[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 GOP TAX SCAM HURTS WOMEN AND FAMILIES

  (Mr. VINDMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VINDMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the extreme 
cuts to Medicaid and SNAP being pushed by extreme Washington 
Republicans.
  Last month, I spoke with Shannon, a mother whose son relies on 
Medicaid for lifesaving care. I also spoke with Eugene, a fifth-
generation farmer in Culpeper who grows produce that goes straight to 
food banks, schools, and churches. Both Shannon and Eugene are facing 
uncertain futures because of these cuts.
  More than 56,000 kids in Virginia's Seventh Congressional District 
rely on Medicaid or SNAP. These cuts would take food away from children 
as young as 8 years old. I guess we will just have to give our 8-year-
old kids little, tiny boots with little, tiny bootstraps so they can 
pull themselves up.
  These aren't just budget choices. They are moral ones. They are the 
wrong ones. We should support families and the farmers who feed them, 
not punish them.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to reject these cruel cuts and 
stand with families and farmers like Shannon and Eugene.

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