have to put people over 
politics for a change and stop this careening from one crisis to 
another, with chaos inflicted by the GOP.
  Put people over politics. Get back to work. Let's fix this for the 
people we represent.

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