Says Majority continues to govern by crisis while failing to deliver on health care, immigration, and disaster relief despite bipartisan consensus
"Much like the proposals before it, this continuing resolution is not the product of bipartisan negotiations. It was written solely by the Majority without a single Democratic fingerprint anywhere on the bill. We were not asked for our input when it was written in a back room. But since its public release just hours ago, the Majority has been asking for our support. But that's not how this works," said Slaughter. "This continuing resolution turns a blind eye to victims who are still in desperate need of help in the wake of some of the worst hurricanes, mudslides, and wildfires our nation has ever experienced. And to 700,000 DREAMers who remain at risk of being deported following
"We are marching toward another government shutdown. And the American people and the world are once again forced to wonder whether the greatest superpower on the planet can keep the lights on. This is no way to run the government of
Slaughter's full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are included below:
This chamber finds itself in much the same position it was in on
That's rushing to consider another one of the Majority's short-term continuing resolutions with just days to spare until the great government of
Their latest proposal, which is the fourth continuing resolution since the end of the last fiscal year in September, would run through
And if past is prologue, we could very well find ourselves right back here then to consider yet another short-term spending bill as the Majority goes from one self-imposed crisis to the next. And much like the proposals before it, this continuing resolution is not the product of bipartisan negotiations.
It was written solely by the Majority without a single Democratic fingerprint anywhere on the bill.
We were not asked for our input when it was written in a back room. But since its public release just hours ago, the Majority has been asking for our support. But that's not how this works.
The Majority cannot craft this bill solely among itself, fail to address matters that we all agree we need to take action on, and then criticize us for not supporting this partisan proposal.
This stop-gap measure continues to chip away at the Affordable Care Act by targeting some key funding mechanisms under the law. Since the Majority has waived the rules requiring these provisions to be paid-for, they amount to a massive tax cut for the health insurance industry. This comes on the heels of the Majority's tax cut for the wealthy and corporations, which represents the largest transfer of wealth from working families to the wealthy that our nation has ever seen.
That is a bill that made tax cuts for corporations permanent. The continuing resolution before us today includes only a temporary reauthorization of the
M. /Speaker, why has the Majority given permanent tax cuts to corporations but it is unwilling to give permanency to children in need of health care?
The Majority believes a temporary reprieve on CHIP will force us to vote for this misguided plan. But what about
This continuing resolution turns a blind eye to victims who are still in desperate need of help in the wake of some of the worst hurricanes, mudslides, and wildfires our nation has ever experienced.
And to 700,000 DREAMers who remain at risk of being deported following
What has the Majority prioritized instead of crafting a long-term spending bill that deals with these urgent issues? Ideological crusades like undermining financial reform laws and attacking women's health.
A separate bill on the floor today, H.R. 2954, would weaken the
Another measure that will be considered this week, H.R. 4712, tries to shame and scare doctors out of providing constitutionally-protected abortion services.
All the while, the Majority has been ignoring the elephant in the room.
We are marching toward another government shutdown.
And the American people and the world are once again forced to wonder whether the greatest superpower on the planet can keep the lights on. This is no way to run the government of
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