[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 196 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H4823-H4824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING TRACY EUBANKS

  (Ms. Johnson of Texas was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Tracy Eubanks on his extraordinary leadership and decades 
of experience to Metrocrest Services.
  For more than 40 years, Metrocrest has been a lifeline for families 
across Addison, Coppell, Carrollton, Farmers Branch, and Dallas, 
providing food security, housing stability, workforce support, and 
compassionate care in moments of crisis.
  For the past 13 years, Tracy has guided this organization with 
vision, integrity, and a deep commitment to uplifting every member of 
our community.
  Under Tracy's leadership, Metrocrest Services opened its new, state-
of-the-art community center, an investment that will serve north Texas 
families for generations. He has strengthened partnerships, expanded 
critical programs, and ensured that every person who walked through 
Metrocrest's doors was met with dignity and hope.
  As Tracy prepares for his retirement in 2026, we honor not just his 
accomplishments, but the countless lives he has touched. North Texas is 
stronger, more resilient, and more compassionate because of his 
service.
  I thank Tracy for his leadership, his heart, and his unwavering 
commitment to the people of our community.


                        Honoring Pauline Medrano

  Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor County 
Treasurer Pauline Medrano for her extraordinary dedication to public 
service in her newly elected role as president of the County 
Treasurers' Association of Texas.
  Treasurer Medrano has spent more than a decade in elected office, 
always putting the people of Dallas County first. Her leadership has 
helped to strengthen public institutions, increase transparency, and 
build a culture of accountability and service that has positively 
impacted countless residents.
  Her election as president of the County Treasurers' Association of 
Texas is a testament to the respect she has earned across our State. It 
reflects her deep experience, her unwavering commitment to excellence, 
and a belief that government works best when it works for everyone.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Treasurer Medrano for her years 
of leadership, her community involvement, and her tireless dedication 
to the people who she serves. Her willingness to answer the call of 
public service embodies the very, very best of civic leadership.
  I wish her the best of luck as she takes on this new role on behalf 
of our community. I commend Treasurer Medrano for her invaluable 
contributions to Dallas County and to the State of Texas.


                             Brazen Payoff

  Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the House voted last week on a 
bill to reopen the government, but tucked away in the fine print of 
that bill was something very disturbing and troubling: a very brazen 
payoff of millions of taxpayer dollars that could quietly be 
transferred to the personal bank accounts of eight Republican Senators. 
These are Senators who may have had knowledge or even participated in 
efforts to overturn the 2020 Presidential election.
  At a time when Americans are struggling to get ahead, Republicans in 
both the House and the Senate signed off on a deal that lines the 
pockets of the very people who wrote it.
  In every corner of my district, families are doing everything they 
can to make ends meet. They are juggling rising grocery costs, higher 
rents, and healthcare bills that seem to grow every single month. They 
expect this Congress to meet the moment with integrity, responsibility, 
and the basic respect for the people who we serve. What Republicans did 
was an insult to every hardworking taxpayer who plays by the rules and 
expects honesty from their government.
  Republicans could have voted it down. They could have passed an

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amendment to remove that provision from the bill. Despite being given 
the opportunity to do so, House Republicans let it pass.
  Now I am grateful that the House voted just last night to pass a bill 
to take this away, but there is no guarantee that the Senate will 
actually do that.
  The American people deserve better than these corrupt, backroom 
deals. They deserve better than legislation crafted to enrich the few 
at the expense of the many, and they certainly deserve better than a 
governing philosophy that treats cruelty as strength and corruption as 
strategy.
  The contrast before us could not be clearer.
  On one side, we see a Republican majority operating in the currency 
of cruelty and corruption, willing to hold working families hostage, 
willing to cut healthcare, and willing to undermine transparency, all 
to score political points and reward political friends.
  On the other side, Democrats are fighting with courage and 
compassion. We are fighting to protect the Affordable Care Act and to 
keep healthcare accessible for millions of Americans. We are fighting 
to lower costs for families and restore trust in a government that 
should be working for the people.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues in the Senate to reject this 
corrupt bargain and pass our bill that takes away this unethical and 
corrupt payout and to stand with the families who sent us here. These 
are families who deserve a government as honest, hardworking, and 
committed as they are.

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