Debt Ceiling Crisis

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Mr. IVEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because the Republicans have skipped town. They are leaving behind a ransom note on the full faith and credit of the United States. One Republican Congressman said: ``My conservative colleagues don't feel like we should negotiate with our hostage,'' but the real hostages are American seniors, veterans, and working families.

Donald Trump said: ``If they don't give you massive cuts, you are going to have to do a default,'' but that is not what he said back in 2019. Back then, he said the debt ceiling was, ``a very sacred thing in our country that we can never play with.''

He was right then.

Instead of cutting costs on the backs of working people, we should require billionaires and corporations to pay their fair share, but Republicans in Congress would rather put veterans' healthcare on the chopping block. Most Americans, most Republicans, don't support that. Let's get serious and get back to work.

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