[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 31, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   I AM HERE FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES

  (Mrs. RAMIREZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. RAMIREZ. Mr. Speaker, today we will vote on a bill that reflects 
how little Republicans care about everyday people, even their own 
constituents.
  We should be voting on a straightforward extension of the debt 
ceiling, but instead Republicans are more than willing to force our 
Nation and economy into default just to score political wins.
  They want to increase work requirements on SNAP, a cruel resumption 
of student loan payments, and more restrictions on TANF. They are 
clearly not here for families who are struggling. Well, I am.
  I am here for the 1.3 million student loan borrowers in Illinois who 
are being forced a resumption of payments when people are struggling to 
keep up with their bills.
  I am here for the 76,836 people across Illinois who are counting on 
TANF cash assistance. I am also here for the 1.9 million residents of 
Illinois who all count on SNAP to put food on their table.
  Representing them is my responsibility, and it is why I know that we 
could have worked on a clean debt ceiling, but this hostage situation 
is not something I can vote for.

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