[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 96 (Thursday, June 5, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2479]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CONDEMNING ANTI-SEMITISM

  (Mr. Mann of Kansas was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, after decades of pledging Never Again, we are 
watching the vile presence of anti-Semitism rear its ugly head once 
again.
  First, the unthinkable happened 2 weeks ago here in the streets of 
the Nation's Capital when two staffers from the Israeli Embassy, Yaron 
Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were brutally murdered. Sarah was one of 
our own: a Kansan, a native of Overland Park, and a proud graduate of 
the University of Kansas who cared deeply about the shared human 
dignity of all people.
  Then, just days ago, at a peaceful pro-Israel demonstration in 
Colorado, a Hamas sympathizer threw Molotov cocktails into a crowd and 
injured more than a dozen people while yelling: ``Free Palestine.''
  Audrey and I are deeply grieved by these senseless anti-Semitic 
terror attacks, and we continue to lift up the victims, their families, 
and their loved ones in prayer.
  Now is not the time to waver in our commitment to Israel or the 
protection of the humanity of our Jewish neighbors here and around the 
world. Now is the time to rededicate ourselves to the God-given right 
to live in peace and safety of Jewish people both in Israel and across 
the globe. We must condemn terrorism. We must condemn anti-Semitism, 
and we must call it out for what it is: pure evil.
  Our support of Israel must never ever waver, and our response to 
anti-Semitism must always be clear and immediate.


                           America Wins Again

  Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, over the Memorial Day recess, Rasmussen found 
that a majority of Americans say that the country is on the right 
track. Under President Trump, America keeps winning again and again. 
Promises made, promises kept.
  Mr. Speaker, 77 million Americans trusted President Trump to restore 
common sense to our Nation's Capital by bringing down everyday costs, 
reining in our Federal spending, lowering taxes, rolling back 
burdensome regulations, strengthening our Nation's border security, and 
getting our fiscal house back in order. President Trump has already 
begun delivering on that mandate, and Congress is helping him to 
advance this agenda.
  Just a few days ago here in this Chamber, House Republicans voted to 
deliver the largest tax cut in American history. We made long-overdue 
investments in our Nation's border security by funding the completion 
of the border wall, investing in modern technologies to assist in the 
interception of drug and human smuggling, and increased detention 
capacity for Immigration and Customs Enforcement as they work to deport 
violent criminals and gang members who are in this country illegally.

  Our bill supports American farmers, ranchers, and ag producers like 
those in the Big First District of Kansas who want to see the farm 
safety net strengthened by expanding crop insurance and updating 
reference prices.
  We permanently expanded the death tax exemption, saving 2 million 
family farms and saving those families more than $10 billion.
  We supported President Trump and Secretary Duffy's request to make 
much-needed investments in the Federal Aviation Administration to 
modernize our air traffic control technology and infrastructure and 
uphold the gold standard of American aviation.
  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act strengthens our social safety net 
while better stewarding the tax dollars of hardworking Americans.
  Americans are generous people, but we cannot allow the government to 
abuse that generosity. Programs like Medicaid and SNAP were intended 
for the most vulnerable populations in our country: pregnant women, 
single parents with kids too young for school, low-income Americans, 
disabled individuals, and the elderly.
  Over the years, these programs have been exploited and expanded 
beyond their initial intent, causing the cost of these programs to 
skyrocket exponentially. If taxpaying Americans can get up every day 
and go to work, why shouldn't we ask the same thing of those who 
benefit from that generosity.
  Our bill requires able-bodied adults without kids too young for 
school to work or volunteer at least 20 hours a week. This includes 
volunteering at a food pantry, a local church, or giving back to their 
community.
  It is disheartening that so many of my Democratic colleagues would 
prefer to lie about what our bill does and limit Americans to a 
permanent destination of government assistance rather than empowering 
them to return to the ladder of opportunity. This is not the American 
Dream.
  I am hopeful that the Senate will move quickly to get it over the 
finish line and onto the President's desk. The country cannot afford to 
get this bill wrong, and I trust that every single Republican is 
committed to getting it to the President as soon as possible and 
helping America win yet again.

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                     NIH CUTS HARM OUR CONSTITUENTS

  (Ms. Dexter of Oregon was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Ms. DEXTER. Mr. Speaker, this year, I received a letter from Rachel, 
a mother in my district with stage IV lung cancer who is living on 
borrowed time. She is depending on future innovation driven by NIH 
research to see her son grow up.
  Her words are more powerful than mine, so I will read them directly. 
``I could write endless words about how many will be devastated by 
these funding cuts, but this is not that kind of letter. Despite my 
generous nature, cancer has taught me to be selfish.
  ``Every single day, I think about my mortality. How long do I have 
left? Is that shoulder pain or something else? Will I be alive to see 
my son graduate from high school? He turned 11 [in February], and I 
made him a lemon cake.
  ``NIH funding cuts will no doubt shorten my life. There is no truth 
about which I have ever been more certain.''
  Mr. Speaker, our constituents are literally begging for their lives. 
As a physician and mother, I cannot speak enough about the harm that 
this bill, this cut to NIH funding, will do. I understand the 
importance of NIH funding because that is the driver of innovation and 
scientific discovery.
  To my Republican colleagues, now is the time to show courage. Stop 
these cuts to the NIH. Do not undermine scientific innovation.
  To Rachel, I will fight for you with everything I have. You deserve 
to see your son graduate.

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