[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CONTINUING RESOLUTION SETS STAGE FOR NEW GOLDEN AGE

  (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, here is some truth. Despite many false 
claims, the continuing resolution we just passed does not cut Medicaid, 
Medicare, Social Security, or veterans benefits or any healthcare 
benefits at all.
  In reality, the CR was almost entirely the Democrat's budget bill 
last year. The opposition today and their vote to shut down the 
government is a little perplexing.
  Mr. Speaker, here is what this bill actually offers: it gives our 
troops a 10 percent raise; provides $6 billion for veterans' 
healthcare; invests $7.6 billion into WIC for women and infants; $425 
million for food delivery programs for seniors, among other things.
  Mr. Speaker, we are paying for it responsibly. We are repurposing $20 
billion in excess funding from the attempt to increase the IRS by $80 
billion last year, and we are redirecting $10 billion from the Commerce 
Department's slush fund, funds that were not used and need to be 
repurposed.

  This CR sets the stage for a plan for a new golden era for our 
country, and I was pleased to support it.

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