On the recordMarch 23, 2023
Mr. Speaker, Social Security and Medicare are foundational to our constituents' economic and health security. Republicans have demanded unconscionable cuts to these programs in exchange for raising the debt limit and paying our Nation's bills. Some of my Republican colleagues have recently changed their rhetoric and now say that they don't want to eviscerate Social Security and Medicare benefits. Mr. Speaker, I am offering my friends the opportunity to back up their newfound position. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 1315
