Effects of the Gop's Cuts on New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District

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Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District to highlight how the House GOP's debt limit demands will hurt our families. If the Republicans' bill is adopted into law, then over 20,000 families in our district will be affected by cuts to lifelines like SNAP.

While the House Republicans leave town for Memorial Day, they are at the same time targeting 9,000 veterans in our district whose VA health resources will be cut, making it more difficult for them to access the care that they deserve.

The Republicans' legislation would also devastate our public schools, cutting Federal funds that help support the education of over 100,000 students in our district.

Meanwhile, the 98,000 households in New Jersey that spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent--working families--would face severe cuts to the Federal housing assistance programs that enabled them to stay in their homes.

While House Democrats support investing in our communities, the House Republicans are looking to burn them with deep cuts to these essential programs.

I stand with House Democrats in opposing the House GOP's reckless and cruel cuts, and I urge Speaker McCarthy to bring his Members back to have a vote on this important deal.

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