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On the recordNovember 21, 2025
Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. Salazar for withdrawing her words, and let's get on with this discussion about socialism. Instead of legislating and doing the work to tackle real problems-- Americans face the skyrocketing cost of groceries, rising rents, and mortgage payments. Republicans have always opposed Medicaid and Medicare. They have been undermining it since day one, and they do not want to fix the catastrophic economic policies of this administration. Mr. Speaker, I want you to know that this administration is responsible for the situation that we find ourselves in with this failing economy. The Trump administration must take the credit for what is happening with the loss of food for our children, for a limited period of time, before we fought to get it back. Mr. Speaker, I haven't finished, but I vote ``no,'' and I want you to vote ``no'' because this is absolutely unnecessary.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Addressing economic issues and criticizing the Trump administration's policies.

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