[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 7 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        QUESTIONING REPUBLICAN COMMITMENT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to question the Republican 
commitment to the American people.
  They prefer to waste taxpayer dollars attacking hardworking, 
patriotic American civil servants and fail to address the issues facing 
our country.
  In 7 days, government funding will run out.
  Republicans should be working with Democrats to continue funding 
vital programs to help working Americans. They should be discussing how 
to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, how to support our 
allies of Ukraine and Israel, how to help the Palestinian families 
caught in the crossfire of the deadly conflict in Gaza, and how to 
provide the cleanest air and water possible for the American people.
  Instead, they are too busy pandering for social media clicks with 
political stunts and continue to do absolutely nothing to help the 
American people.
  I hope they know the voters are watching, and they will remember 
their inaction in November.

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