what we know is at least going back to 2018 through 2020, the investigation was broader than tax evasion. they were looking at his work in ukraine with these distance partners. that took some time to narrow in on what they believed they could prove. we know they did arrive at this conclusion that they thought >> we'll leave this program here to keep our over 40-year commitment to coverage of congress. the house is back for its first votes of the day on the debt limit increase. live coverage of the house here on c-span. following order. ordering the previous question on the house resolution 327. adoption of the house resolution 327, if ordered.

and the motion to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1353. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question on house resolution 327 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 14, house resolution 327, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 2811, to provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling and for other purposes and providing for consideration of the joint resolution, house joint resolution 39, disapproving the rules submitted by the department of commerce relating to procedures covering suspension of liquidation, duties, and estimated duties in

accord with presidential pr proclamation 10414. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 216 and the nays --

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 218 and the nays are 210. the previous question is ordered. the question is on the adoption of the resolution. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts -- mr. mcgovern: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested.

those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 219 and the nays are 210. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the une the unfinished business is vote on the motion of the the gentleman from ohio, mr. latta, to suspend the rules and pass

h.r. 1353 as amended on which yeas and nays are ordered the clerk will report the title. the clerk: union calendar number 25, h.r. 1353 a bill to direct the federal communications commission to issue rules for the provision of emergency connectivity service and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 422. the nays are 1. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the billing is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table.

the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas, mr. arrington, seek recognition? mr. arrington: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 327, i call up the bill h.r. 2811, the limits, save, and grow act of 2023. and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2811, a bill to provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 327, the amendment printed in house report 118-43 is adopted and the bill as amended is considered as read. the bill as amended shall be debatable for two hours equally

divided among the -- an controlled by the chair and ranking minority member -- controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the budget or representative designees, anti-chair and ranking minority member of the committee on ways and means or their respective designees. the gentleman from texas, mr. arrington, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. boyle, the gentleman from missouri, mrn from massachusetts, mr. neal each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. arrington. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and extraneous material into the house record h.r. 2811. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the house will be in order. the gentleman from texas. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, i

yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 2811, the limit, save, and grow act. over the last two years president biden has financed his radical agenda and vast expansion of the federal government with an unprecedented $10 trillion in spending. $6 trillion of which has been added to our national debt. the highest level of deficit spending in the history of america. this unbridled spending spree has resulted in sustained record inflation, soaring interest rates, an economy in a recessionary tailspin, and a nation on the brink of a catastrophic debt crisis. mr. speaker, the fiscal state of the nation is bleak. our national debt is unsustainable. and the outlook grows more uncertain every day.

for 100 years the debt ceiling has served as a check on our accumulating debt and its impact on the financial health of our nation. no responsible leader can look at the rapid deterioration of our balance sheet and the unsustainability of our deficit spending and stand idly by defending status quo. friends, this isn't a republican problem. it's not a democrat problem. it's america's problem. and it's a mathematic reality that requires real leadership from both sides of the aisle and before it's too late. house republicans' debt ceiling proposal is an important first step to getting our fiscal house in order, and a good faith effort to bring the president to the negotiating table. our plan will reduce deficit spending, save taxpayers $4.8 trillion, and begin excontinuing wishing the flames of our current cost of living crisis.

first, we limit federal spending by reigning in and right sizing -- reining in and right sizing the federal bureaucracy. our bill will reduce f.y.24 spending levels by 9%. $130 billion, returning us to the same spending levels we were operating under just four months ago. going forward, we will cap the growth of discretionary spending by 1% annually over the next 10 years. reducing wasteful washington spending by over $3 trillion. mr. speaker, put simply, this bill would require washington to do what every american has been forced to do as a result of biden's spending induced inflation. tighten our belts and change our spending habits. second, we save taxpayer dollars by reversing some of the democrats' reckless spending. reclaiming tens of billions in unspent covid funds. defunding the president's army

of 87,000 i.r.s. agents. repealing special interest takes-tax breaks for the largest green energy corporations. and rescinding president biden's unconstitutional student loan bailout. third, this legislation will grow the economy by returning to pro-work, pro-growth, pro-energy policies that will unleash american prosperity once again. it stops the assault on u.s. energy production and restores american energy dominance. it reins in biden's unprecedented barrage of regulations and it breaks the cycle of poverty and government dependence for generations of americans by restoring commonsense, clinton-era work requirements for able-bodied adults. mr. speaker, it's time to get america back to work. turn this economy loose.

and let the tide of prosperity lift all boats. we have put forward a plan worthy of the people we serve and now we must put aside political small-mindedness and rise to meet the enormous challenge facing our great nation. if we fail to meet this moment, we risk being the first generation in history to leave our children a weaker america with fewer opportunities and a lower standard of living. let me be clear, we will pay our creditors, we will protect the good faith and credit of the united states, but we will not give this president or any politician a blank check to bankrupt our country. mr. speaker, this is where the reckless spending stops. this is where we speak up for our children. this is where we fight together to save our country.

i urge all of my colleagues to support h.r. 2811. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: so recognized. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, my friends on the other side of the aisle will claim they are being, quote, fiscally responsible. let's be clear, there never has been and never will be anything fiscally responsible about refusing to pay america's bills. killing millions of jobs is also not fiscally responsible. neither is knowingly unleashing a recession. that is why even former president trump said, quote, i can't imagine anybody ever even

thinking of using the debt ceiling as a negotiating tool. now, i had hoped that when the speaker referred to the budget process and debt ceiling as, quote, apples and/or ranges, it meant -- and oranges, it meant my friends on the other side understood the real ramifications of their reckless brinksmanship. here we are. the republicans' d.o.a. act, default on america act, will cut investments, crush job creation, and crash the economy. their default on america act must be d.o.a. there is no way, no way congress will agree to 10 years of destructive caps and the biggest single cut to nondefense programs in american history. and for what? in exchange for a few months of respite before we would have to go through the debt ceiling

roller coaster all over again. now, mr. speaker, the american people may be wondering what they hear, the biggest single cut to nondefense programs in the history of the american government and might be wondering what that means. here are some specifics, first in total, we are talking about an immediate cut of $142 billion. that would mean, for example, public safety. after recent near misses under this bill, 125 air traffic control towers will be shut down impacting one-third of all airports. following the disastrous derailments in eastern ohio and west virginia, rail safety jobs will be dramatically reduced with 11,000 fewer inspection days and 30,000 fewer miles of track inspected annually.

our communities will be less safe with the cut of federal support to 60 local law enforcement agencies, 300 to 400 fewer local law enforcement positions as well as approximately 11,000 fewer f.b.i. personnel. in health, amid a mental health and overdose crisis, nearly one million people facing a suicidal or mental health crisis will be unable to access support services through the crisis and suicide lifeline and tens of thousands of individuals could be denied treatment. in terms of families and on nutrition. with the looming rise of food insecurity and meals and wheels, would be cut for more than 1

million seniors. how can we allow this to happen? we simply cannot and must not. now, many of us on this side of the aisle will be speaking will detail even more of the cuts that are included in this d.o.a. default on america act. but for now, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. arrington: the last time we had a significant fiscal reform came through debt ceiling negotiations that were led than by president joe biden in 2011. i yield 90 seconds to my good friend from new york. >> throughout this debate, i have had three basic parameters, the president and the majority leader must negotiate with the

speaker, we must cut spending and limit default. this is a beginning and puts the president and senate majority leader on notice, the days of one-party rule are over. the american people elected the republicans to put a halt to the reckless spending. $5 trillion in new spending. 41-year record high inflation, america saddled with over 31 trillion in debt and counting, it cannot continue. this bill would save $4.8 trillion over the next decade and restore fiscal year 2022 spending. if it was good four months ago, why is its not today? and it would cap future spending at 1% per year and claw back billions in unspent covid funds which the president has acknowledged that covid is now

over and stop the hiring of 87,000 new i.r.s. agents and requirements previously championed by president biden and clinton and increase domestic production while reducing costs for consumers and ending our reliance on foreign oil. we cannot continue to borrow and print new money. we must bring in spending and protect social security and medicare, reduce inflation and avoid default. mr. arrington: i yield another 20 seconds to my colleague. >> this bill begins the conversation and president biden and senator schumer must work with speaker many mccarthy to move our country forward and restore fiscal sanity and

solvency, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: i yield two minutes to the the gentlewoman from california, ms. pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. pelosi: i thank the gentlelady for mr. boil h boyle and mr. neal in bringing our side of the story to this. and what is this. i thank the republicans the clarity which they have put forth their default on america act because their default on america act will do just this. when you vote for this bill, you will put veterans' health care at risk eliminating up to 30 million health care visits, splash pell grants from our students, rip a way food assistance from women and children, a million of seniors

from meals and wheels and will poll out the planet overturning what we did with green tax credits in the inflation reduction act. what is amazing, a vote to cut $8 billion from state, local law enforcement pulling cops off the street and leads up to 700,000 fewer jobs to be created. certainly we negotiate over the appropriations bills. i'm an appropriator and over 20 years, in 19 engagements of the debt ceiling kind, whether we lift the debt ceiling is a question of whether we honor the constitution that says our full faith and credit of the united states should not be a doubt. as you use that as a trump that president trump admonished you not to, you are placing in doubt

our credit rating and what it means to the american people. you are playing with fire, we have been down this road before when the former president was president, three times we lifted the debt ceiling never placing in doubt the full faith and credit of the united states. i urge a no vote and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. arrington: when president biden negotiated the fiscal reforms in 2011 he called it a normal process. he said that you got to compromise. didn't like my way or the highway approach. i hope he shares those sentiments and soon. i yield to colleague from pennsylvania, dan meuser. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized.

mr. meuser: i thank the chairman of the budget committee. mr. speaker, we are debating a bill to accomplish goals, goals of equal importance. pay the national debt, pay the nation's debts and begin a discussion with a. the american people yet they don't want that -- that sentiment. we have increased our national debt by almost $12 trillion. some due to covid, most do to ideology and complete lack of fiscal restraint. our plan pays our nation's debts

and we must limit federal excess dances and mr. speaker, back to 2022 levels. we are not going into disasters here, 2022 levels with increases moving forward. it saves by reclaiming covid funds. covid is over. those funds are available. they should be reclaimed. and by creating growth initiatives which we must have to compete globally and ensure that the american dream stays alive for our children. the white house and this house must cooperate and do what is right and just. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: i would remind my fellow pennsylvaniaian that according to moody's analytics, the legislation in front of us quote would increase the likelihood of recession and lead to 800,000 job losses by the end

of 2024. i yield two minutes to the ranking member of the education and work force committee, mr. scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: i rise today -- those on the other side of the aisle have taken the full faith and credit of the united states hostage and offered a terrible deal for the american people. it will inflict cruel cuts to working families or destroy the economy. earlier this week, this plan has been evaluated almost 800,000 jobs will be lost. when they say the cuts aren't that bad, tell that to 200,000 children to lose access to head start and 26 million in title i schools will get cuts in funding

or 6.6 million will lose money in pell grants and tens of millions will lose funding for the student debt relief that has been promised. these spending cuts are necessary to pay for the republican tax cuts that weren't paid for at the time. 80% of the tax cuts were scheduled to go to the top 1% corporations and now going to pay for them in cuts to education, health care, veterans health benefits. i get tired of being lectured because we know that every republican presidential administration since nixon has left office with the worst deficit and every democrat has left office with a better deficit situation than they inherited. democrats are ready to act to prevent an economic default just

as we did three times under the trump administration. president biden and democrats have cut the deficit and we are willing to do more and do it in a way that is responsible and helps families. this bill hurts families and we need to oppose the bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. arrington: the republican tax cuts gave us unprecedented growth and prosperity and lifted six million people out of poverty and biden's budget recently, highest levels of sustained spending and taxes in the history of the country. i yield to my dear friend from north carolina, she is a champion for fiscal responsibility, chairwoman virginia foxx. the speaker pro tempore: how much time, sir? mr. arrington: two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentlewoman is recognized. ms. foxx: i thank the speaker and i thank my colleague from texas for yielding and for his wonderful work on this package. america's position as the most trusted line of credit in the world is at stake. in other words, our reputation is at stake. mr. speaker, republicans commonsense proposal, the limit save road act recognizes between defaulting on our debt while bringing in future spending. the president has signaled he will stall and risk and forbid paying our debt obligations if he doesn't get his way. he refuses to compromise. one compromise that falls under the jurisdiction blocks the president from spending half a trillion dollars to prevent back

door college. it would nullify the president to transfer up to $20,000 onto the backs of blue collar americans and his radical driven repayment plan that turns loans into untargetted grants and costs more than any other regulation in our nation's history. if it is enacted, taxpayers could spend $1 thrillion since the beginning of the pandemic. our solution preserves the fiscal integrity of our nation for americans today and generation tomorrow. it offers a promise to the american public that we will not pursue trillion dollar policies that risk our financial future. . . . mr. speaker, we ask the prz to -- president to come to the negotiating table and quick pursuing brinksmanship over

partisanship. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: thank you. mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut, the ranking member of the appropriations committee, ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. delauro: preventing default is an obligation the congress has. my republican colleagues are holding our economy hostage. linking it to the annual process of funding the critical programs that serve american families and veterans. the price of averting a catastrophic default is drastic cuts to these programs now and severe caps for the next 10 years. republicans claim that veterans' health care would be protected. that is not the case. for six hours during the rules

committee meeting last night, i told house republicans that veterans had no protections whatsoever in their debt default bill given the look on their faces, i believe i was the one to inform them of the immediate $2 billion recession that robs veterans of timely access to health care services. i do not think they know what is in their own bill. you know what they did after six hours of debate? nothing for veterans. you know what they did after hearing from dozens of veteran and military service organizations about the lack of protections in the bill? nothing for veterans. in the middle of the night they made last-minute changes to republican holdouts. you know what they did after going back to the drawing board? nothing for veterans. nothing to fix the $2 billion rescission. nothing to protect veterans from a 22% cut. nothing to maintain our commitment to veterans who have been exposed to burn pits, agent

orange, and other toxic substances. this is shameful. this default and cuts bill should not even come to this floor for a vote. our veterans sacrificed for us. we owe them the benefits that they have already earned. i urge my colleagues to vote no on this bill and vote yes for veterans. by voting no, you say yes to veterans. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. arrington: my colleagues act like there are no alternatives for funding cuts and savings like there is no waste, woke, and bloat in the federal government. the president himself has issued 800 executive orders totaling $1.5 trillion. one of those items is the student loan bailout that benefits two out of three highest income earners in our

country. costing taxpayers $700 billion. mr. speaker, i'd like to yield 90 seconds to my dear friend and colleague on the budget committee, bob good. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. good: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. chairman, from texas. i rise in support of reducing federal spending at long last. democrats would never willingly agree to cut spending as evidenced by -- what did the president just propose? a record $7 trillion budget with a record $2 trillion deficit if that plan were ever to see the light of day. we are going to utilize this opportunity, this debt ceiling limit being reached, to negotiate or force finally some fiscal responsibility and some cuts to our spending. president biden and my friends across the aisle want to continue to exceed america's credit card limit without any consideration of house or why we got here. if an individual spent the way this federal government spends, they would be in jail. think about it. spending money that's not yours.

writing checks when you know the funds aren't there. what would you call that? the limit, save, grow act is the solution to shrink washington and grow america. immediate up-front cuts and spending reforms. saving over $500 trillion in -- $500 billion in two years and nearly $5 trillion over 10 years. rescinding the unspent covid funds. eliminating the student loan transfer scheme. eliminating the $80 billion for the weaponized i.r.s. eliminating climate reckless environmental funding. and capping growth at 1% each year. i urge all of my colleagues to vote in favor of this proposal to put us on a path to fiscal stability. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from arizona, the ranking member of the natural resources committee, mr. grijalva. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. grijalva: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, the default on america act is foolish, harmful, it's harmful piece of

legislation offered to appease the republican party's more -- most extreme fringe. republicans plan to handle the debt limit is not a plan at all. it's a ransom note that threatens aggressively to take our country backward and everybody loses. either republicans force default, which results in skyrocketing student loans, veterans losing out on hard-earned benefits, and countless other incomprehensible effects that will hit the most vulnerable the hardest, but will hid hit working folk, middle class folk hard as well. republicans can enact their tone deaf economic agenda giving a huge windfall to billionaires and oil barrons while -- barons while cutting food assistance to poor families, i. children and older people. they would strip our communities of the right to fight back against polluting industries while padding big oil's pocket.

they would clut funding for climate science while reversing what democrats have made on clean energy. nothing to address emissions. they give companies free passes to pollute while cutting funding to fight wildfires and provide drought relief. they say they will help american families, but it slashes already underfunded tribal education programs and indian welfare -- child welfare programs. and their budget would make it harder to tackle wildfires and drought in the west. this bill is not what the american people want. our communities want clean air, clean water. they want to be able to foot food on the -- put food on the table, good stable jobs, and the federal government to face climate change head-on. i urge my colleagues to stand up against the default on america act. vote no. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas recognized. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, you are going to hear a number of vulnerable people, communities

that get federal funding, but you will not hear, i bet, anything about the most vulnerable group of people in this country, and that is the next generation of americans who will inherit $31 trillion in debt. the highest levels of indebtedness in our nation's history. where are they in this debate? that's the big question. who is speaking up for them? that's a big question. but i know my colleague, stephanie bice from oklahoma will. i yield her one minute. mrs. bice: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the limit, save, and grow act of 2023. like any family, republicans are proposing living within our means. not continuing to rack up a balance on american taxpayers' credit card. in contrast, president biden has unilaterally spent $1.5 trillion on over 800 executive actions.

my colleagues want to quote the former president. let me quote president biden, a direct quote from 2012 he said, securing a deal with republicans was a, quote, great honor. he hasn't bothered to come to the negotiating table, mr. speaker. what has changed? the three main pillars of this legislation will benefit hardworking americans by limiting federal spending, saving taxpayer dollars, and growing the economy. i am especially pleased to see key energy provisions included in this package. the best way to lower prices is to cut spnding -- spending and unleash american energy. allowing states like oklahoma to power our nation. cutting bureaucratic red tape is especially important for energy producers who have dealt with the stifling regulations at the hands of president biden. mr. speaker, i ask for an additional 30 seconds. mr. arrington: i yield another 30 seconds to my colleague. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. bice: america is $31

trillion in debt and the american people are demanding solutions. the white house says show me your proposal and we can negotiate. well, mr. president, it is time to come to the table and do so in good faith. we must get this done. i urge all of my colleagues to support this effort. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to direct their remarks to the chair. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: thank you. mr. speaker, just to be clear to correct the record, three times under former president trump the debt ceiling was increased. many of us on this side of the aisle voted for it even though it was the president not of our own party. and in those three debt ceiling increases, zero of them, zero included cuts to any government

spending. in fact, two included increases to government spending. with that i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york, a distinguished member of the budget committee, mr. higgins. mr. higgins: i rise today in opposition of h.r. 2811. under president biden we have created 12 million jobs, including 800,000 manufacturing jobs. unemployment is at a 54-year low. the previous administration lost in four years three million jobs, including nearly 300,000 manufacturing jobs. this irresponsible proposal on the floor today would tank our economic recovery and hurt hardworking families. it would not be good for my western new york district. throughout the pandemic this congress worked together to keep families strong amidst unprecedented uncertainty. it is shocking how anti-family bill this is.

this bill will lead to less health care for parents and children, more kids will go to bed hungry because their parents can't afford food, it would cut health care for veterans hurting not only them but their families and caregivers as well. congress raised the debt limit nearly 80 times since 1960. the majority taking place under republican presidents. it's time for the g.o.p. to stop playing games with the livelihood of american families. i ask my colleagues to join me in rejecting this proposal and insist -- instead pass a clean bill that prevents the first default in our nation's history. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, i'll hear many of the tired old false choices like hungry children, struggling families. i would remind you and the people of our great country who are experiencing sustained levels of 40-year high inflation who are struggling to put food on the table that has come as a result of reckless spending here

in washington. there are a lot of programs, global equity fund, electric buses and ferry, $80 billion for i.r.s. agents. $27 billion for climate slush fund. i could go on and on. you will not hear any of that from my friends on the other side of the aisle. like to yield one minute to my colleague on the budget committee and friend from north carolina, chuck edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. edwards: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of the limit, save, and grow act. this legislation takes monumental steps in reining in federal spending by not cutting but just returning to spending levels of just a year ago. and spurring economic growth and restoring the fiscal sanity that our nation desperately needs. as our national debt is now at nearly $31.5 trillion. or $95,000 per person, our

current fiscal trajectory is simply unsustainable. it's immoral and it's unfair to future generations who will be the ones responsible for paying off this insurmountable debt. this legislation will help restore the american economy, unleash american energy, and reverse decades of run away spending. i applaud the work of chairman arrington, his leadership, and for his tireless efforts to help us bring -- help bring us to this critical moment in our nation's history. i'm proud to support this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from texas, a distinguished member of the budget committee, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: no american, no

patriot will stand on this floor representing the american people and argue for the default on america legislation. to refuse to pay our bills is an insult to the men and women who swore to die for this country. you want to know why? because it would cut 30 million visits from veterans at the veterans hospital. 81,000 jobs from veterans health administration. it would increase the wait times for benefits like pensions and jeopardize the national security administration caring for our cementtaries. if you are in -- cemeteries, if you are in retirement, $20,000 could be lost out of your retirement s that patriotic? in addition, you would cut low-income students. you would cut and cause expense of colleges to go up in texas and around the nation. in the 178th congressional district, you would jeopardize social security payments with $61,000. public health benefits at risk.

and increase lifetime mortgage costs. . this is unpatriotic. it is not representative of what america stands for. vote against a bill that strips food assistance from 4,000 texans. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, again, with all due respect to my colleague from texas, they will act as if these are the choices, but they're false choices because they could choose to defund the moneys that came from democrat earmarks to companies that create dirt bike culture. or maybe all due respect to the lady, the michelle obama trail in north carolina. there are lists you won't hear in this debate or any concern, in my opinion, for our

children's future as it relates to the debt. i yield one minute to my colleague on the budget committee, glenn grothman from wisconsin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. grothman: thank you. i think it's important that everybody in this chamber as well as everybody around america understands the precarious situation we are in with regard to the debt of this country. at the end of world war ii, we had about -- the debt was equal to about 100% of g.d.p. but in world war ii, we knew we were going to stop making tanks, stop making planes, stop making ships and we were going to lay off a lot of the military folks. now, we have no easy -- now -- the debt dropped from 100% down to 20%, went up to 40%, and since the great recession, it shot up to near 100% again. near the all-time record. the biden administration has shown no ability to say no to anybody. you look at the budget they proposed, department of

interior, 9% increase, commerce, 11% increase, education, almost a 14% increase. wherever you look, they still have their foot on the gas. america has to realize for our children and grandchildren, we have got to now finally say no just a little bit. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york, a distinguished member of the budget committee, mm mr. espaillat. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. espaillat: i stand here in opposition of this act. house republicans' debt default bill holds the economy hostage in exchange for slashing investment in american families. to the tune of $4.5 trillion in cuts. this has happened. the debt ceiling extension has happened 78 times, mr. speaker. 49 times under republican

administrations. so this is not new. this is an artificial crisis which can create catastrophic economic conditions across the world. not just the united states' economy, but the world economy can be affected. police officers on the street will be cut through the department of justice. veteran benefits, working moms will no longer have daycare. that's what this accomplishes, this default on america act. i stand in opposition, mr. speaker, and i ask my colleagues to do the same. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. arrington: more apocalypse now from my colleagues instead of electric vehicle tax breaks for people who make $150,000. not a priority when you're $31 trillion in debt. government subsidized health care for people making over $300,000. not a priority when you have a 10-year tripling of our

interest, doubling of our annual deficits, and a bleak outlook for our children. somebody that's very concerned about that, a good friend, victoria spartz from indiana, i yield one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. spartz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to urge my democrat colleagues to unite with republicans and put pressure on the senate to have an adult conversation about our debt and strength. we -- spending. we collected $4 trillion. our mandatory spending is $4 trillion. and allowing $2 trillion of discretionary spending, 80% is unauthorized. so it means that 90% of spending is not even considered by this institution. we have programs like medicare is going bankrupt and we have bipartisan issues supported by trump and obama that could save billions of dollars for the seniors to save medicare like site neutral payments, overbilling by medicare. it's dishonest billing.

we have to save these programs for people that we promised and we need to have the backbone in washington and challenge special interest groups. i urge you to be with us on this issue and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. boyle: you know, mr. speaker, i keep hearing this doom and gloom from the other side of the aisle that we're on the brink of catastrophe. here is the headline in the world's leading economic magazine, a magazine that's considered right of center. this is their headline two weeks ago. america's astonishing economic record. the world's biggest economy is leaving its peers even further in the dust. that is the accurate record of where this country and its economy stands right now. and with that i'm happy to yield one minute to the gentlewoman from connecticut, mrs. hayes. the speaker pro tempore: so

recognized. mrs. hayes: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong opposition to the default on america act because i did not come to congress to starve children. 34 million americans struggle with food insecurity. nine million of which are children. this bill would strip millions of hardworking americans of benefits by expanding so-called work requirements in snap. snap already has a work requirement for individuals ages 18 to 49. but republicans want to expand this to older americans and seniors who face age discrimination in the workplace already. it's also important to note that the house subcommittee on nutrition programs, the one who would be in charge of this, has yet to hold one hearing. so while proposing work requirements, the committee on nutrition has yet to begin work. it is horrifying that republicans are choosing to hold the economy hostage and using vulnerable families as a bargaining tool. i urge my colleagues to make -- to have some compassion and vote against this devastating

legislation. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, with all due respect to my friend and colleague, we are trapping millions of people in perty and dependence on the government because we are not incentivizing people to move up and out of welfare so they can realize their greatest god-given potential. it is not compassionate to not expect the best out of our fellow americans. president biden, when he voted to support commonsense welfare to work reforms said this, we need to replace a culture of welfare with a culture of work. we need to replace a culture of dependency with a culture of self-sufficiency. i agree with the joe biden that said that then. i hope he will come to his se senses, come to the table, and do what he did in 2011, include responsible fiscal reforms as we

lift the debt ceiling and pay our bills. mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to my colleague from iowa, zach nunn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nunn: thank you, mr. speaker. americans are demanding action. the president cannot put forth a budget that's 55% higher than it was at prepandemic levels. we must get together and work with chairman arrington and house republicans and the speaker put forward, a budget that addresses the debt ceiling now, it gets federal spending under control and lets americans keep more of the money they earned. i hold firm and that america's fiscal security, energy security can be led with us. in iowa we will not allow government to balance its budget on the backs of america's farmers. that's why i am proud that this bill makes critical investments in biofuels. biofuels that empower american energy independence, biofuel

infrastructure that decreases the costs of fuels overseas and helps our families at the pump. biofuels that grow our main street businesses. and biofuels that empowers our farmers for what they need to b feed the world. those who don't spend tirelessly and put on the credit card -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. nunnelee: thank you, mr. speaker lb mr. nunn: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: i yield to ms. fallon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. fallon: i rise in opposition to the default on america act. a budget reflects our values and we can plainly see where the republicans' priorities lie. they're threatening default with catastrophic consequences. and why? why? so they can secure 10 years of devastating cuts that american families depend on.

those programs will be devastated. republicans have to abandon this dangerous path. america pays our bills. we must prevent default. as we have done countless times under democratic and republican presidents, including president trump. a default will be a terrible blow to low-income and middle-income americans. ms. balint: they don't care about these games. they care what a default will mean on them in their quest to buy a house, lease a car, pay for college. they don't care about this. they care about results. i sit on the budget committee and have a front-row seat to this nonsense. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. ms. balint: we have to pay our bills and we have to reject the ransom note. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, i agree with my colleague. a budget is a vision and a statement of values.

and we have received the president's budget. we are conducting oversight. we will presenting our full 10-year budget resolution. but i can tell you, it will be starkly different than the president's and the democrat party's vision for america's future. it will not ask for $100 billion more in discretionary spending while american families are struggling to buy groceries and put gas in their cars. it is just so out of touch. we need the kind of leadership that will lean in and say, we are going to be an example, and that we are going to look for the waste, which is not hard to find in this town, and we are going to right the ship and restore fiscal responsibility. and the president also, as part of his values statement, adds trillions of dollars, $65

trillion in taxes over the 10-year horizon, which is the most that any president has ever proposed in the history of our country. he proposes spending to the tune of a quarter of our entire economy, which is the largest economy in the world. that's larger than any year of spending since we invaded normandy. that's what our president is doing and putting forth as the democrat party's vision for this future in the midst of this economy that's struggling, families that are struggling, and a debt crisis that looms large on the horizon. where is the leadership? i respect my colleagues. i appreciate their friendship. but this is the moment that we have to step up and put our

fellow countrymen first and walk in their shoes and not get caught up in trying to protect with a death grip the blank check that we've seen and the endless money that's being printed and borrowed. it will end poorly. we have this window of mercy to act. and we got to act together ultimately for this to be sustainable because this is the first step. it will require many more steps. we didn't get here overnight. we won't get out of it overnight. but we have to take the first step together. i implore my friend, my colleagues to come with us and do what's been done so many times. that's the thing, mr. speaker. eight of the last most

meaningful, most significant fiscal reforms in this congress came as a result and at the same time we were negotiating a debt ceiling. it's not wild and it's not reckless. it is responsible to do that. you can raise the debt ceiling. you can pay your bills, and you can protect the future for our children. that's leadership. and that's what this country needs in this hour. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, first i want to thank my friend and truly we have been friends for our entire time of service here and i respect his sincerity and how committed he is on this issue. .but i would ato him and i hopem and i hope he'll take this under consideration, it is so irresponsible to use the debt

ceiling in this way. and here's the analogy. imagine if i mention three times, we raise the debt ceiling with the republican president, imagine if from one of those debt ceiling debates this side of the aisle said, well, we care deeply about raising the minimum wage. right now we have the longest period in american history for as long as the minimum wage has existed without an increase. about 15 years. what if this side of the aisle said, we're not going to vote for a debt limit increase, we're going to use this as leverage, and in return, you need to raise the minimum wage? or you need to expand medicare to those 55 and older. that would be irresponsible as well. the debt ceiling is about past spending that both sides often voted for, that presidents of both parties signed into law. now, if we want to have a

conversation about future spending, we welcome that. we will negotiate on that. but we will not negotiate on whether or not america pays its bills. period. with that, mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from oregon, ms. bonamici. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. bonamici: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong opposition to this regressive, shortsighted and cruel default on america act that will devastate programs that are critical to oregonians and americans. we have a housing affordability and homelessness crisis, but this bill would eliminate affordable housing assistance for many families and seniors. our constituents can't find or afford child care, but this bill would take away access to head start. the cost of higher education keeps rising but this bill would cut pell grants and slash additional funding to support millions of disabled and low income students. and instead of addressing the climate crisis, this legislation would entrench reliance on fossil fuels, undermine

renewable, sustainable energy options, and raise taxes for middle class americans. this bill could cause millions of low-income seniors and veterans to lose access to nutrition assistance and up to 10 million people could lose medicaid coverage. there's a simple solution to prevent these harmful outcomes. bring a clean debt ceiling bill to the floor so we can end this maga republican-created, manufactured crisis. mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to enter into the record a report from the center on budget and policy priorities on how up to 10 million people could be at significant risk of losing health coverage under speaker mccarthy's bad, backward bill. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> mr. speaker, let me say how blessed i feel to work alongside my ranking member. i appreciate his comments and we're going to do a lot of great things together. mr. arrington: i yield to my friend from georgia and fellow budget committee member for one minute, mr. buddy carter. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentleman from georgia -- mr. carter: i thank the gentleman for yielding. let me thank the leadership and the chair of the budget committee for all of their hard work in putting this together. let me also say that, you know, my colleague on the other side of the aisle talks about fiscal irresponsibility. well, if you want to talk about fiscal irresponsibility, you only need to look at the white house and what this administration has done. day one, they declared war on fossil fuels. you can make the argument and a valid argument that what has happened in our economy is a self-inflicted wound and brought about by this war on fossil fuels, that caused an increase in gas prices. it caused an increase in inflation. it caused an increase in interest rates. and it put this economy in the shambles that it's in right now. since the first day of the administration, this biden administration has reclessly spent taxpayer -- recklessly spent taxpayer dollars and you see inflation at record highs as a result, stealing money and opportunities from hardworking americans. our credit cards are maxed out. the gentleman talks about future

spending, that's what this is about. limiting future spending. that is the conversation we are having. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from minnesota, a member of the budget committee, ms. omar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. omar: thank you. for a long time republicans spent so much time saying they were going to address the economic anxiety families were feeling, but overnight they dreamt up a dangerous economic bill that will put families into economic depression. republican says they want to grow the economy, but their bill will destroy 8,000 jobs in my district alone and seven million across this country. they say they want to invest in children, but this bill eliminates child care access for 4,000 kids in my state and

180,000 nationwide. they talk nonstop about rail safety, yet in this bill it would cut at least 160 rail inspection days in minnesota and cut 7,000 inspections nationwide. they are not repealing the bush-trump tax cuts because what their bill is going to do is do wealth transfer from middle and working class families to billionaires and millionaires. this is hypocrisy and it's full of lies. corporations should not be put ahead of our families. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, leadership isn't easy and, boy, does our nation need it right now. i know of such a leader, his name is steve scalise, he's our majority leader and a champion for freedom and fiscal responsibility. and i'd be honored to yield a minute to the gentleman from louisiana. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. mr. scalise: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank my friend from

texas, not only a leader but the chairman of the house budget committee, mr. arrington, for bringing this bill to the floor. because, mr. speaker, we all know our nation's at a crossroads. this is a very fragile time for the american people. they're looking at inflation that's going through the roof. decades high. paying more for everything. and they know why that happened. they're paying more for everything when they go to the grocery store, the gas pump, anywhere else because washington has spent trillions of dollars that this country doesn't have. over the last two years president biden has maxed out the nation's credit card. that's what the debt ceiling is. that's what this debate is about. and so as the president has maxed out the nation's credit card, americans know what that means. they have credit cards. they work hard to not max theirs out. they all know we're going to

make the minimum payment on those cards. but if somebody maxed out the credit card like president biden did, the first thing you do is not give them another credit card to max out. as president biden has asked. and demanded. he said, just give him more money to keep spending money that we don't have, to rack up more inflation on hardworking families. mr. speaker, that would be irresponsible. yet that's what the president has asked for. what house republicans have done is come together and say there's a better way. sure, we need to address the debt ceiling, but we also need to address, at the same time, the problems that have brought us to this moment. it's not by accident that the nation's credit card got maxed out. this is how bad the problem is. because we can talk trillions all day long and the numbers get so big that people just tune it out. let's talk some basic numbers.

for every $100 that the federal government takes in, the federal government is spending $129. now, if a family did that, it wouldn't last long before they would go under. before they would lose their house. before they would go bankrupt. $100 coming in and $129 going out. that's the spending problem in washington. and president biden said he wants to spend another $129 with $100 still coming in. most families would look at that and say, it's irresponsible to do that. and we agree as house republicans. you would think the president has acknowledged this finally and said, ok, why don't we sit down at the table and figure this out? we do not need a debt crisis in this nation. but instead of sitting down to negotiate, which is what anybody responsible would do, speaker mccarthy has said, mr. president, let's sit down. they did it once over two months ago.

the president himself in fact days later said, you know what, we ought to do it again. the problem is, the president then went into hiding. the president will not sit down and meet with the speaker to negotiate how to solve this problem because the president wants to run the clock out and create a debt crisis. that is the height of irresponsibility, mr. speaker. and if the president's going to shirk his responsibility and try to hide and just wait until the clock strikes midnight, house republicans are not going to sit on the sidelines, we're going to lead and present a solution. that's what this bill is. that's what mr. arrington's legislation does, mr. speaker. it says, as we deal with the debt ceiling, let's also deal with the spending problem that got us here. and how do we do it? i think reading the bill would be real important. we'll send an extra copy down to the white house. so that they can actually see some of the basic things we're talking about. and these are things that families get.

right now in america, if you talk to any small business owner, they're all looking for workers. you would think we have full employment, everybody that wants to work and that's camable of working is working -- capable of working is working. unfortunately that's not the case. president biden put in place over the last few years different changes to welfare so that people that are fully able-bodied, that aren't even -- they're not turning down work, they're not even looking for work, some of them making over $35,000 a year to sit at home, that is costing taxpayers over $100 billion. what we say is frankly a question a lot of people have asked over the years. i'm just going to read it to you as the voters of the state of wisconsin had presented to them just a few weeks ago, mr. speaker. quote, shall able-bodied, childless adults be required to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits? pretty straightforward question. in fact, 79.5% of wisconsin

voters just a few weeks ago said yes, they should look for work before they get taxpayer before hes. should a single -- benefits. should a single mom who is working two jobs have to pay for somebody who is sitting at home who chooses not two? this is america, if you want to sit home and not work, that's your prerogative. but should you be asking a hardworking taxpayer to pay for you to sit at home when everybody's looking for workers? we say, let's put those basic work requirements back in place just like the voters of wisconsin said a few weeks ago. would you think the white house, that's some kind of far-reaching idea. most people get this. but this isn't just about saving taxpayer money. it saves a lot of taxpayer money to do this. you know what else it does, mr. speaker? our bill strengthens social security, because when president biden is sending tens of billions of dollars every month to pay people not to work, not only are they not working, not only are they eating up all

kinds of money that our children are ultimately going to have to pay back, they are also taking money out of social security because they're not paying into it. by putting these basic work requirements back in place, there's millions of people that are sitting on the sidelines that will finally get back into the workplace, finally have an opportunity at the american dream again. finally be able to lift their standard of living up, but you know what else they're going to be doing, mr. speaker, they're going to be paying into social security. they will be paying into medicare. that will add tens of billions of dollars to strengthen social security and medicare. why would president biden be against that? we claw back some of the unspent covid money. president biden himself said covid emergency's over. yet there's tens of billions of dollars out there being spent on things that have nothing to do with covid, all under the name of the pandemic. why not save that money for taxpayers? in addition to saving taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars, we also put in pro-growth

policies in this bill. things like the lower energy cost act. you talk to families about the things that are angering them that are coming out of washington, clearly inflation, the cost of everything going up is the biggest item, the biggest item driving inflation is president biden's anti-american energy policies. families today are paying 50% more whether they go fill up their cars at the pump. 50% more than the day president biden took office. there's no reason for that. instead of president biden getting on air force one and begging saudi princes to produce more energy, or begging putin to produce more energy, we can make it here in america, cleaner than anywhere else in the world. actually lowering carbon emissions. and yet president biden keeps saying no to american energy. he says yes to foreign oil, but no to american oil. that doesn't pass the smell test. and in our bill we actually fix that and allow americans to produce more energy here, to

produce more critical minerals. why should we be relying on china for computer chips? over 90% of solar panels in the world are made in china. why not make more of those things here? car batteries, they talk about electric cars all day, yet over 90% of the car batteries are made in comien because they won't let -- china because they won't let america access our minerals here so we become dependent on foreign countries. i'm tired of being dependent on countries like china because president biden's gotten the policies wrong over and over again. let's fix this. we do fix these problems in this bill. and if president biden's got a better idea, it's long past time he puts those ideas on the table. this is not a problem you run and hide from. in fact, when you ask to be president of the united states, you're the commander in chief, you're the leader of the free world, mr. speaker. this is not a job where you run and hide from the tough things. these are the moments where you step up, you you rise to the moment.

the american people are calling for us all to do that. and if some people want to sit and hide and hope that the clock strikes midnight and they can just force some bad deal on the taxpayers of america, you know what, that's what they're sick about washington over and over. time and time again when washington doesn't answer the needs of hardworking families and waits to jam a bad deal down the throats of people, let's not wait until that midnight hour. it's long pastime that president biden gets off the sidelines and does his job, too, and gets to the negotiating table with speaker mccarthy so we can solve this problem and put america on a stronger financial footing that will benefit all americans. it's time to end this madness. let's pass this legislation. let's start this conversation that families have been having for a long time. it's long past time washington gets into the middle of this conversation, too. let's pass this bill. let's solve this problem. i yield back the balance of my

time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, listening to all the doom and gloom from the previous speaker, you might forget for a moment that right now in the world the greatest economic recovery from covid is that of the united states of america with the greatest job growth in my lifetime. with that, mr. speaker, i'm happy to yield one minute to my friend from california, mr. levin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: mr. speaker, i rise to remind my colleagues of both parties that the legislation before us could do irreparable harm to our nation's veterans. this bill would force a 22% cut to nondefense spending. that would slash $30 billion from veteran services. and that means 30 million veterans will have fewer health care visits, fewer staff and increased claims backlog and longer wait times for benefits. that's the uncertainty that awaits veterans should this bill succeed. just last month during a committee hearing, my republican

colleagues assured they didn't want to reduce services for veterans. i heard it from them firsthand. so i was so troubled to learn that this bill completely fails to protect veterans from its cuts. and yesterday, 24 veteran and military service organizations sent a letter urging congress not to pass this legislation. i'm dismayed that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are prepared to force a default and devastate our economy if we don't go along with it. please don't do this. don't hold our nation's veterans hostage. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: time is reserved. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from minnesota, a member of the energy and commerce committee, ms. craig. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. craig: mr. speaker, today's debate is perhaps one of the most dangerous games to be perpetrated in my time in congress by the radical right. this bill risks our economy,

american jobs, retirement savings, and health care access. my colleagues, there is a proposal on the table. raise the debt ceiling. full stop. just like we did under the former president. and then let's have a robust debate about spending in a budget debate. in the appropriations process. but that's not what the radical right has to put on the floor today. i cannot support a bill that would cut funding for our nation's veterans, would cut funding to minnesota public schools, would cost jobs, and economists say would increase the likelihood of a recession. this is not a serious bill from the radical right. and there is no more serious issue facing our country right now than the prospect of defaulting on our debt. this is a dangerous game my colleagues are playing. and we need to cut -- you need to cut it out. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas.

mr. arrington: thank you, mr. speaker. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: time is reserved. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: i yield to the gentleman from maryland, a distinguish member of the budget committee, mr. trone. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. trone: mr. speaker, i rise today to urge my colleagues to vote no against the extremist republicans' default on our debt act. the legislation offered by speaker mccarthy really begs the question -- is this what we stand for? the default on our debt act makes a 22% cut on our education system, our students, our nation's competitiveness. is this what we stand for? 22% cut in the v.a. cut law enforcement, including health care for america's brave and state grants to fund the prosecution against domestic violence. is this what we stand for? it makes a 22% cut in special supplemental nutrition program for women and infants that

ensures they have the nutritious food to survive. is this what we stand for? it's certainly not what i stand for, and i plan to vote no on the legislation. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. arrington: i reserve my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: time is reserved. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from illinois, distinguished member of the budget committee, ms. schakowsky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. schakowsky: so i brought my constitution with me because the constitution is very clear that it is the duty of the united states of america to pay its debts. and somehow it doesn't say a darn thing about how you can negotiate to hold the whole economy hostage and threaten the economy of the united states of

america before you're willing to pay the debts. and you know, under trump -- i'm sure it was said before -- three times the debt ceiling was raised. and yet, you're saying now at the same time donald trump gave a $2 trillion tax cut to the wealthiest americans. but don't blame him for the deficit. let's talk about these poor people that are trying to get health care or put food on the table for their families or the veterans who are seeing cuts in their health care. no way. vote no on this terrible, mean proposal. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas. mr. arrington: i reserve, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: time is reserved. the gentleman from texas. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, may i inquire as to the time remaining. the speaker pro tempore: three minutes on both sides, sir. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from california, distinguished member of the budget committee, mr. panetta.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. panetta: thank you, mr. chairman, ranking member, mr. speaker, thank you. i rise in opposition to the limit, save, grow act. as much as i want to take serious steps to lower our debt and deficit, this legislation is not serious. it's not bipartisan. and it leaves us with a partisan hit list. i say that because the way it's written. it would increase hunger and deprive low-income citizens of health care. it would make significant cuts to critical government services that could lead to loss of 780,000 jobs. it would cut i.r.s. funding needed to collect taxes owed. it would do nothing to raise revenues and do nothing to find common ground on permitting reform. and it would target the cornerstone of the industrial policy that we created last term by repealing clean energy tax credits. solutions to the debt crisis needs to be serious, not partisan. but this bill brings us closer to default by demanding partisan policies that will never pass

the senate. i will vote no on this bill, but i do look forward to raising the debt ceiling and then having serious conversations about how we can ensure that congress gets serious about a solution to our debt and deficit reduction. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. mr. arrington: i reserve my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from new york, ms. ocasio-cortez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. ocasio-cortez: i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania. as my distinguished colleague, representative connelly says, representative from the state of maryland -- well, well, well. several years ago we warned during the trump tax cuts that this dramatic decrease in revenue would explode the nation's debt. and we heard from the republican side, no. let us write off our yachts. let us write off our private jets. and we said that this decrease in revenue would explode our -- explode our national debt. but instead now of realizing the

error of our ways and reversing these tax cuts for the wealthy, we are now seeing the republican side promote a bill that cuts student loan cancellation, veterans' health care, cancer research, opioid treatment, meals on wheels and more. republicans and democrats have already voted for and if we want to make cuts to programming in the future, we can do this. threatening to not how to do it. thank you and i yield back to the chair. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. arrington: i reserve my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, we have no further speakers and i am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. arrington: i reserve, mr. speaker. mr. boyle: may i inquire, again, sorry, as to the time remaining. is it one minute? the speaker pro tempore: one minute. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman on the other side

for this vigorous debate. again, i would remind all of us about what is involved in the d.o.a. act. the single biggest cut to nondefense programs in american history. it would, according to moody's analytics, lead to 800,000 job losses by the end of 2024 and a dramatically increased likelihood of a recession. it would do absolutely nothing to solve the real problems that we have in our society. mr. speaker, this is not good policy for the american people. this will jeopardize the record job growth that we are currently experiencing. i urge all members of this house to make the d.o.a. act exactly that, d.o.a., dead on arrival. vote no. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank,

the gentleman from pennsylvania. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, i thank, again, my ranking member, my friend, my partner in public servi service. my democrat colleagues say, let's raise the debt ceiling today and deal with the spending tomorrow. tomorrow never comes. it never comes. and we just -- we're prepared, i guess, to bury our children under the mountain of debt that we've amassed because of a government we think the people want and need. how irresponsible. how reckless. how weak. how cowardess that we won't step up and do the right thing. and i can't believe that the democrat party has strayed so far left that ensuring able-bodied people who are receiving public assistance work is an extreme idea. and it's radical for people to

just rein in spending to just last year's levels of spending. i've heard a lot of fear mongering, false choices and phantom funding cuts all, mr. speaker, in an attempt to accept the status quo. well, here's what the status quo's given us -- skyrocketing prices, shrinking paychecks, soaring interest rates, labor shortage, a culture of dependency and overall weaker economy and more vulnerable nation. to my friends, all of us have contributed to this. i will admit. i conceded that. but we have a moment in time, the hour has come. we have to work together to restore fiscal sanity in this place before it's too late. the consequences of our failure to act, mr. speaker, could not be more grave. i'll say it again. we've got to pay our debts. we got to protect the good faith and credit of the united states. but we cannot give unlimited line of credit to any party, any

politician and allow our country to be bankrupted and to rob our children of the blessings of liberty in this land of opportunity. we shouldn't accept that. we should work together to be responsible, be leaders. leaders worthy of this great nation. so let's vote together in support of h.r. 2811. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. the gentleman yields back.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri, mr. smith, and the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. neal, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri, mr. smith. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. today's fiscal crisis, it threatens all americans. we are here today to debate

legislation that accomplishes so much of what the american people want. specifically it begins to get washington's spending habits under control. it starts to slow the flow of special interest handouts to the wealthy and well-connected, and it throws much-needed water on the fire of inflation burning through the wallets of american families. unlike the inflation reduction act, the limit, save, grow act under consideration today actually does what it says it's going to do. it puts real limits on future spending so that we begin to turn the ship back in a more fiscally sound direction. it saves taxpayer dollars by clawing back unobligated pandemic spending, a sensible solution given the fact that the president himself has declared the pandemic over.

it saves taxpayer dollars -- taxpayer dollars by ending welfare for the wealthy and loopholes for big corporations and the inflation reduction act. 90% of these special interest green tax breaks go to companies with over $1 billion in sales. financial institutions alone pocket three times as much as any other industry and these tax dollars are being funneled to china, enriching the chinese communist party and allowing it to dominate critical mineral supply chains. i know my friends on the other side share in frustration in how that law has ended up so different than what they thought they were voting for. in this bill, we propose pro-worker, pro-small business policies like work requirements

in our welfare programs that will not only support a more vibrant economy, but also help more americans realize the dignity of work. this plan will also take the target off the backs of low and middle income taxpayers under threat from a supercharged army of 87,000 at the i.r.s. the biden administration brags about the $400 billion in revenues they plan to bring in by unleashing the new agents. to do that, audit rates will have to go up on low and middle income americans. in fact, under the so-called historical audit rate, the administration says it will adhere to, we will see a million, a million new audits with 650,000 of them falling on folks who make less than $75,000 or less. i find it curious to hear my

democrat colleagues and the president say they will not negotiate on spending when it comes to the debt ceiling. while at the same time complaining there's no plan over which to negotiate. well, here you go. republicans have a plan. it is time for the president to negotiate spending reforms as part of addressing the debt ceiling, just as we have done many times before. in fact, just as the president himself has done many times before as a senator and as vice president. 11 of the previous debt ceiling increases going back decades have included fiscal reforms. president biden voted for such agreements as a senator, and he negotiated them as a vice president. the president's current position of refusing to discuss commonsense spending restraints when it comes to the debt

ceiling is a reckless abandonment of past precedent and in his own history. under one-party democrat rule, we got $so trillion -- $10 trillion in new spending. the consequences have been very real. since president biden took office, we've seen a spike in prices by 14.9%, real wages have declined by 3.5% and interest rates, they've increased more in the past year than the prior 15 years combined. the american people, they are demanding something to be done about all of this. let's pass this legislation and put the interest of workers, families, farmers and small businesses first and foremost. let's do as congress has done

before and address the debt ceiling with policies that also address the washington spending habits that got us here. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i might consume. mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to the default on america's act. the chairman just mentioned something that is noteworthy. he said, we are seeing a republican plan and for the next hour, we intend to make sure america gets a chance to see the republican plan. a reminder for those who might be paying attention to this debate today. as to how we traveled on this road, which by the way is manageable through negotiation after a clean debt ceiling vote ply take place -- vote might take place, so my republican

colleagues, i think, i might be mistaken, you know what, i'm sure, they voted for more defense spending. $800 billion we are now at with defense spending so. they voted for pandemic relief. they voted for aid to ukraine. how about the million and a half new veterans we have in america in the aftermath of the war in iraq and afghanistan? they deserve our care and our republican colleagues voted for that aid. so the republican members, some of whom voted for the infrastructure bill, some of them who voted for the legislation on inflation reduction act, and some of them who voted for the chips act, that's what's in front of us at this moment. but here's the real ringer, mr. speaker. in december of 2017, and i hope everybody pays attention to this

argument. they voted to borrow $2.3 trillion over 10 years for the purpose of giving a tax cut to the wealthiest among us. with, by the way, modest to moderate economic growth. there's been $10 trillion worth of tax cuts over the last 25 years, you want me to recite it, how about president bush's tax cut in 2001? $1.3 trillion. but came back in 2003 and another trillion. subsequently presided over the invasion of iraq and afghanistan, which we should note the cost of which are in the trillions of dollars today. so they want us to believe that this problem that we have in front of us, which i mentioned is manageable, they want us to believe that this is a democratic position on spending. after they embraced the tax cuts that i've just described.

this is about america's credit. whatever happened to the republican party that talked about probity as it related to financial stability? whatever happened to the republican party that talked about the importance of investment? these arguments that they make now are largely vak white house because it's inconsistent with the republican party i knew when i came to congress. so they could borrow money for the iraq war month after month to keep it off budget so nobody would see what it was really about, and they could borrow money repeatedly and the minute a democrat gets to the white house, their blame for inflation -- i don't think joe biden should be blamed for inflation in the united kingdom. or how about germany? that's how empty these arguments are that they're making. there's a chance for us to do what we used to do here, and by the way, democrats responsibly voted for raising the debt ceiling three times under the

former president, because we thought it was the responsible thing to do. so speaker mccarthy got himself into this. by the promises that he made along the way. the suggestion here is very simple, mr. speaker. pass a clean debt ceiling and then let's get on with negotiating. bill clinton on december -- i'm sorry, on january 19 of 2001 had balanced the budget four times. four times. projected surpluses in the trillions of dollars and 22 million new jobs and the republican party gave it away through tax cuts to wealthy people. and they're asking us today the following, ok, so they get to set the fire and then call the fire department? because that's what this argument is about. and with that, i hold onto the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time is reserved. the gentleman from missouri is

recognized. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the claireman of the veterans' affairs committee, mr. bost from illinois. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bost: thank you, mr. chairman, thank you, mr. speaker. there's a lot of talk on this floor and actually outside the chambers today from the other side of the aisle about this bill cutting veterans. i'm going to tell you, as the only veteran amongst the four v.a. committee leaders responsible for ensuring veterans have the care and services they've earned, and as a father of a veteran and a grandfather of a veteran and a grandson of a veteran and a son of a veteran and a nephew of a veteran, you better believe that i'm dead serious that we're not cutting veterans and i mean it. now, i don't know how much clearer we can be. speaker mccarthy has been very clear. we're not cutting veterans. chairwoman granger, we're not cutting veterans. and i as the chairman of the veterans committee, we're not

cutting veterans. the house -- the white house and democrats know and we can get our fiscal house in order while ensuring our service members and veterans are taken care of. and yet with no regard for the impact of their words, they continue to speak lies about how house republicans are cutting veterans' benefits and it's false. and it is dangerous rhetoric. dangerous rhetoric. and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves. simply put, we are placing -- you're placing politics and playing politics with our veterans and their lives and their concerns. veterans are not political pawns. to advance an agenda. c.b.o. says the limit, save, grow act will save taxpayers money which is a good thing. because at the end of the day

our veterans, you know what, they're taxpayers too and they're grandmothers and mothers and they're grandfathers and they're fathers. and you know what, they're concerned about the -- about chair children and grandchildren. so if you believe in building an america that's worth our veterans' selfless sacrifice, i urge you to stop playing politics, come to the table and support the bill and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to address their remarks to the chair. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. my point was and is, republicans voted for the path act, as we did, bill is due. with that, let me call upon the distinguished minority leader in the house of representatives, a champion of long-term worthwhile investments, hakeem jeffries. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman yield one minute? mr. neal: i yield one minute, mr. speaker.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. jeffries: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you, mr. neal, for your extraordinary leadership and continuing to work to elevate values that benefit everyday americans. mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to the extreme maga republican default on america act. this reckless responsible effort to lead us down the road of a dangerous default will hurt working families, hurt the middle class, hurt all those americans who aspire to be part of the middle class, hurt young people, hurt seniors, hurt veterans, hurt the poor, the sick and the afflicted, hurt people in urban america, in rural america, and smalltown america and appalachia and the heartland of america, hurt the least, the lost and the left behind, the extreme maga republican default on america act will hurt everyday

americans. why? because you want to jam your reckless, treedges ideology down the -- extreme ideology down the throats of the american people. in a hostage-taking situation. instead of producing a budget, that's what president biden has done, you've produced a ransom note. the default on america act is a ransom note. because effectively what you are saying is, pass our extreme maga republican bill or else america is going to default. now, we have a responsibility here in the united states congress to uphold the full faith and credit of the united states of america, to make sure that as a country we pay our bills. bills that have already been incurred. not default. and around and that's what our responsibility is.

not as democrats or republicans. as americans. that's why in a previous administration democrats three times worked with the trump administration to avoid a default. no gamesmanship. no brinksmanship. no partisanship. work with the previous administration, to which we disagreed often, to make sure that america paid its bills. notwithstanding the fact that in our 247-year history, 25% of america's debt was accumulated during the four years of the trump administration. but we did our patriotic responsibility to make sure that america would not default on our debt. but now, with a different president in office, you want to play games. you want to flirt with a default. take us down this dangerous path.

and you claim it's all about fiscal responsibility. give me a break. that's rhetoric. that's not what the record shows, as mr. neal articulated. this is not about fiscal responsibility. that's rhetoric. what the record shows is that democrats are the party of job creation and fiscal responsibility and republicans have been the party of tax cuts for the wealthy, the well-off, and the well-connected and exploding deficits. bill clinton inherited deficits from the previous two administrations. 20 million good-paying jobs were created during the eight years of the clinton presidency, and he eliminated the deficit. in fact, he created a budget

surplus. president barack obama inherited the great recession. fiscal irresponsibility. and 14 million good-paying private sector jobs were created during the presidency of barack obama. and he reduced the deficit by $1 trillion. took it from $1.5 trillion to $500 billion. democrats, the party of job creation and fiscal responsibility. joe biden inherited a mess. and what did he do? in two years, more than 10 million jobs created. now that number, over 12 million. and reduced the deficit by $1.7 trillion. what's the republican record? why do you lecture us, lecture america about fiscal

responsibility? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is reminded to direct his remarks to the chair. mr. jeffries: mr. speaker, what is the republican record? president reagan comes into office and the first thing he does is massive tax cuts for the wealthy, the well-off, and the well-connected and explodes the deficit. president george w. bush comes into office 2001, 2003, massive tax cuts for the wealthy, the well-off, and the well-connected, two failed wars, a deep recession explodes the deficit. president trump comes into office. first thing he does in 2017, massive tax cuts for the wealthy, the well-off, and the well-connected. the g.o.p. tax scam. 83% of the benefits going to the wealthiest 1% in america, explodes the deficits. how dare you lecture america about fiscal responsibility when

the record shows that democrats are the party of job creation and reducing deficits and republicans are the party of tax cuts for the wealthy, the well-off, and the well-connected and exploding the deficit. so we're not going to stand here and allow you to lecture us about fiscal responsibility. what this is is an effort to try to extract deep painful cuts on everyday americans. there's a process for america to pay its bills. it should be seamless. and there's a budget process and an appropriations process. that's where we can have a conversation about future spending, future investments. what should the priorities be? president joe biden produced a budget. his budget will actually protect

and strengthen social security, build an economy that works for everyday americans, and cut the deficit by $3 trillion. we've been asking for a republican budget. instead of you giving us a budget, you've given us a ransom note. that's what the default on america act is. threatening a dangerous default. pass it or else. that's not statesmanship. that's brinksmanship. and it will cause grave harm to everyday americans. the reckless republican, extreme maga republican, dangerous default effort risks triggering a painful recession that will cost millions of good-paying jobs. this reckless republican effort, this effort to lead us down a dangerous default will risk

crashing the stock market and put in jeopardy the retirement security of millions of older americans. this reckless republican effort to lead us down a dangerous default risks exploding costs for everyday americans. that's what's in front of us right now. that's why we oppose this reckless effort to default on america. this bill is unacceptable. it's unreasonable. it's unworkable. it's unconscionable. and it's un-american. that's why we oppose it. that's why we're urging a vote of no. that's why we're asking you to come together, not as republicans, but as americans, to do what has always been done and make sure america pays bills that have already been incurred and avoid a dangerous default. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair would like to remind

members to, in the interest of the proper decorum in the house, to address the chair. the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. we've heard -- we've heard a lot of comments just recently about a tax provision that helps the wealthy, the well-off, and well-connected. let's point out the democrats' tax policies that we are ripping out from the roots that are helping the wealthy, well-off, and well-connected. mr. speaker, i'd like to submit for the record analysis from the joint committee on taxation showing that big corporations with more than $1 billion in sales receives over 90%, over 90% of all special interest electricity subsidies and that financial institutions receive three times more benefits from these tax credits than any other

industry where the wealthy, the well-off, and well-connected benefit. i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. reschenthaler. mr. reschenthaler: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to thank my good friend from missouri. and right now i'd like to yield to the gentlewoman from virginia and fellow navy veteran for the purpose of a colloquy. >> i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania for yielding. i strongly agree with him that washington's excessive spending, republicans are ready to lead the way to end the era of reckless government spending. after only two years under the biden administration, our federal deficit has grown by over $6 trillion. this is unacceptable for our country but especially for our veteran who will inherit this deficit. mrs. kiggans: but i also agree that our great nation cannot default on our debts and this bill, like all others, must be paid. i support lifting the debt ceiling but only if coupled with reforms to washington's wasteful spending in order to repair the

inflation crisis and strengthen america's economy. while the president has offered no plan to avoid default, i'm proud to be a part of this new republican majority that has put forward the limit, save, grow act. that being said, i have serious concerns the provisions that repeals clean energy investment tax credits, particularly for wind energy. these have been beneficial for my constituents in attracting new manufacturing jobs in businesses in southeast virginia. the energy production happening in my district will incentivize clean energy solutions here in america and provide jobs for virginians and military jobs in my district. for all these decisions, i do not support the repeal of these energy tax credits. i realize this bill is not the final product but i understand it gets us to the negotiating table. i worked hard fto have a seat a that table.

my ask of the gentleman's assurance i will be able to address these concerns and advocate for the interests of my district. mr. reschenthaler: i want to thank the gentlewoman for her remarks and working with us on this bill. i'd like the gentlewoman to know that i support repealing these tax credits but i understand the gentlewoman's concern. mr. smith: i yield another 30 seconds. mr. reschenthaler: of course, we'll continue to work with the gentlewoman from virginia just like we will with all members on making sure we're paying our nation's debt -- we're lifting our debt ceiling but doing it in a responsible, reasonable, and sensible manner and bringing chuck shumer and joe biden to the -- chuck schumer and joe biden to the negotiating table. mrs. kiggans: thank you. i hope we can restore fiscal responsibility and empowers americans to be good stewards of our nation's vast natural resources. i thank the gentleman and i yield back. mr. reschenthaler: thank you. i yield back to the gentleman from missouri. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri

reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you. i want to thank the gentlelady from virginia for calling attention to these tax credits. and you talk about frew tew tuss -- timing. the $300 billion along with earl blumenauer and we intend to lay out where they're going, to republican districts, and see if they'll take advantage of these tax credits or not. i yield to congressman thompson for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: i rise in strong opposition to the default on america. we need to raise the debt ceiling, not because of money we want to spend in the future, but because of money we already spent. both parties have contributed to our current debt, including over $2 trillion of debt caused by the 2017 republican tax bill. and hundreds of billions in covid relief spending voted for by both parties and signed into

law by a republican president. a quarter of our nation's debt was racked up during the previous administration. and now, republicans are trying to use our obligation to pay our debts as a leverage point to kick millions of people off of health care insurance, to defund the biggest investment in climate change in our country's history, and make it harder for the neediest among us to feed themselves. let's be clear. if we default on our debt, the consequences will be felt by every american. we have repeatedly passed a clean debt ceiling bill, and we need to do that today. it's time to stop playing games with our debt and end this attack on the stability of the american economy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from utah. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of the limit,

save, grow act. every time i talk about debt, deficit, spending, budget, anything, i think about my four boys. they're 10 and under. and i bring it up a lot. i use it in so many different ways. it drives what i do. it gets me out of bed every single day to be working on this. and i just can't hear one more time, well, let's just raise the debt ceiling and then let's get to work on this. it's no longer time for that. we cannot accept not to use every single opportunity that we have back here in congress to address this. i've sat on the sidelines. second term in congress. i've sat on the sidelines and watched us constantly do this over and over again and i want to see something substantive happen here. mr. moore: that's what we're doing here today, mr. speaker. we're trying to do something substantive. we learned we have debt that exceeds $30 trillion. the opt minimum of -- optimism of our future depends on what we do over the next 10 years. we learned that empires that overextend themselves like we've

done, the outcome is not good. america has done this before. we are at an inflection point. our debt to g.d.p. is right where it was right world war -- right after world war ii. we were able to get our debt to g.d.p. down and we have to take action and we have to do it now. so let's use this opportunity, like we've done over the last 30 or 40 years when there's a debt ceiling increase that comes up, let's take advantage of this. let's find a way to reduce our spending. that is the best way to address our debt to g.d.p. ratio. and i know everybody in this chamber understands that. so we have an opportunity. this spring is our moment, again, to stop debt fuel spending sprees that give our children a fair shot of success and not a mountain of i.o.u.'s. this act saves $4.8 trillion. it grows our economy and our workforce, and i urge my colleagues to support this bill. thank you. . mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. it's now a pleasure to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from massachusetts, the minority whip

and a great talent in the democratic party, katherine clark. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from massachusetts is recognized. ms. clark: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentleman from massachusetts for yielding. i rise in strong opposition to this reckless default on america act. i've got to say, i see why the republicans put this together in the dead of night. i wouldn't want americans to see this plan either. it's the same g.o.p. playbook. give more to the rich and elite, stick hardworking americans with the bill, and threaten economic disaster if we don't go along. so why exactly is the g.o.p. endangering american livelihoods? so they can help a few rich friends dodge their taxes. and what's the cost to the american people? here's just a few. 2400 border patrol agents off the job. 300,000 kids out of child care.

400,000 families evicted from their homes. a million seniors kicked off of meals on wheels. $2 billion taken away from veterans' health care. that is 30 million doctors' appointments stolen from veterans. it is disgraceful. mr. speaker, there is one responsible path forward. a clean, unconditional vote to avoid default. something the g.o.p. did three times under donald trump. as trump put it himself, we cannot use the debt ceiling to negotiate. stop the madness. deliver a resounding no vote on this dangerous piece of political theater. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the gentleman from tennessee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. i rise today in support of the republican plan to avoid a federal default, to rein in

spending and to get our economy back on track, the limit, save, grow act. over the last two years, democrats' out of control spending has drastically and dramatically increased our 10-year spending trajectory. that includes the $2 trillion misnamed american rescue plan that ignited the highest rise in consumer prices and inflation in 40 years. americans are paying the price for this this red cal spending -- radical spending. house republicans, we're committed to finding a sensible debt ceiling solution that will strengthen the american economy, protect american families and save taxpayers over 4dz trillion over the next -- $4 trillion over the next 10 years. this will limit washington's irresponsible spending, it will save taxpayer dollars, it will grow the american economy.

house republicans, we're the only ones who have actually put forward a plan that will keep our federal government from defaulting. it's time for president biden to come to the table and negotiate and i u urge all my colleagues o support this important legislation that will help businesses, families and farmers in west tennessee and across the nation. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. a long-time observer and critic of republican spending plans in the house is the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett, whrom i recognize for with -- whrom i -- whom i recognize for one minute. mr. doggett: thank you. i oppose this republican default on america act because it will create more deficits for millions of americans, an educational opportunity deficit for the students that are relying on pell grants, seeing them slashed in their hope for debt forgiveness dashed. it would create an educational opportunity deficit for the children that are denied

preschool. though our central texas food bank is already overwhelmed, another deficit with more hunger. also rental assistance cut for 40,000 texans as we have an affordability crisis. and perhaps the biggest deficit of all out of this bill, their failure to address the climate crisis. once merely ignoring science as climate deniers, they have become now destroyers of even the most modest measures to address the climate crisis. and incentivize renewable energy, create new jobs and lower energy costs. instead they promote more fossil fuels and more fossilized thinking. for the health of americans, the health of our economy and the health of our planet, reject this fraudulent bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: thank you. i yield three minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you. mr. speaker, the last time the

u.s. debt held by the public equaled our total economic output was just after world war ii. after that, economic policies, if is cal policies that put our country -- if is cal policies that put our -- fiscal policies that put our country on the right track resulted in decades of plern prosperity and -- prosperity and leadership across the world. today the trajectory is far different as shown on this chart. our debt to g.d.p. ratio that shows the health of our economy is projected to go up from 98% today to 118% in the next 10 years and double our economy in just the next 30 years. mr. smucker: all i hear from democrats today is, pass a clean debt ceiling. does anyone on their side care about this trajectory, which will end in disaster? the president certainly has no plan to reduce our debt.

he refuses to even negotiate or to acknowledge our debt challenges. the republican plan today, which i'm proud to support, is the limit, save and grow act. this bill will rescind unspent covid-19 funds, reverse democrats' inflationary green new deal corporate welfare policies while allowing for responsible 1% annual increases in discretionary spending so america can continue to invest in core functions of government. all in all the bill will reduce, as seen on this line, future debt growth by $5 trillion over the next 10 years and begin to decrease our projected debt to g.d.p. ratio by 12 points over the next 10 years. growing our g.d.p. is the second part of the equation, to boost economic growth, the bill includes reforms to unleash domestic energy production and implements pro-growth work requirements that will strengthen our recovering labor

force. this bill alone, as seen in this chart, is not enough to solve our nation's fiscal issues, but it is a very important first step towards getting our debt to g.d.p. on a descending trajectory. it will begin to bends the curving. i call on the -- bend the curve. i call on the president to negotiate in good faith with republicans to raise the debt ceiling and put forward policies to limit, save and to grow. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. with that, let me recognize the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for one minute, who had a profound impact on writing the tax credits as the gentlelady from virginia a moment ago acknowledged. mr. blumenauer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized for one minute. mr. blumenauer: i appreciate the gentleman's courtesy. you know, there are some shared goals here. i listened carefully to the chairman of the ways and means committee. ending welfare for the wealthy. helping people realize the dignity of work. there are ways we can come

together to do that. but let's not do it by making it harder for poor people to get food. you want to end welfare for farmers, there's no recognition that people get these lavish -- who get these lavish subsidies are on the farm and working. there were almost to,000 farmers -- 20,000 farmers who got payments averaging $1 million a year for 37 consecutive years. let's cap and limit that -- those lavish subsidies. let's require people who get them to work on the farm. let's have some limits, not poor people seeking food, but fairway farmers and those who are benefiting from these lavish expenditures. we can do better.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to submit for the record this j.c.t. analysis from the dprsh 2022 -- from 2022 suggesting that the total cost of the special interest tax credits for the rich in the inflation reduction act would be $271 billion. i'd also like to submit for the record yesterday's c.b.o. score which shows that the cost has more than doubled to $570 billion and it's growing every day. the wealthy and politically connected corporations will receive hundreds of billions of dollars more than advertised. i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from new york. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from new york is recognized for two minutes. ms. tenney: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of the limit, save, grow act, which addresses the current debt limit crisis while prioritizing responsible spending practices. critically this bill will lead

to over 4.5 trillion, with a t, in taxpayer savings over the next decade and reverse a dangerous trend of reckless fiscal mismanagement on the part of the democrats. americans and new yorkers, where i hail from, are facing a fiscal crisis due to a persistently high inflation, rising interest rates and debt at unsustainable levels. this is a direct result of the trillions upon trillions of dollars that the democrats have spent since president biden took office in january, twown, and also -- 2021, and also a fact, my former colleague from the new york state assembly, now minority leader here, should know that 40% of our nation's debt was incurred under the leadership of the former speaker who the minority leader described as the best speaker of all time. well, he should know, the state of new york has the highest taxes, the highest spend rate, the highest corporate welfare and the highest outmigration of people and jobs in the entire nation. americans and new yorkers are

facing a fiscal crisis. instead of politicizing the impending debt limit predicament, democrats should prioritize responsible spending and work with house republicans on a solution to reduce reckless spending, save taxpayer money and grow our economy. it's time for president biden to come to the negotiating table and work with house republicans on a path forward to economic stablght and growth -- stability and growth and please don't mimic the model that new york has set where we once had 45 representatives in the 1960's, down to 26. so thank you, mr. speaker, and yield back. i urge all my colleagues to support this bill and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to yield one minute to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pascrell, a champion of medicare, social security and renewable energy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for one minute. mr. pascrell: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. ranking member. for months, the other side have held our economy hostage.

today we have their ransom demands. this ripoff kills millions of jobs, guts working family benefits and sabotages tax fairness. now, both sides are -- many times i've listened today, saying the same thing. reading off the same page. somebody can't -- they all can't be right. so look at the facts. this is not about deficits. this shakedown lets wealthy tax cheats off scott-free and balloons the deficit by $120 billion. please respond to that, $120 billion deeper in debt. do not fall for this total sham. today's policy goals is a cynical distraction from the horrifying impacts of this extortion. social security, medicare,

veterans care, home ownership, that's what's at stake, mr. chairman. i'm sorry to say, we've come to this. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i'd like to submit for the record this article detailing how ford is using a loophole in the i.a.r. -- i.r.a. to partner with a major chinese battery company on a project intended to harvest e.v. battery tax credits. chinese companies are lining up to cash in on democrats' green corporate welfare that we are rescinding in this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: thank you. and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. let me yield one minute to the gentleman from illinois, congressman davis, who has been a leader in terms of adoption opportunities for those outside the mainstream. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for one minute. mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. brinksmanship is no way to run a government. to default -- the default on america act is one of the worst

bills i've had the opportunity to vote on. it is anti-children, anti-seniors, anti-veterans, anti-middle america, anti-small business, anti-health care, anti-workers. as a matter of fact, it is anti-american, because all that it does is cut, cut, cut. and when all that you do is cut, cut and cut, all that you get is blood, blood, blood. and the blood of the american people will be on the hands of those who held the knife. i urge a no vote and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: the gentleman from missouri reserves. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri reserves his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. neal theal thank you, mr. speaker. i -- mr. neal: thank mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to yield to the gentlelady from washington,

congresswoman delbene. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from washington is recognized for one minute. ms. delbene: thank you. i rise against this republican ruse, the default on america. this is a maga wish list that demands a 22% cut of essential federal programs that support working families, seniors, veterans, public safety, schools, and housing assistance. if passed, this bill would cost an estimated 780,000 jobs, many in the clean energy sector, all across this country. what we need is simple. a clean bill to avoid a default to ensure we protect the full faith and credit of the united states. if my republican colleagues want to show americans they can govern, then pass a clean bill and show us your budget, a real budget, like the president's released. every day republicans' wait brings us closer to brinksmanship and hurts the

american people and the global economy. i urge my colleagues to reject this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from michigan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for two minutes and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> america's fiscal trajectory is unsustainable. the threat of a potential u.s. debt default plays into china's long standing grand strategy for expanding its global role and diminishing our influence. it's a matter of national security to get this under control. when small businesses and families in my district and all across the country experience financial problems, they tighten their belts. they change their spending habits. and they expect washington to do the same. instead, president biden gas lighted, fear mongered and claim that republicans want to sunset social security and medicare

while there are attacks on republicans on this very same lie. mr. james: why? to frighten seniors and hope the sta stampede republicans to stop the runaway spending. that's why i introduced the protecting social security and medicare act the very next day. i spoke with leadership in the following weeks about taking these very important critical programs off the negotiation table and that's exactly what leadership did. as we debate today, seniors can rest assured that the promises republicans made to them will not be broken in this debate. i'm also voting for this bill because it does not include cuts to the pentagon's budget, particularly our national guard base, a pillar of my district, a crown jewel of the state of michigan, and critical to our national defense against northern aagreesors like china,

russia -- aggressors like china, russia, and north korea. it's -- i'm looking forward to continuing the debate. but if president biden continues to refuse to come to the table and negotiate in good faith we will achieve historic default, putting our country's national security and families like mine and yours at economic risk in the future. mr. speaker, i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask permission to insert into the record a letter from mr. pascrell for the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. neal: thank you. with that, let me yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia, congressman buyer, who's -- beyer, whose knowledge of economics is second to none in this institution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. beyer: i rise to oppose the default on america. america always pays its bills. it is important that we have serious negotiations and that we take responsible action to address our continuing deficits. $31 trillion in public debt is a

frightening number. but it's a debt which accumulated over republican and democratic presidents and congresses, window unpaid for wars -- two unpaid for wars, costly increases in health care. but it's reckless and irresponsible to use the alleged leverage of a national default to address our debt. first, because the leverage is imaginary. this bill is dead on arrival in the senate. and second, the leverage already exists. kevin mccarthy is speaker. the republicans have a 222-213 majority in the house. the last thing we want to do is plunge our nation into the threat of a default or an actual default. the best anything to do is pass this clean debt ceiling relief and move on to the appropriations process where the debt can be properly addressed. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts with 15 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield one minute to the gentleman from philadelphia,

pennsylvania, mr. evans, whose city is home to some of the most important retirement plan management toopportunities in a of america. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. evans: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise and strongly oppose this bill. it will hurt families. it will hurt seniors. it will hurt workers. we must uphold rather than undermine our country's strong economy recovery and standing. we're here to govern. that means paying for what congress has already approved. we cannot default on thenationa debt. the only way to cleanly raise the debt ceiling is so right now i'm saying to you, mr. speaker, we are ready. we need to raise the debt. i yield back. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri with nine minutes remaining. mr. smith: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you, mr.

speaker. i yield one minute to the gentleman from illinois, an individual who's well-known for his proficiency in accounting procedures, mr. schneider, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for one minute. mr. schneider: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this unserious bill that cuts lifesaving and life-sustaining programs, hurts our economy and guts historic action on climate change. and needlessly adds to our deficit by carving out loopholes for the wealthy. the republican cut, slash, and shrink default on america bill will devastate america. first, it guts the landmark inflation reduction act, which is not only addressing inflation, but is the largest ever effort in our nation's history to combat climate change and lower the cost of prescription drugs. second, it grows the already large tax gap and irresponsibly adds to the deficit. the bill unseemingly with bad

intention cuts the i.r.s. finally, this bill will make extreme cuts to discretionary spending, cuts that could amount to 59% by the year 2025. thank you, mr. speaker. i ask that i include for the record this report from the center on budget and policy priorities roundup in analyzing speaker mccarthy's harmful bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: let me yield to the very capable congressman from nevada, congressman horsford. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. horsford: i thank the distinguished ranking member of the ways and means committee, mr. neal, for the time. i rise for my constituents in nevada, my democratic colleagues in the house and chairman of the congressional black caucus to address the latest attempt by

extremist maga republicans to put politics over the american people and to put billionaires and corporations overworking families and children. just last week, speaker mccarthy introduced the default on america, that would tank our economic recovery and sabotage job growth, underscoring republicans' lack of interest in governing for anyone besides the wealthy and the powerful. speaker mccarthy and his maga extremists are demanding that congress leaves programs like snap, nutrition programs for seniors and children at the expense of the wealthy. everyday costs on families like car payments, student loans, credit card bills, and mortgage payments would increase. in fact, their plan, default on america, would affect veterans, seniors, families, and people, and jobs, including 7,000 in my state alone. i urge my colleagues to vote

against this default on america and to put people over politics. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: reserves his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield one minute to one of the most capable people that i had a chance to serve with in congress, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding one minute. maybe i can get another. i miss the magic minute, as all of you know, is because this is not enough time to debate this issue. but something that is as bad as fiscal responsibility is fiscal demagoguery. the speaker of this house has said default is not an option. 84 of the republicans in this house have never voted to extend the debt limit. so that default would have been

inevitable. that's what this is about. trying to make some sort of deal. i urge my republican colleagues to follow what they know to be the only rational alternative and that is vote for a debt extension. pay our bills. america does not welch on its debts. you believe that, we believe that. 84 of your members do not believe that, but we have a majority of this house that believes it. stop creating the -- may i have one additional? got it? mr. neal: the gentleman is awarded an additional 30 seconds. mr. hoyer: let me repeat that. stop allowing no confidence in this body's ability and willingness to be fiscally responsible. vote no. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: i reserve.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. with that let me yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, congressman pallone, who comes from the last two members of the class of 1988, a very talented lot, mr. pallone. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. pallone: i thank my colleague from the same class, the ranking member. mr. speaker, house republicans are manufacturing a crisis that justifies cruel cuts that will raise costs for american families, kick millions of people off their health insurance, and reverse the historic progress we made in combating the worsening climate crisis. the republicans default on america act cuts $100 billion from medicaid which will have devastating consequences on every beneficiary, provider and plan. the republicans' medicaid work requirements are about one thing. stripping health care away from vulnerable people. the majority of adults on medicaid are already working. oftentimes in part-time jobs that do not offer health care

coverage. and those who are not are often dealing with caregiving responsibilities, physical or mental health issues, or experiencing other barriers to employment. these republican cuts are not about jobs. they are a trojan horse intended to use red tape and onerous paperwork to kick millions off their health insurance because republicans opposed medicaid. republicans oppose our efforts to outcompete the world in the transition to a clean energy economy. the default on america act continues the republican polluters over people agenda. the bill repeals key climate provisions that democrats delivered with the inflation reduction act last year that are already making a huge difference in the clean energy transition. since its passage, we've seen about $28 billion in new domestic manufacturing investments. companies have announced 242 billion dollars in new clean power capital investments and more than 142,000 clean energy jobs have been created across this nation. these are impressive results in

less than a year and yet, house republicans now want to reverse this progress with a grab bag of big oil giveaways and loopholes. mr. speaker, this is a dangerous bill that's going to strip health care away from millions of americans and undermine our efforts to combat the worsening climate crisis. i strongly urge my colleagues to vote no and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask for unanimous consent to submit for the record a march 8, 2021, "politico" article titled biden's welfare flip-flop which points out that president biden was once an ardent supporter of commonsense welfare reforms including work requirements. biden was one of 24 democrat senators who voted for the 1996 welfare reform bill that president bill clinton signed. that bill imposed time limits and work requirements for welfare recipients. in fact, biden's deputy chief of staff was a key architect of the

1996 welfare reform bill and helped coin clinton's pledge to end welfare as we know it. the speaker pro tempore: without objection on the request. mr. smith: and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: mr. speaker, might i inquire as to how much time remains? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts has 9 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentleman from missouri has 8 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. let me yield one minute to the very distinguished and capable gentleman from georgia, scanningman scott -- congressman scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. scott: thank you very much, ranking member. and i want to stand here and make a passionate plea to my republican friends. yes, we got to pay our debt, but we do not need to deal with this and putting it on the backs of the poor, our children, our

veterans. ladies and gentlemen, it's a national security area, but if we incorporate getting food to our veterans when 11.7% of our veterans live in food scarce communities and households. . let me just say and sum it up. if cesar were here, he's eidl say the words that he -- he'd say the words that he said to brutus. brutus, yours is the meanest cut of all. if we all put this on the backs of our children and our grandchildren, our seniors and our veterans, i plead with you, in the words of cesar, and god almighty, because if we do not, it's ungodly. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask for unanimous consent to submit for the record a "new york times" article titled, "poverty plunging from september 14, 2022, " which found that child poverty in the u.s. has fallen by more than half. 59% since the early 1990's. when president clinton signed the 1996 welfare reform bill, implementing time limits and work requirements, the far left predicted terrible effects. 25 years later, these predictions have been proven wrong. the simple fact is, work requirements worked. caseloads dropped and families moved into the work force and left the cycle of dependency. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman's time is reservinged. the gentleman from massachusett. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you. i thank the gentleman for acknowledging the role the child tax credit played in that analysis.

i yield to congressman goldman. mr. goldman: thank you to the ranking member. last week speaker mccarthy came to my district to speak at the new york stock exchange, to give a speech about this proposed default on america act. he threatened the nation with economic catastrophe if we do not bend to the draconian cuts to spending for services that are essential to lifting up working and middle class americans. the d.o.a. doesn't touch the trump tax cuts for wealthy, it doesn't touch defense spending. instead it solely targets domestic spending that hundreds of millions of americans depend on. an average cut of about 22% on those programs. in my district alone, which is in new york city, there are more than 200,000 people who rely on medicaid, who will be at risk of losing their coverage.

in my district there are 31 public housing complexes that are crumbling and rely on funds from h.u.d. just to maintain their poor condition and that those would be slashed. this is not a thee het cal discussion -- theoretical discussion. this will do real and devastating harm to people in my district and around the country and we must not pass it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentlelady from new york. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of this legislation. i hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle talking about our children, our grandchildren, our future. and if they truly care about the next generation, they would support this measure as well. because the reality is we cannot continue down the path that we're on. right now we are seeing republicans take over this

house, from a body that, with complete control, with the president, chose, the democrats, to add $10 trillion in new spending in just two years. ms. malliotakis: today we are facing a g.d.p. -- a get to g.d.p. ratio of 121%. completely unsustainable. when i was born in 1980, it was 35%. and at that time the debt was $900 billion. today it's $31.4 trillion. and yet all we hear from the other side is that they want to spend more, they want to tax more, they want to create more programs to make people dependent. instead of giving people the opportunity to determine their own future and to live the american dream. we are talking about legislation

on our side that will save the american taxpayer $4.5 trillion, hardworking people each and every day, they get up, they go to work, they sacrifice tremendously, some working two or three jobs. and they pay taxes to the government so they can be responsible with it. not throwing it around and all sorts of stuff that we don't need. such as covid funds that have gone unspent. we just came out of a hearing in the covid subcommittee where we talked about, in just education, $190 billion that was earmarked to reopen our schools, which they didn't use to reopen our schools, and then 15% of it was only spent as of november. we're talking about saving the taxpayers $30 billion to $60 billion -- $50 billion to $60 billion right there just by reclaiming those funds. biden's i.r.s. army. this is what the other side

proposes. they want to tax people more. they want to take more of the hard-earned taxpayer money. that's how they plan on paying down our debt. not by having pro-growth policies that stimulate our economy, that help us grow, help companies expand so they can create more jobs. no, they don't want pro-growth policies that are good and for prosperity for our country, they want to continue to hammer people and continue to tax them, nichol and -- nickel and dime them at every turn. $71 billion right there. what about the green new deal tax credits? ok? this is a good one. hundreds of billions of dollars -- smith i yield -- mr. smith: i yield one additional minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. malliotakis: hundreds of billions of dollars in tax credits that actually go to, in some cases it can go to and it will go to, we're already seeing that, chinese companies. companies that are affiliated with the chinese communist

government. all while destroying american energy here at home. reliable, affordable american energy. and that is the reason, by the way, the destruction of that industry by the left is the reason why we're seeing costs of energy skyrocket for american families. as well as food costs skyrocket for the american families. the spending and the anti-energy policies that they've put forward in the two years, whether they were -- whether they had complete control, is the reason why we see so much hardship for american families today. and so the last thing is, well, work requirements are a good thing. people should want to participate and contribute to our economy. it will help the labor issues, labor shortage issues that we're seeing, whriel giving people -- while giving people the ability to self-determine their future, not be dependent on government. we need those programs, it's critically important for us to encourage people, and by the way, we're talking about people -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. malliotakis: thank you very

much. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. i would remind all that in georgia three, there are $2.6 billion worth of tax credits, ohio 15, $4.5 billion worth of tax credits. that's not the chinese, that's for the american family. let me yield one minute to the gentlelady from florida, ms. frankel, knowledgeable about social security and medicare. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for one minute. ms. frankel: mr. speaker, make no mistake about it. extremists in this congress are trying to hold us hostage. republicans have given us a ransom note. choose between recking our economy -- wrecking our economy or wrecking our families. lose jobs and retirement funds or inflict cruel pain on american families. more children going to bed hungry, more women dying at child birth, more parents without child care. more neighborhoods without police, more evictions, more drug overdoses, more veteran suicides and more carbon in the

air. more misery, make no mistake. republicans are willing to sacrifice americans in order to protect tax cuts for the very wealthy and for big corporations. and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from massachusetts, with 6 1/4 minutes remaining. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. let me yield one minute to the very capable jeant lady from -- gentlelady from california, ms. chu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. ms. chu: i rise in strong opposition to this irresponsible bill that would hurt millions of seniors, workers, families and veterans. if this bill becomes law, the social security administration will close field offices that seniors and people with disabilities rely on for services. nearly 500,000 low-income families could be evicted from voucher supported housing. 200,000 young children will lose spots in head start.

cruel barriers to tanf will mean grand parents who rely on the program -- grandparents who rely on the program to keep their grandchildren out of foster care will lose resources. meanwhile, republicans want to cut law enforcement funding and give wealthy tax cheats license to avoid paying taxes they owe. and what do we get in exchange for over a decade of crippled government? less than one year of reprieve from default and economic catastrophe. republicans should do what they did three times under president trump and pass a clean bill free of brutal cuts. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: he reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. let me yield 90 seconds to the very capable gentleman from new york, congressman ryan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for one and one-half minutes. mr. ryan: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in strong opposition to this the default -- to the default on america act. i risked my life in combat because i believe in this

country and our strength and in our compassion. and this bill falls far short of those american values. in new york alone, my home state, it threatens food assistance to 5 4,000 people and cuts pre-- 54,000 people and cuts preschool and child care. it puts at risk meals on wheels for over one million seniors nationwide and would cut $30 billion in support to our veterans. i don't know about my colleagues, but i believe in a country where we don't let our kids and our seniors go hungry. and we never break faith with our veterans. the cuts in this bill are just cruel and they might have catastrophic consequences for american families. in combat it was my sacred duty to make sure we left no one behind. and this bill leaves far too many americans behind.

i implore my colleagues of both parties to instead pass a clean debt ceiling increase. and i ask unanimous consent to add the text of this amendment to the record immediately prior to the vote on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. we're prepared to close. would that be the position of the chairman? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized -- mr. neal: how much time do i have, mr. speaker? the speaker pro tempore: 3 3/4 minutes remaining. mr. neal: i want to thank you, mr. speaker, for your impeccable fairness as you've presided over this chamber, as usual. i want to call attention to the argument i made at the outset as to how we got to where we are today. this is a manageable issue that men and women of good sense and good instinct could come together to find a solution.

the debt to g.d.p. ratio, i understand the argument. but does that take into consideration a pandemic, aid to ukraine, season toking a hostility of -- stopping a hostility of putin's aggression? back to our obligation, for those who voted for the path act here, to come to the aid of our veterans? how about the infrastructure bill that republicans, some of whom voted for? how about the chips act, some of whom these republicans voted for? how about the extraordinary increases in defense spending as china threatens america in the straits of taiwan? south china sea? these are all parts of votes that both parties have cast. there's parts of the obligations that we have to members of the american family. so they suggest, well, if we just chop medicaid, and you know, earlier today, mr.

speaker, it should be noted, this exclamation point that they've added to the argument, that we have no intention of cutting social security or medicare. great. that's nice to hear. but there are members of the republican leadership in the senate who have said precisely the opposite and they would put medicare and social security on the chopping block and our side should not be restrained by calling attention to that, despite the debate that takes place in this change ber. so the -- claim ber. so the spending challenges -- chamber. so the spending challenges we have and the substantial increases that have taken place, that has been an active responsibility based on what happens with putin and president xi and others who would threaten freedom across the globe. when we look at this argument that has been presented to the american people today, i want to ask you about their 401-k plans as they allow this argument to be pursued. the markets are going to begin to reflect this in coming days. whether people are going to pull

back from investment, people are going to pull back from what ordinarily would be an act of good fiscal prudence. and people are begin to pay a great deal of attention to this. and the argument the democrats have offered today is really simple. you and us, we were responsible for these increases in spending. let's have a vote on a clean debt resolution here and then proceed to negotiation. and discussion. i've heard this argument which former president trump never vetoed one spending bill. i've seen this argument when we cut taxes without the help of us by $1.3 trillion in 2001, and by the way, another trillion in 2003 with the subsequent invasion of iraq and afghanistan and a million and a half new veterans, these are our obligations. even though we disagreed by and large with those positions that were adopted by the

then-majority, you recognize the reality that the tally and the credit card is in front of us. when you get the credit card, you don't get to say, well, i don't like the part of the bill that i've run up here, so i'm not going to pay it. or you don't say, i'll only pay this. the bill is in front of us, the full faith and credit of the united states is in front of us. i made reference earlier today to the fiscal probity of the republican party when i first came here. whatever happened to the republican party when it relates to fiscal prudence and probity? we pay our bills and we don't threaten the currency of the united states, where that dollar is recognized everywhere across the globe. and thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from missouri is recognized with four minutes remaining. mr. smith: thank you, thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, we've heard the other side numerous times today to say that we need to just pick up and pass a blank check debt limit increase.

the united states senate, which is controlled by the democrats, couldn't even pass what president biden and the house democrats have been suggesting on this floor. if they could, they would have already passed it. but even democrat senators on the other side of the building said they will not support an absolute blank check debt limit because they're concerned about the fiscal state of america. today the contrast could not be clearer. on the one hand we have president biden and washington democrats who have proposed zero solutions for getting america's fiscal house in order or addressing the inflation crisis. for months they have delayed and denied real discussions while they fought to preserve special interest tax breaks for big

banks, corporations and the chinese communist party. on the other hand, republicans stand with working families. we have an actual plan that will rein in runaway spending to fight inflation. it will save taxpayer dollars by canceling handouts to the wealthy and big corporations, and it will grow the economy. the american people are sick and tired of business as usual in washington. with today's vote we are sending a message to the president, it's time to stop your reckless behavior and negotiate. and instead stand up and talk with congress. and deliver for the american people. the american people are demanding it. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. all time for debate has expired.

pursuant to house resolution 327, the previous question is ordered on the bill, as amended. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill to provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i have a explosion to recommit at the desk. the clerk: mr. ryan of new york moves to recommit the bill, h.r. 2811, to the committee on ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 19, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. the question is on the motion. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. the motion is not agreed to. the gentleman from new york. mr. ryan: mr. speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are

ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a five-minute vote on passage of the bill, if ordered, and the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1339. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote they can yeas are 211, the nays are 221. the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 217 and the nays are 215. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the the unfinished business is

vote on the motion of the the gentleman from ohio, mr. latta, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1339 on which the yeas and nays are ordered the clerk will report the title. the clerk: union calendar number 28, h.r. 1339 a bill to require the federal communications commission to review rules and develop position agriculture and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 409, the nays are 11. none recorded as present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the

gentleman from wisk seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent -- the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that the committee on house administration be discharged from further consideration of the h. con. res. 35 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 35 authorizing the use of emancipation hall and the capitol visitors to lei draping ceremony. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the concurrent resolution? without objection, the concurrent resolution is laid on the table.

. . . . >> i ask that the committee be discharged from further consideration of h.res. 328 and ask for its immediate consideration before the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 328. resolution authorizing video recording in the house chamber during a joint meeting of congress for certain educational purples -- purposes. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to consideration of the resolution? without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection.

the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize members of the lions club, rotary club, the organizations who are on capitol hill today. volunteer service is a cornerstone of a successful, strong and healthy community. it's also an important staple of american life. i've been a member of my hometown organization lions club, so i know first-hand the good this club does around the world. to share the impactful work of service clubs and their volunteer, i founded the congressional service organization's caucus.

in 2019 with congressman jimmy panetta of california. earlier today the congressional service organization caucus hosted a member and staff briefing. speakers from lions, rotary and other clubs shared how their members strive to make the world a better place one community at a time. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to join the congressional service organization caucus to ensure service to others remains a viable part of american life for generations to come. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. payne: mr. speaker, i rise today to discuss h.r. 2811, the

limit, save, grow act of 2023. this bill is more proof of the republicans' anti-american agenda. it would create more water and air pollution nationwide. it would cost the country trillions of dollars in taxes. from corporations and the riftest 1% -- richest 1%. it would deny food assistance to hardworking american families who need it. and it would deny american college students and schoolchildren a quality education. republicans only care about budget cuts during democratic administrations. they said nothing when donald trump added $8 trillion to the national debt. thankfully democrats put people over politics. president biden's budget saves trillion of dollars -- trillions of dollars and helps american families.

it is -- it will benefit all americans and it is the plan we need right now. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. carter: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the life of reverend charles stanley, an influential baptist pastor who for more than 50 years preached from first baptist church of atlanta. a native of dry fork, virginia, it was his mother, rebecca, who first introduced him to the bible. his paternal grandfather was also a preacher and at age 14 reverend stanley felt a calling to the ministry. he graduated from the university of richmond with a bachelor's degree in history in 1954 and two years later was ordained at a baptist church. he later became a pastor at churches in hendersonville,

north carolina, fair bornville, ohio, before joining first baptist church of atlanta in 1969 as associate pastor. as a senior pastor at first baptist church of atlanta, he was known as one of the leading american preachers of his time, alongside figures like reverend billy graham. in 1984 he was elected president of the southern baptist convention, the nation's largest protestant denomination. his leadership and dedication to spreading the word of god has impacted many generations of christians. he will be dearly missed by all who knew him. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today to speak up for keeping americans safe at work. on april 28, workers memorial day, we remember all those

workers who lost their lived or business -- their lives or became disabled on the job. in 2001, a worker died every 101 minutes from an occupational injury. congress must take steps so all-americans can go to work without needlessly endangering themselves. 52 years ago we took a leap forward when the occupational safety and health act went into effect. the labor movement fought tirelessly to make it happen. but their work continues today and so must ours. we need osha to expand protections to all industries and all workplace hazards. ms. porter: one person who doesn't return home from work is one too many. i join my friends in labor for fighting for every single worker to have a safe job. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker.

more than -- mr. lamalfa: more unanimous a year after it happened, americans still have not heard the truth about president biden's disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan. it seems this administration would rather pretend the whole affair never happened. the disastrous ill-executed withdrawal cost the lives of 13 american service men. despite this horrific failure, not one person in the state department, military or any federal agency that planned and executed the withdrawal from afghanistan has recionelled -- has resigned as they are in disgrace. no one has apologized. no one has owned up to their mistake. the state department's ignoring a congressional subpoena from the house foreign affairs committee. american people sacrificed blood and treasure in a.f.c. for almost -- in afghanistan for almost two decades. they deserve the truth about what happened. but trying to hide requested information by the state department is preventing the accountability that we should demand. we have to get to the bottom of how the withdrawal from afghanistan went off the rails so our nation does not repeat such things in the future. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i rise today to ask unanimous consent to speak for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thanedar: mr. speaker, i rise today to request support for naming a federal building after the late congressman, john con injuries area -- con injuries -- conyers jr. conyers was a civil right legend, the dean of the house of representatives, and, above all else, a faithful and devoted public servant for the city of detroit. in this house, conyers has many

firsts. he was one of the first members of the congressional black caucus. he was the first african-american to serve on the judiciary committee and to become its chairman. he was the first to introduce the bill making dr. king jr. day a federal holiday. i rise today to ask for your support in naming a federal building after this detroit icon. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, if is cal sanity has -- if is cal sanity has -- fiscal sanity has returned to washington, d.c. i didn't think i was going to live long enough to see this, but today minutes ago the house of representatives passed h.r. 2811, the limit, save and

grow act. we agreed with the majority of the american public that inflation is tied to runaway federal government spending and that it's about time the president realized that his fairyland budget that never, ever, ever balances is actually bad for america. maybe this will bring him to the negotiating table so that when we raise the credit limit on america, on our american credit card, we actually do what we would do in our own households, we would begin to control spending. mr. harris: that's a huge step. it's about time it's happening in washington. mr. speaker, i hope it's not too late. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition? ms. kaptur: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. kaptur: yes, mr. speaker, dangerous budget shenanigans by house republicans play with fire that can blunt economic growth and cruelly hurt thousands and

countless ohioans. speaker mccarthy's roulette creates economic instability that can yield disastrous consequences for students, families, seniors, veterans and public safety across our buckeye state. his plan would endanger public safety and impact public health by shutting down five air control towers in our state. cutting 330 safety inspections in rail, denying 2,000 ohioans admission to opioid treatment. his plan would raise costs for working families and students by eliminating 12,300 preschool and child care slots in ohio. stripping food assistance from nearly half a million ohioans, and making college tuition expensive for 200,000 ohioans and raising housing costs for 23,300 ohioans. how about that for a start. the mccarthy plan is reckless and inches us closer to default. in sum, the mccarthy plan would thwart economic progress and

should be shelved for a commonsense, bipartisan solution that serves all of america. let's put people before politics. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from virginia rise? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to underscore the pressing need to protect the full faith and credit of the united states and cleanly raise the debt ceiling. the debt default would be catastrophic for my constituents in virginia's fourth district and for americans across the nation. it would jeopardize social security payments for 98,000 families in my district and disrupt over 160 million dollars a month in social security income. mcclellan mcclellan not to mention -- mrs. mcclellan: not to mention its detrimental impacts on mortgage payment, student loans, car loans and more. yet congressional republicans are holding the american economy

hostage, threatening a default unless their extreme proposals are met. let's be clear. h.r. 2811 or the default on america act would slash funding and limit access to crucial social safety net programs like snap benefits, school funding and child care options. which would disproportionately impact low-income communities and communities of color. not to mention it would immediately rescind $2 billion in funding of veteran medical care, impacting countless veterans and families in our communities. we need to cleanly raise the debt ceiling without strings attached to protect our national security interests. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from hawaii seek recognition? ms. tokuda: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. tokuda: i rise today to congratulate hawaii-born sasha,

more famously known as sasha kobe, on being crowned the winner of rupaul's drag race season 15. i am so proud that a fellow winward girl hailing from the homesteads of hawaii has earned title of america's next drag star. from the very beginning of the competition, sasha, a seasoned drag legend, drew upon her ethnic heritage and childhood trauma as sources of inspiration for her performances. throughout, she respected her hawaiian culture, talking about the legacy she's building for our home state and about being mahu. in ancient hawaiian days, the mahu were considered extraordinary individuals of male and female spirit who brought their healing powers to oahu from tahiti. transpeople are among the most revered members in the hawaiian community. amongst attacks that target trans people and drag queens, her win is not only well deserved, it gives us all hope. congratulations to sasha, you are a leader, you are a proud

mahu and every drag queen's favorite drag queen. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from oregon rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> i rise in opposition to the default on america act. this dangerous bill is nothing more than an attempt to extract extreme concessions to poison our environment and hurt working families. to ex-trart those concessions republicans cowl push us headlong into recession. if we default on our debt, 84,000 families in my district alone would have their social security benefits affect. and small businesses in oregon's sic district could be forced to

pay and additional $2,500 in total loan payments. this bill is d.o.a. in the senate which give miscolleagues the chance to go back to the drawing board and present a clean debt ceiling bill. i urge them to take this opportunity to do right by the american people. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> as west michigan's congresswoman, it's my top prior toy support the next generation. that means regularly engaging with kids and students across the district. i have heard from so many young people, having them write to me about the need to protect endangered species in. direct response to their concerns i chose to co-sponsor the bipartisan manatee protection act. manatees are wonderfully intelligent animal theisms can

be over 12 feet long and hold their breath under water for 20 minutes. there are only 6,500 west indian manatees left in the waters off the coast of florida. this piece of legislation will give the west indian manatee the protprotection status they desee and ensure they do not go extinct forever. it's time to take action. thank you, students, for sharing your passion for animals and love of our world. i heard you and i'm responding to you. i yield back the remainder of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks p. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognize for one minute. >> as parents we only want the best of fur -- best for our kids. that's why i speak before you today not only as a member of congress but as a mom. who is terrified about sudden cardiac arrest and its effect on

our children. the odds of surviving cardiac arrest remain low when they occur outside the hospital setting. such as on the soccer field. i can't imagine what it would feel to get that call as a parent. i'm proud to announce i have introduced the access to a.e.d.'s act my bipartisan legislation that would reduce deaths if sudden cardiac arrest my legislation would establish a grant program for schools they can use to buy and maintain life-saving a.e.d.'s, develop cardiac emergency response plans and provide crucial c.p.r. and a.e.d. training. our children's well being is not up for a political debate. all children's lives are put on the line when sudden cardiac arrest hits and we have a responsibility as congress members, as parents, as american citizens to ensure that every child has a chance to survive

sudden cardiac arrest. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognize for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. johnson: i rise to announce this week i'm re-enter deucing the fair act, the forced arbitration injustice repeal act. forced arbitration has been a concern of main for some time because powerful corporations have stripped away american's right to have their day in court. these forced arbitration clauses are everywhere. americans sign away their right whence they buy a cell phone or sign and employment contract. they are forced into arbitration, a private, for-profit dispute resolution process that bans claimants from banding together and where the deck is stacked against the little guy. that's why i have been championing this legislation

since 2007 and momentum has shifted in our favor. just last year, president biden signed a law invalidating forced arbitration clauses in disputes about workplace sexual harassment and assault. that's progress. but we have more work to do. we need to restore americans' right to use the court system and in doing so reinvigorate important civil rights, employment and consumer protections in this country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. titus: thank you. on october 1, 2017, my district experienced this deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history after a gunman opened four at the route 91 harvest festival in las vegas. 58 lives were lost and two

victims have died since then. the shooter injured thousands and more than 800 survivors sustained severe injuries and unimaginable trauma that stays with them the rest of their lives. in the years that followed this legal aid center of southern nevada, under the leadership of the honorable barbara buckley, became a model for sit cities across the clint grappling with the same kind of hardship my office took notice and i pushed for and got $3 million in federal funding to help build and develop a vegas strong resiliency center to continue serving these victims. tenniel perera was on the hill today to accept an award from the congressional crime survive yrs and justice -- survivors and justice caucus. i nominated him for the award.

this center has helped keep vegas strong and moving forward. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, from cropping tobacco if fields, to now walking the halls of congress, i'm grateful to work for the people of north carolina's first congressional district and our future generations. we are a little over 100 days into the 118th congress and i've rolled up my sleeves to work hard for eastern north carolina, rural america and the american people. mr. davis: my highest priority remains the people of north

carolina's first congressional district. i have traveled from elizabeth city to henderson, greenville to columbia, and everywhere in between, visiting all 19 counties. while there i pushed to expand medicaid and stood up for our farmers. i'm proud to sponsor three congressional pieces of legislation and sponsor 40 bipartisan pieces of legislation. our office has already resolved over 200 constituent case. i look forward to continuing working to guarantee future generations can live the american dream in eastern north carolina. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? >> address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: when i was in my district commemorating and celebrating eid and of course

with my many constituents who have just had ramadan, i met the leader, one of the leads of the sudanese community. and clearly this crisis in sudan deserves our attention. i rise today to express -- express great concern for the people of sudan and the peace they were attempting to implement. i ask for the united states to be diligent in seeking to cease a ceasefire, permanent ceasefire between two fighting generals. who have nothing to do but to fight over power. we must be concerned about women, children and families. i've been to sudan during the horrible genocide in darfur. i know they have much to overcome. i've been to south sudan with the right to return. now it's time for peace. we have brought out our foreign officers but we must also try to secure the americans that are there.

sudan deserves peace and the united states must be engaged in peace iforts. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 9, 2023, the gentleman from michigan, mr. bergman is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. bergman: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. bergman: i am grateful tore leading this special order to discuss the ongoing efforts to tackle our national debt and the looming debt ceiling crisis. since my first day in office, some seven-plus years ago, i have said that one of the single greatest threats to our national security is the federal government's reckless,

uncontrolled spending. this is now more obvious than ever. to be clear, it is essential that the united states honors its debts and pays back every single dollar that we have borrowed. however, this cannot come without reforms to fix the unsustainable and dangerous spending habits that threaten our long-term solvency. the limit, save, grow act, which i'm happy to say the house approved only moments ago is a good faith, middle of the road approach to raising the debt ceiling while reining in, and i repeat, beginning to really rein in, unnecessary wasteful federal spending. included in the bill are popular provisions which would reclaim billions in unspent covid funds

now that the pandemic is over. it would defund president biden's army of 7,000 new i.r.s. agents. it'll strengthen the work force. lower energy costs. and end the era, again, of reckless spending in washington, d.c. all while protecting veterans, social security, medicare, and national defense. i am grateful to be joined by several of my colleagues that are here tonight to further discuss this issue and i urge the administration to come to the table sooner rather than later to address the debt ceiling and begin the necessary reining in of spending. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield to my colleague from california, mr. lamalfa, three minutes.

mr. lamalfa: i appreciate the time this evening. thank you to my colleague from michigan for leading us on this and for being a fighter in the trenches on what we are talking about. indeed, talking about the nation's debt issues, the necessary measure we have of having to extend the debt limit as the dollars have already been committed. they've already been spent. we have to pay for them. so the limit, save, grow act is a responsible way to try to turn the tide on what had been much spending over the last few years that has extended our national debt to just unthought of numbers, over $31 trillion. but in this measure we're weeking -- speaking of this evening here, really, since january, the democrats and president have tried to claim falsely that republicans have no plan. we've been talking about a plan they are whole time. the difference is, they don't want to sit down and talk with

us about how to meld their ideas with our. so this week we released -- released our plan and today we passed it. as always, the house republicans have consistently argued for reasonable, preresponsible debt limit increases. a couple of spending reductions in order to move toward eventually balancing this budget. it's absurd the democrats now demand unilateral increases to our nation's debt and blame the republicans for asking. this bill saves americans $4.5 trillion other the next decade. it will limit spending to 2022 levels which we operated on four months ago. it does allow for 1% annual growth in federal spending over the next 10 year. for those that want to spend more it's still bit in but at a flatter rate, flattening the curve on spending. if we'd been able to hold that for the last 0 years we'd be

close to a balanced budget. also included in the bill are important clawbacks for includen unspent covid funds. when people see that these unspent covid fundses are sitting there, then -- funds are sitting there, then they covet them. you have everybody coming in asking, can we shift these covid relief funds to some other pet project? and that is not what was intended at the time when we had a crisis, however much of that crisis might have been exacerbated by false information or what have you. but this indeed, the opportunity to take $60 billion of unspent funds and pull them back and indeed have better conversations in a budget and an appropriation process, not an emergency as was covid, it would be much better off for all of us. so, as we know, the pandemic is over. this money has not been spent. and it should be rescinded without delay. that's what we did today in this piece of legislation, the limit,

save, grow act. also included in the bill is our lower energy costs act, which has already passed with bipartisan support previously. it lowers energy costs for american families and modernizes our outdated permitting process. house republicans plan -- house republicans' plan is economically sound and allows for a debt limit increase of $1.5 trillion, to pay our bills. it's a reasonable, responsible plan that will benefit all americans. this body deliberates on the merits of this legislation, has passed this legislation. the u.s. responsibly did not -- did a job -- did its job on a debt kreeling to pay its already -- ceiling to pay its already incurred bills. the spending of the past few years can't become the permanent way of business of this house or of washington, d.c. we cannot afford even more high-speed debt on bills pretending to be covid fixes, about infrastructure, that

actually isn't infrastructure, or massacre aiding as a fix for inflation. it's now on the democrats in the senate and the white house to meet with house republicans at the negotiating table to actually come to a solution. the stall tactics by senate leader schumer and president biden to run out the clock and do a last-minute crisis debt limit bill with a christmas tree of goodies that only cause more crushing debt cannot be the way of doing business here. never before in our nation's history has a debt ceiling been raised without also spending reductions to go along with it. it's a negotiation. so this time should be no different. so we must demand that the senate come to the table and the white house negotiate by us getting legislation out of this body here, now the ball's in their corner. it's time for them to look at our document and come up with their ideas and sit down and do as these bodies are supposed to

do in front of the american people, not on zoom, not behind masks, not remotely, but in front of everybody, and make a product that we can all be proud of. and at least live with and move towards balance in our budget longer term. this is what house republicans are trying to do, not all the stuff we heard about, oh, it's going to take away from this and that and the poor and every -- every other group you can name here. it doesn't even touch all that. we've already spent the money. we have to have the debt ceiling increase and be responsible in the spending as we go along. so what would be wrong with that?.

>> mr. speaker, when we talk about debt ceiling limits, as my colleague stated, we have already spent the money. now it's time to pay our bills. and when you think about how that all starts, it starts about -- with responsible spending and allocation of funds on the front end. mr. bergman: knowing that there are limits. but, you know, in my first term in the 115th congress, as a member of the budget committee, i still remember very starkly a data point that was given to us as new members of the committee. and the subject was, improper payments by the federal government. and seven years ago that number

was $150 billion a year in improper payments by the federal government. so when we talk about limiting debt and we talk about clawing back funds that have already been appropriated and are sitting in accounts, we always have to consider the fact that are we as the federal government really managing the expenditure of the dollars? and if -- because of the fact that there is no incentive within federal bureaucracies to attack improper spending, we haven't addressed the entire problem. so when you think about an example of what that $150 billion annually would mean in improper payments, think about

-- an example would be if a person who, god rest their soul, has deceased, but yet their social security check still comes or other checks come. you know, there is an end game for that. but another example would be that a person is receiving a check for $1,000 that really should be for $100. that's just air. so we need to look inside ourselves, within the bureaucracy, within the federal government to cut down the improper payments. because we have to look at the debt control, if you will, and the debt reduction, or as you've heard other people say, bending the curve down to a reasonable rate of repaying our debts without increasing the debt and increasing the unnecessary wasteful expenditures. we have to figure out a way to

incentivize the good, hardworking folks within our government bureaucracies to take a closer look at all those things and be part of solutions that are going to benefit our country as a whole and all of its citizens. so i would like to conclude by just saying, we got a great start here about 30 minutes ago when we passed the limit, save, grow act. and this is just the next first step towards hopefully fruitful, honest, thoughtful negotiations with the white house to make us begin to be able to bends that curve -- bend that curve of wasteful spending. so with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the rest of my time.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 9, 2023, the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. santos, for 30 minutes. mr. santos: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to address my first 100 days in congress. as a freshman member of congress, we arrive in d.c. with a mr. smith goes to washington mentality. as we walk through the halls for the first time, you realize that you are now a part of history.

like any new kid on the block, there's a learning curve. although my learning curve might be slightly different compared to others, what i can say is that mistakes will be made, lessons learned, but speaking as a freshman, try to give yourself a grace period and learn to grow. despite everything, i have learned and grown over the past 100 days in congress. if only i could figure out how to navigate the raburn building. in 100 days, little did i know that i would introduce 11 bills of my own, be a co-sponsor of 63 bills seend three of those -- see -- and see three of those bills pass in the house. each of us, both reallies and democrats, -- both republicans and democrats are here because we individually believe -- democrats, are here because we individually believe that we can improve not only our congressional districts but our country. we may not always agree, but

like any freshman member, i am learning to find some common ground. one thing that is financially hurting not just my constituents but all new yorkers is the state and local taxes, also known as salt. the first bill i introduced is h.r. 1260, salt relief act. the state of new york's top marginal individual income tax rate is 10.9%, making it the third highest top marginal income tax rate in the country after california and hawaii. my constituents who specifically reside in nawca -- naussau county, pay some of the highest taxes in the country. my salt bill aims to increase the 10,000 cap to $50,000 cap, according to the tax foundation, the average salt amount property tax liability or sealts tax

liability -- sales tax liability reported amongst itemizing filers was $30,227. sadly, due to the $10,000 cap, the average salt deduction was $9,023. i am aware that my district is a combination of affluent neighborhoods with famous constituents like billy joel. but it's not -- but it also includes the middle and working classes. this is not about handing out tax relief to the wealthy, it's about real tax relief for all americans. in addition to my salt bill, i recently introduced the alimoniy relief act -- alimoniy relief act. both of my bills are constituent-driven bills that seek additional deductions for taxpayers who are required to submit government-directed payments. the alimony relief act is a classic example of a constituent who contacted my office

explaining in great detail their issue that they were having with the government. and asking for my assistance. the issue is that they are paying income taxes on money they won't be able to spend themselves. for state tax purposes, alimony may be taxable income to the recipient and tax deductible to the individual obligated to pay spousal support. my alimony bill aims to implement that tax deduction for federal purposes. most of my bills are to provide economic relief, not just to my constituents, but to all americans. if we take a deep dive into the amount of foreign aid that the united states provides to countries who apply m barbaric practices to those based on gender or sexual orientation, my

bill, h.r. 2404, and h.r. 1736, both send a clear message that we should be standing up to countries that enforce policies that limit individuals to freely exercise any religion, enrolling in or attending any educational institution. for example, in 2019 the foreign assistance statistic by country is staggering. i will not read off every country, but afghanistan, we were providing them with a grand total of $4.8 trillion. to break it down, that's $1.2 trillion-plus for economic aid and $3.6 trillion-plus pardon me, billion aid since the united states withdrew from afghanistan. restrictions on women's rights increased exponentially,

including freedom of speech. in addition, institutions designed to support human rights were either shut down or severely limited. another accomplishment since the republicans took back the house, we have made great strides with putting an end to covid-19. we passed a resolution terminating the covid-19 national emergency declaration, passed the pandemic is over act, in addition i have introduced a bill called h.r. 2631, the medical information nuance accountability judgment act. medical freeman is an absolute right and any federal government should not impose a mandate that requires individuals to receive a vaccine that has not been properly authorized by at least 10 years. 6 my bill would help re-- my bill would help restore our military readiness as a result of the biden administration's

vaccine mandate, more than 3400 men and women were being involuntarily separated. under the minage under this act. i can say it's important. republicans have been putting policy first and reversing bad policies if the biden administration. last week we passed the protection of women and girl's sports act. i joined my colleagues to co-sponsor a bill that protects biological women in sports. over the last couple of years, biological women have been on the receiving end of an unfair disadvantage by competing against transgender male athletes.

while the democrats call this unfair, we call it what it is, robbing women of their hard-earned athletic achievements. i'm proud to have sponsored the parent bill of rights. since house republicans have taken the majority we continue to build a future that allows for parents to be the primary stake holders in their childrens' education. we are making their voices heard. every parent has the right to know what their children are being taught. be updated on their school's budget. their spending. and most importantly, when there's a violent activity at school. one one of the first bill us proudly co-sponsored was the rein in inflation act. sips president biden was sworn

into office we have seen reckless government spend, historically high inflation that's harming the livelihoods of the american people. and small businesses who are still recovering from the pandemic. we demand transparency from the -- we demand transparency if the administration and this bill would require the office of management and budget to prepare a report including inflationary effects for any executive action with an estimated impact of at least $1 billion. the white house must report these findings to congress each year to increase transparency over their actions. if i had learned anything in the past 100 days, it is that being a member of congress goes beyond spending time in our nation's capital. spending as much time in our congressional district as possible is a major key to success. as i split my time between

washington, d.c., and my district, there's one thing i can say for certain. our best government is local. the mayors and the other local government workers truly know what is best for their communities. and what kind of funds are needed from both the state and federal level. it is my goal to do all that i can to bring back funding to local towns in my district that will better their communities. since opening my district office, i cannot begin to say how grateful i am for their hard work and their commitment to helping my constituents directly. with real issues and assisting them with requests that we can provide at the federal level. my office has received 238 cases and resolved 143 of them. the top issues in new york's third congressional district are

passports and immigration. as a reminder, this is a freshman office and i do anticipate that the more we help, the more people will walk through our doors. i personally have taken constituent calls, some good, some not so good. but that's -- at the end of the day that's part of the job and there's not much i can do about it. whether they vote for you or not, you are their member of congress. and you work for them. i commonly say i have 700,000 employees. employers, pardon me. and i work for each and every one of them. during my time in the district, i have met with local government officials and discussed their concerns affecting their communities. it has been a privilege to work clap rah tyly with them and help secure federal funding to help better our communities. the cities and towns of ny-3, asking for federal assistance

includes sense point, old westberry, port washington, bell grave, greatneck and farmingdale. the requests are centered around water fit ration, public safety and water infrastructure. these are issues that many communities face and while they may not sound flashy, these are the matters of public health and the lives of our constituents and a god-given right to clean water. one of the benefits of living in new york's third congressional district is having the privilege of honoring the dedicated men and women of the u.s. coast guard sector long island and sector new york. while most of us take it for granted, the u.s. coast guard carries out more than just search and rescue missions. they protect our border and they are the law enforcement branch of the u.s. armed forces. having recently spent some time touring the eden's neck station, all i could think of was how i

can do more for them. the coast guard has made great strides in up-to-date equipment, yet they're still severely underfunded. their search and rescue operations have increased over 30% and sadly fatalities have gone up 20% since covid. you see, mr. speaker, in new york's third congressional district we have a lot of water activity. and with that it created this new boater community that drove folks to the water in the absolute boredom of the pandemic. so that also increased the work activity for our coast guard. they mention that at -- that there are boaters that are -- pardon me. they mentioned there are things boaters can do that can easily prevent some of these rescues, including buying a high frequency radio for your boat

which allows communications between other boats and most importantly, the coast guard. another thing that i took away from our tour, and i will continue to state it publicly is, dress for the water, not the weather. although it may be 80, 90 degrees outside, the water is still 40 degrees. so 15 minutes in the water and hypothermia kicks in and that justs werens the odds of successful rescue. what i may be saying tonight may sound boring, but part of the job is about listening. a reminder that these unsung heroes safely evacuated over 500,000 people from manhattan toughs cape new york city during 9/11. and now -- to escape new york city during 9/11. and now they are facing offshore turbines which pose a major threat for the coast guard. having priestly stated that

there's been an increase in search and rescue operations, mainly due to the pandemic, having approximately 3,000 offshore wind turbines will pose a real problem for future search and rescues. those in favor say aye helicopters have to carefully traverse a waterway during a rescue without getting caught up in wind turbines. in addition to coast guard vessels having difficulty with their radar capabilities navigating in and around the windmills. i would also like to add that the construction of these turbines can take up to 15 to 20 years to build. resulting in an expected 1,800 transits up the hudson river from the port of n.y. out to the sea. this place is a huge responsibility on the shoulders on the -- this places a huge responsibility on the shoulders of the coast guard to ensure the safety of all types of boaters and vessels. when meeting with members of the coast guard there was something that stuck out and it is their personal well being. men and women sometimes carry

out very serious and dangerous missions at sea which can be long and lonely. they sometimes have difficulty finding mental health services due to a limited budget. some are utilizing food pantries and are unable to afford housing. besides our gratitude we should be doing more to invest in the coast guard. they protect our seacoast, the economic and security interests abroad and above all saving thousands of lives per year. this friday evening we will be announcing new york third's congressional district winner of the 2023 congressional art competition. since i have been in washington, i have always been amazed by the plethora of talent from high school students whose art hangs in the canon tunnel heading toward the capitol. i look forward to meeting with the students, learning about their talents, hearing about their next steps in life.

water contamination is probably the last thing that one might associate with lang i-- with long island. unfortunately, it's a fact. a local village in new york city's -- in new york's third district, farmingdale, has been plagued with an ongoing water contamination issue which has been declared an emergency since july of 2021. recently, i met with the mayor of farmingdale, along with an environmental advocate, to discuss the ongoing issue. the strides they are making, and the federal assistance requests to ease the financial burden on the taxpayers. in my district, the water contaminants, including pfas, which are also known as forever chemicals, are impacting the water supply wells which operate nearly two million gallons per day. this opened my eye and made me truly see the positive side of public service.

when political differences can be set aside, we can roll up our sleeves, show how we can find common ground and work together for the greater good. while annapolis has a naval academy, in new york's third district we have the u.s. merchant marine academy. located in kings point, it trains midshipmen -- it trains midshipmen to train as officers in the merchant marine. like the coast guard, the academy needs more than $300 million in federal funds to rehabilitate dilapidated buildings. other long-term projects include the construction of academic buildings and projects to protect the waterfront basin of

rickety piers. since they opened their doors in 1943 on long island, we take great pride in being the home of the merchant marine academy. students come from all across the country to receive a quality education in our backyard. it is my hope to work closely with the academy as well as the department of transportation's maritime administration and see what we can do at the federal level to continue to improve the infrastructure at the academy. these have been the last 100 days from my perspective. but as many of my colleagues have already said, we've only just begun. one final item before i wrap up. i want to talk about neuropathy. neuropathy is a medical condition that results in damage to the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. those who suffer from neuropathy experience weakness and numbness

which typically occurs in the hands or feet. this can be incredibly painful and debilitating. and many are unable to live normal lives. this is also known as the suicide disease. due to limited effective treatments and that there is no cure. in february, i brought a guest to attend the state of the union who suffers from neuropathy. he's a former volunteer firefighter named michael weinstock, who was assigned to the bucket brigade at ground zero. his responsibilities with the bucket brigade included finding survivors and removal rubble from the world trade center. in 2016, the world trade center health program was petitioned to add peripheral neuropathy to its list of covered conditions which it declined to do.

in 2017, an fdny responder again petitioned the program to add peripheral neuropathy to its covered conditions list. unfortunately, the world trade center health program declined to update its list a kecked time, citing insufficient evidence. it is sad that a bill is needed to be introduced in the first place on this floor. my staff and i are in the process to find out why neuropathy is not recognized as a valid condition under the world trade center health program. while the timeline for adding a condition is is painfully slow, it is frustrating as my constituents and others who were impacted directly by the events of 9/11 simply cannot wait any longer. as a member of congress, i can think of nothing more important than honoring our 9/11 first responders and see that

neuropathy be included as a medical condition that it is covered in the world trade center health program immediately. my first 100 day, i can say without doubt that serving in congress is a great honor. humbling. and as any commitment to public service should be. i'm the house g.o.p. will achieve in the days and months ahead. our commitment to america will not waiver. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield mr. santos: i move to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: those in favor say aye, those opposed,

no. athe ayes have it. accordingly the house s adjourned until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.