On the recordMay 25, 2023
Madam Speaker, Ben Franklin said that necessity never made a good bargain. This is necessity. For the first time since 1789, our MAGA GOP friends are putting us at risk of default. However, we have a solution, and it is sitting right here, right next to me. It is a discharge petition, and we only need five of you. Madam Speaker, I see about 80 of my Democratic colleagues in front of me, and I only see one Republican, you. We only need five. So, I welcome you back to Washington. Come on. Join us. Sign the petition. We will keep the lights on, but will you? ____________________
