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On the recordMay 21, 2025
Mr. Speaker, the Republicans may think that they can hide what they are doing to the American people by voting on this one big, bad, beautiful, BS bill in the middle of the night. They need to think again. I represent Las Vegas. That is a 24-hour town. My constituents are up. They are not asleep. They are working, and they are watching. They can see my Republican colleagues cutting benefits for families while cutting taxes for billionaires. They can see them taking away food from children and healthcare from women. They can see my friends on the other side of the aisle stripping funds from renewable energy, Medicaid, and public education. They are not asleep. They are not blind. Their eyes are wide open. Republicans can say whatever they want to, but my constituents are watching what they are doing.
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Dina Titus
Democratic · Nevada

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Addressing Republican actions affecting American families and public services.

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