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On the recordJuly 3, 2025
Mr. Speaker, the bill before us takes food and drink from the mouths of the poor. It takes healthcare from the sick. A vote for this bill betrays these Gospel teachings, and in our hearts all of us know it.
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Donald Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Beyer criticizes the bill for harming the poor and contradicting Gospel teachings.

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