[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 74 (Monday, May 5, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1842]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      NO ACTION ON LOWERING COSTS

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I have been a Member of this body for just 
over 120 days. It was clear in November that the American people voted 
for their family economics. They wanted to see lower costs.
  Mr. Speaker, I am perplexed that this House has yet to vote on any 
legislation that lowers costs for the average family. In fact, we will 
be voting this week on a bill that renames the Gulf of Mexico.
  No one is clamoring for a newly named body of water. They want lower 
grocery bills. House Republicans' proposals to cut Medicaid and SNAP to 
pay for tax breaks for billionaires will make life more, not less, 
expensive for people in Westchester and the Bronx.
  The President's thoughtless red light-green light tariffs are making 
it harder and more expensive to import goods. Those increased costs are 
paid for by Americans, not foreign countries.
  Mr. Speaker, instead of mind-bending tariffs, giveaways to 
billionaires, and renaming bodies of water, we should be voting on 
bills that lower costs for the average family. I know many of my 
colleagues agree. Let's get to real work on behalf of our constituents.

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