[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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GOP TAX SCAM HURTS WOMEN AND FAMILIES
(Mr. SORENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Mr. SORENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise with my colleagues today to call
out the House GOP's big billionaire bailout at the expense of my
neighbors back home in Illinois-17.
Their bill would take away food from hungry families and kick people
off their health insurance, all so the richest people who walk the face
of the Earth get a bigger tax break.
The other side claims to be fiscally responsible, but they are
blowing a $5 trillion hole in our national debt to do it.
What am I supposed to say to Mary Anne from Morrison, Illinois, who
says she can't feed her kids without SNAP, or a veteran like Mike, who
stopped in for his one meal a day at the veteran drop-in center in
Rockford?
Republicans in committee voted unanimously against our amendment that
would protect veterans from cuts.
They are saying this is about waste, fraud, and abuse? Give me a
break. This bill is a disaster for anyone who is struggling to make
ends meet, and it will be a disaster for our country, all so the filthy
rich get richer. Vote ``no.''
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