GOP TAX SCAM HURTS WOMEN AND FAMILIES

On 2025-05-20, Representative Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) delivered a floor speech titled "GOP TAX SCAM HURTS WOMEN AND FAMILIES" in the House.

GOP TAX SCAM HURTS WOMEN AND FAMILIES

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 85 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)] [House] [Page H2182] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] {time} 1810 GOP TAX SCAM HURTS WOMEN AND FAMILIES (Mr. SORENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. SORENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise with my colleagues today to call out the House GOP's big billionaire bailout at the expense of my neighbors back home in Illinois-17. Their bill would take away food from hungry families and kick people off their health insurance, all so the richest people who walk the face of the Earth get a bigger tax break. The other side claims to be fiscally responsible, but they are blowing a $5 trillion hole in our national debt to do it. What am I supposed to say to Mary Anne from Morrison, Illinois, who says she can't feed her kids without SNAP, or a veteran like Mike, who stopped in for his one meal a day at the veteran drop-in center in Rockford? Republicans in committee voted unanimously against our amendment that would protect veterans from cuts. They are saying this is about waste, fraud, and abuse? Give me a break. This bill is a disaster for anyone who is struggling to make ends meet, and it will be a disaster for our country, all so the filthy rich get richer. Vote ``no.'' ____________________