In Response to Crushing Funding Cuts in Extreme Republicans’ Debt Ceiling Proposal, Congressman Trone Asks, “Is This What We Stand For?”
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April 26, 2023
Contact: Sasha Galbreath, Sasha.Galbreath@mail.house.gov
In Response to Crushing Funding Cuts in Extreme Republicans’ Debt Ceiling Proposal, Congressman Trone Asks, “Is This What We Stand For?”
Today, Congressman David Trone (D-MD) delivered remarks on the House floor during the debate on Speaker McCarthy’s Limit, Save, Grow Act (a.k.a. Default on our Debt Act) to cut federal funding to Fiscal Year 2022 levels. The proposal makes a 22% cut across non-defense discretionary funding, which includes domestic law enforcement, national parks, environmental protection, the judicial system, community services, and education:
Full remarks below:
“Mister Speaker, I rise to urge my colleagues to vote 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 will make a 22% cut to our education system, our students, and our nation’s future competitiveness. Is this what we stand for?
“It makes a 22% cut to our VA and law enforcement – including health care for America’s brave and state grants that fund the prosecution of domestic violence cases. Is this what we stand for?
“It makes a 22% cut to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, which helps feed 53% of infants in the US and ensures they have nutritious food to survive. Is this what we stand for?
“It’s certainly not what I stand for. I plan to vote “no” on this legislation. Thank you and I yield back.”
