[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 77 (Thursday, May 8, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H1913-H1914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     BEING A MOM IN TRUMP'S AMERICA

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate Mother's Day this 
weekend, I am reminded of a visit that Donald Trump had with Howard 
Stern. They were talking about marriage and having children, and Howard 
Stern said something like: Why do you need the headache?
  He said: ``Oh, I won't do anything to take care of them. I will 
supply funds, and she'll take care of the kids.''
  That is what he thinks of motherhood. That explains why he is 
offering a one-time $5,000 bonus check to encourage women to have 
babies. Yet,

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what good is that when he is cutting maternal healthcare; trashing 
Medicaid, which pays for 4 in 10 births in our country; and letting 
childcare costs force moms out of work?
  Let me be clear. Women want to be moms but don't want to go broke 
having to raise this child, risk their life with a pregnancy, or lose 
their child to gun violence.
  If we are serious about celebrating Mother's Day, let's cut it with 
the bonus check and bring back the full tax credit and work to expand 
opportunities and protections for all mothers, not just this Sunday but 
every day.
  Happy Mother's Day to all mothers.

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