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Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Floor Speech

Date: May 31, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. MRVAN. Mr. Speaker, I ran for Congress to solve problems, and this legislation averts a crisis. A default would jeopardize millions of people with unemployment, increase interest rates, and put retirees at risk and devastate their 401(k)'s.

A default would also jeopardize numerous investments in the American worker in the 117th Congress, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. That bill not only created jobs but also, with a strong ``buy American'' provision, strengthened our domestic steel and manufacturing base and also allows for our veterans to be protected and provides funds dedicated to the health benefits and resources for the toxic exposures fund.

I appreciate the dedicated work of the administration and my Democratic colleagues.

For my neighbor Gretchen, who had anxiety about her 401(k), this bill supports the American worker. It supports American industry, the steel industry, and it also protects the American Dream. I am voting ``yes.''

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