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




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CARDENAS. Madam Speaker, House Republicans are playing political 
games and threatening to default on our country's debt.
  The extreme MAGA Republicans have taken over the House of 
Representatives, and they are creating a crisis. It is a crisis that 
they created, they manufactured in their minds, and now they are trying 
to convince the American people what they are doing is right.
  It is not right for them to make cruel cuts to hurt children, 
seniors, veterans, and teachers, threatening a devastating default on 
our debt.
  Ladies and gentlemen, Madam Speaker, the Republicans gave billions of 
dollars in tax cuts to the biggest corporations and the wealthiest 
people in America. That was step one.
  Now, step two, they are coming after you, the hardworking American 
people, saying now we are going to take away from you after you have 
actually done so much for your country.
  They are stepping into this situation. They want to take food away 
from children and seniors. They want to see us lay off 100,000 teachers 
and take away childcare from children.

  They are doing this only to try to score political points.
  Let's get back to work, Republicans. Let's do the right thing.

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