[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 110 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            FOLLOW THE MONEY

  (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I have repeatedly told people, when asked 
about the rationale for actions of this administration, to follow the 
money.
  Yesterday, in the House Budget Committee, we heard alarming testimony 
from expert witness Robert Gordon. He reminded us of those motives in 
the Republicans' reconciliation bill when he explained the lucrative 
opportunities for powerful private contractors to profit off of the red 
tape the bill creates in Medicaid.
  Republicans' beautiful bill for billionaires requires increased work 
check-ins for people to retain that Medicaid. For employment data, 
States are likely to use the work number from Equifax, which costs over 
$20 per person per search. Under the bill, more than 18 million people 
would have to be checked every month. That equates to $360 million per 
month, and that is $4.32 billion per year or roughly $43 billion over 
the bill's 10-year budget going to the vendors who are going to be 
making money to be processing this. Follow the money.

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