[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 149 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING AMERICA'S DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS

  (Mr. AMO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AMO. Mr. Speaker, this week we are celebrating America's direct 
support professionals, the dedicated workers who support Rhode 
Islanders with disabilities, workers like Amy from Woonsocket, who 
said: The best part of being a DSP is that every day is never the same. 
I get to celebrate the victories and milestones of the people that I 
support. It is so rewarding to see how proud they are of themselves.
  However, workers like Amy who do such great work are at risk. 
Republican Medicaid costs in Trump's big, ugly law pose a threat to 
direct support professionals and the Rhode Islanders with disabilities 
they serve. Medicaid funds 77 percent of the essential services, 
including in-home and community-based supports, group homes, and 
intermediate care facilities that serve the most vulnerable Rhode 
Islanders.
  During this Direct Support Professionals Week, my colleagues on the 
other side of the aisle need to step up and restore the Medicaid 
funding they cut that disproportionately impacts Americans with 
disabilities and the workers who support them.
  To Amy and all those doing this hard work: Keep it up and know that I 
have their back in Congress.

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