[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RENAMING THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE GULF OF AMERICA

  (Mr. Costa of California was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, at a time when Americans are struggling to 
afford groceries, housing, and gas, Congress should be focused on 
lowering the cost of living that Americans care most about and not 
renaming bodies of water.
  As Sergeant Friday used to say on the show ``Dragnet": Just the 
facts, ma'am.
  The facts during the first 100 days of Mr. Trump's administration are 
the following: The economy has shrunk; The stock market has taken a 
hit; 401(k)'s that are critical for a majority of Americans' retirement 
have declined; there has been a launch of a trade war that could cost 
the average family in America over $4,900 a year this year alone with 
no trade agreements in sight, threatening a recession.
  Rather than offering solutions, my Republican friends are at this 
time wasting this valuable effort on the floor by renaming the Gulf of 
Mexico. I think the Gulf of America Act is an absurd bill. It is 
political theater. The Gulf of Mexico has held that name for over 500 
years. Spanish explorers from Spain chartered these waters hundreds of 
years before the United States ever existed. Let's call this bill for 
what it is. It is a vanity project.
  My constituents in California's San Joaquin Valley aren't asking me 
about the Gulf of Mexico. They are asking me about their healthcare, 
reducing inflation, and investing in our communities. That is what they 
care most about.
  Congress must focus on what really matters: passing a budget, getting 
a farm bill done, and delivering on the priorities the American people 
sent us here to do.
  If this is the best my Republican friends and the majority can do, it 
is no wonder that the American people are fed up with Congress and our 
numbers are so low.
  Mr. Speaker, enough with political stunts. The American people 
deserve better. We must work together in a bipartisan effort.


                Celebrating All Mothers on Mother's Day

  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, we will celebrate Mother's Day. 
Throughout our country, families and friends will gather together to 
recognize and pay tribute to this important day. I think for all of us 
the reality is every day should be Mother's Day.
  On Sunday, let us say thank you in the most meaningful way we know 
how, and that is with love and affection. We should do what is 
appropriate, and that is to thank those moms who throughout our lives 
have made a difference.
  Mr. Speaker, every day, therefore, should be Mother's Day. Let us 
celebrate this day on Sunday and never forget those who brought us here 
today.

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