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Debt Ceiling Crisis

Floor Speech

Date: May 25, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. SALINAS. Mr. Speaker, I cannot believe it has come to this. It is astonishing and, frankly, angering that Republicans have chosen to take Memorial Day weekend off, when they spent the last 3 weeks working overtime to shortchange our veterans and military members.

Let's be clear about what has happened here. Republicans are walking away because they can't get their way because President Biden won't cave to their anti-servicemembers and anti-veteran demands.

Instead, we are teetering on the verge of a default; a default that would disproportionately harm our Nation's heroes.

When the government runs out of money on June 1, guess whose benefits are on the chopping block?

Veterans.

It is all because Republicans decided to play with fire without stopping to think who might get burned. Our servicemembers and their families deserve so much better. We all do.

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