[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 125 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H3549-H3550]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CHAOS

  (Mr. MENENDEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today frustrated by the chaos and 
harm that is being caused by House Republicans under the direction of 
the Trump administration. This week, the

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House is coming to a standstill because Republicans refuse to address 
the Epstein files despite Trump's repeated commitments to the American 
people to do so.
  However, their inability to deliver on their promises runs much 
deeper. Trump promised to end inflation and make America affordable 
again, yet inflation rose 2.7 percent in June, and the majority of 
Americans rightfully blame the White House for driving up the prices of 
food and groceries.
  Trump said his mass deportation agenda would only target violent 
criminals, but over 90 percent of detainees being held in New Jersey 
have no criminal conviction.
  Trump said he would improve the Affordable Care Act, yet he just 
signed a bill into law that cuts over $1 trillion from healthcare and 
will cause an average ACA premium increase of over $1,200 for people in 
our district.
  Amidst the chaos, the inaction, and the harm that is being caused in 
communities nationwide, Democrats will continue to do everything we can 
to protect and uplift those whom we represent. We will continue to 
present an alternative pathway forward, one that fulfills the promises 
of this country and delivers the results that all Americans deserve.

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