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ADDRESSING CONSTITUENTS' MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES

HealthcareGun PolicyTaxesTradeHousingSocial Security

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On 2025-03-27, Representative Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8) delivered a floor speech titled "ADDRESSING CONSTITUENTS' MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES" in the House. The speech addressed healthcare and also covered gun policy, taxes.

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ADDRESSING CONSTITUENTS' MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025)] [House] [Pages H1320-H1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] ADDRESSING CONSTITUENTS' MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES (Mr. MENENDEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, more than 700,000 New Jerseyans sent me here to be their voice in Congress and to address the challenges they face each and every day. Many of those constituents have sent me messages advocating for what is most important to them. Thousands have written asking me to protect Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid. Hundreds more wrote about the rising costs of childcare and housing. Many have asked me to stop the scourge of gun violence in our communities. Not a single person, not one, wrote about loosening regulations on their commercial walk-in coolers and refrigerators. Why, then, are those the bills that Republicans brought to the floor this [[Page H1321]] week? Maybe it is because Republicans don't have solutions to the challenges that most Americans are facing. Maybe it is because the Republican budget slashes billions of dollars from Medicaid and food assistance to the most vulnerable amongst us. Maybe that is why they prefer to talk about refrigerators. House Democrats, on the other hand, continue to present an alternative to the American people and fight for the progress that they deserve. Democrats are ready to lower the costs of childcare by expanding the number of childcare facilities across the country. We are pushing for record new investments in affordable housing and incentives for first-time home buyers. That is what the American people are asking for, and that is what House Democrats are fighting for. ____________________

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ADDRESSING CONSTITUENTS' MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025)] [House] [Pages H1320-H1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] ADDRESSING CONSTITUENTS' MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES (Mr. MENENDEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, more than 700,000 New Jerseyans sent me here to be their voice in Congress and to address the challenges they face each and every day. Many of those constituents have sent me messages advocating for what is most important to them. Thousands have written asking me to protect Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid. Hundreds more wrote about the rising costs of childcare and housing. Many have asked me to stop the scourge of gun violence in our communities. Not a single person, not one, wrote about loosening regulations on their commercial walk-in coolers and refrigerators. Why, then, are those the bills that Republicans brought to the floor this [[Page H1321]] week? Maybe it is because Republicans don't have solutions to the challenges that most Americans are facing. Maybe it is because the Republican budget slashes billions of dollars from Medicaid and food assistance to the most vulnerable amongst us. Maybe that is why they prefer to talk about refrigerators. House Democrats, on the other hand, continue to present an alternative to the American people and fight for the progress that they deserve. Democrats are ready to lower the costs of childcare by expanding the number of childcare facilities across the country. We are pushing for record new investments in affordable housing and incentives for first-time home buyers. That is what the American people are asking for, and that is what House Democrats are fighting for. ____________________