$1.8 BILLION SLUSH FUND

On 2026-06-24, Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) delivered a floor speech titled "$1.8 BILLION SLUSH FUND" in the House.

$1.8 BILLION SLUSH FUND

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [House] [Page H4229] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] $1.8 BILLION SLUSH FUND (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, the billionaire bonanza bill that I didn't vote for has resulted in the slashing of health insurance for millions of our fellow citizens. Moreover, that bill gave huge new tax breaks to billionaires. Giant corporations are getting huge tax refunds sent out just now. Our middle class is being kneecapped by rising prices on everything. What is going on here? I must ask President Trump why he unilaterally decided to give $1.8 billion in reparations to the bullies who attacked the Capitol on January 6. His party did nothing to stop him. I got caught up in that mess. That is a whole other story. Meanwhile, his Iran war is costing us about a billion dollars a day. It was supposed to be for 4 days. We are now into day 117, and the flimsy Iran deal seems to have fallen apart. Who proposed $324 billion to Iran? Where are we supposed to get that money? From the American people's health insurance? I think there is something really wrong here. Congress should end these giveaways to billionaires and give tax refunds to the hardworking people of our country. To our colleagues across the aisle, come on, help us out a little bit. It would make a difference to the American people. ____________________