[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 24, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PROJECT 2025 PLEDGES EGREGIOUS ASSAULT ON OUR FREEDOMS
(Ms. BROWNLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Ms. BROWNLEY. Madam Speaker, from imposing a nationwide ban on
abortion to curbing voting rights to gutting Social Security and
Medicare, Project 2025 is an extremist MAGA Republican manifesto that
pledges an egregious assault on our freedoms, our economy, and our
democracy.
At the urging of the former President, a small but extreme number of
House Republicans are threatening to shut down the government unless
they can impose radical actions of Trump's Project 2025.
A government shutdown would not only have a devastating economic
impact, but it would jeopardize the critical services and programs
American families rely on, hinder our military readiness, and deprive
veterans of the healthcare they need and benefits they have earned.
Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to
reassess their priorities and prioritize the interests of the American
people over the interests of the former President. We must keep the
Federal Government open and keep the Federal Government working for the
people.
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