Donald Beyer

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize the extraordinary work of Good360, an organization located in the heart of my district in Alexandria, Virginia. This organization plays a vital, yet often overlooked, role in reducing the impact of large-scale emergencies and disasters across the United States. As the second largest nonprofit in the Nation, Good360 is leading the way in providing responsible and efficient distribution of unused goods to communities affected by disasters and crises. Good360 is meeting disaster-driven challenges head-on, heading up a nationwide network of nonprofit partners and corporate donors to deliver essential products to individuals and families in times of crisis. Through continuous coordination and dialogue, Good360 has demonstrated its capacity to serve as a strategic partner with local governments, relief organizations, and corporate leaders in both the immediate aftermath of disasters and throughout the long recovery process. With increasingly frequent and severe weather events, public health crises, and other large-scale emergencies, the ability to respond quickly and efficiently has never been more critical. Good360 and its partners ensure that life-saving assistance and high-quality supplies reach those who need them most. Good360 collaborates with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Donations Unit as well as a wide range of national nonprofits and local community organizers to fill critical gaps in disaster response and recovery by leveraging private sector resources. Moreover, Good360's preparedness model reduces waste, improves efficiency, and strengthens the capacity of frontline communities to withstand and recover from future disasters. Good360's innovative use of advanced data and resource matching technology accelerates donation routing and optimizes logistics. This system enables the delivery of critical goods up to three times faster, while minimizing environmental impact and ensuring that the right products reach the right communities at the right time. Mr. Speaker, I commend Good360 for its dedication to disaster recovery, preparedness, and innovation. Their extraordinary work exemplifies the spirit of National Preparedness Month--it is a reminder that true readiness is built on effective partnerships, creative solutions, and neighbors helping one another. As we prepare for the challenges ahead, I encourage my colleagues to support initiatives like those sponsored by Good360, which make a measurable difference in disaster resilience and recovery across our Nation.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, from the Gospel of Matthew: ``For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came unto me.'' ``Inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of my brothers, you have done it unto me.'' Mr. Speaker, the bill before us takes food and drink from the mouths of the poor. It takes healthcare from the sick. A vote for this bill betrays these Gospel teachings. In our hearts, all of us know it.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Jordana Zubkoff for twenty years of outstanding service to this House in several administrative and support roles. She lives in Arlington, VA, and I am proud to represent her here in Congress. Ms. Zubkoff is retiring after having lent her talents and skills to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for over twenty years. She started in the Immediate Office for the CAO in 2004, and has also worked for the Finance Immediate Office, Budget Planning and Analysis, and finally in the Office of Payroll and Benefits, starting in 2013. Ms. Zubkoff has provided vast knowledge about payroll calculations and impeccable attention to detail; her reconciliations, tax calculations, and customer service in service to House offices and employees, has helped to ensure that their employees have been paid accurately while adhering to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. House of Representatives standards. Her expertise, experience, and courteous attentiveness enabled her to be an invaluable asset to the House of Representatives over the years. Ms. Zubkoff is well respected by her coworkers and colleagues. Ms. Zubkoff is a big fan of traveling; she has gone on many trips over the years including Panama, Australia, and a surprise birthday cruise this year to South America. Her favorite souvenirs from these trips are jewelry made by regional artists with local materials. In her retirement, she plans to travel with her family, including her sister, niece, and nephew. I congratulate Ms. Zubkoff, and I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking her for her distinguished service to the House and the Nation it serves. I wish her all the best as she begins this new chapter in her life.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I seek to recognize the English Empowerment Center (EEC) in Falls Church, Virginia and to congratulate the volunteers, instructors, students, community partners, and many others who will be recognized at the 63rd EEC Recognition Ceremony. The mission of the English Empowerment Center is to teach adults the basic skills of reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English so they can access employment and education opportunities and more fully and equitably participate in the community. EEC provides the crucial first steps of language and literacy proficiency for workplace, citizenship, and community integration to help adults make measurable improvements in their lives. Last year, they served more than 2,000 adult learners, with the help of over 500 volunteers who gave 24,000 plus hours of service. Each year the EEC recognizes students and members of the community who have contributed their time, energy, and resources to achieving the organization's mission. EEC will also award the prestigious Patricia M. Donnelly Merit Scholarship, the Mid Allen Ries Award, and they will also announce the inaugural Gerry E. Connolly Empowerment Award. I include in the Record the following recipients: Community Partners of the Year: Alexandria City Public Schools' Family and Community Engagement Center (FACE), MarginEdge, The Wollenberg Foundation. Volunteers of the Year: Zenaida Bastidas, Gail Gile, Linda Zenker. Student Speakers: Juanita Cadena, Vanessa Fernandez, Shereen Habib. Patricia M. Donnelly Merit Scholarship Recipient: Firoza Omar. Mid Allen Ries Award: Cassandra Kramer. I also want to recognize and include in the Record, those volunteers who are celebrating service anniversaries with EEC. These volunteers are being recognized for the service milestone of years: 25 years: Elizabeth McBurney, Elizabeth Nelson 20 years: Fred Hufford, Julie Kehrli, Judith Penniman 15 years: Margaret Breen, Rebekah Bundang, Janet Fedak, Enebish Sanran, Chris Wollenberg 10 years: Barbara Callen, Keith Clark, Sally Eckard, Linton Favours, Kyle Grieser, Gordon Hay, Linda Johnsen, Melissa Krut, Monica Nunez, Wendy Shapiro, Jody Sweet, Jane Winant, Loren Zander 5 years: Ann Anderson, Sajida Arif, Rana Azad, Kim Baumgartner, Stacey Becker, Stephanie Buchanan, Kobi Carter Eidman, Annette Clayberg, Ida Draim, Ameer Ghaderi, Jeanne Johnson, Ayuko Kimura-Fay, Kathy Larkin, Margery Leveen Sher, Vineeta Malkani, Stacy O'Connor, Rita Povich, Tiffany Taber Prevost, Albert Turri Education continues to be one of life's most essential tools and as we've seen in our own community, literacy is the foundation for unlocking education, career paths, and personal growth at any age. As a lifelong learner and a current student at George Mason University, I know firsthand the power of education. I am deeply grateful to the Center and it's remarkable, participants, volunteers, and staff for championing literacy as a lifelong and life-changing skill. I ask my colleagues to join me in commending the English Empowerment Center and congratulating each of the honorees of the 63rd EEC Recognition Ceremony. I wish all of them great success in their future endeavors.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, people will die. That is not hyperbole. It is reality. When you cut PEPFAR, which is the signature program that President George W. Bush created to eradicate the AIDS epidemic, people will die. OMB Director Russ Vought confirmed that the bill cuts PEPFAR by $400 million. When you cut funding to family planning programs, tens of millions will be denied modern contraceptives, resulting in millions of unintended pregnancies and tens of thousands of preventable pregnancy- related deaths. When you cut funding for international peacekeeping and to people escaping violence, people will die. When we reduce development assistance that ensures people have access to food and clean water, people will die. When you cut money to Ukraine for food security and energy grid resilience, more people will die in their war against the Russian invasion. USAID is our strongest soft power vehicle. Even if you don't care about how many people will die, it is one of our strongest assets to saving money by decreasing military conflict risk. I also want to speak up for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides critical kids' educational programs. Mr. Speaker, this bill is bad for America. People will die.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize June 10th as the DACOR Bacon House Bicentennial Day. With its rich history, the DACOR Bacon House stands as a powerful symbol of our Nation's commitment to diplomacy and the rule of law. The House was built on land previously owned by David Burnes, a Revolutionary War veteran whose other real estate holdings were used for key national landmarks, including the White House and National Mall. The House's site was acquired in 1815 by Tobias Lear V, George Washington's personal secretary and subsequent U.S. Consul General to Algiers. He was also the only person to hear President Washington's final words. ``Tis well.'' The current structure was completed in 1825 by Tench Ringgold, U.S. Marshal and Keeper of the Keys to the Capitol, using enslaved labor. Ringgold helped lead President James Madison and several members of his Cabinet to safety during the British burning of the White House years earlier during the War of 1812. Former Maryland Governor Samuel Sprigg purchased the property for his daughter and nephew William Thomas Carroll, Clerk of the Supreme Court and member of the prominent Carroll family. William Thomas Carroll provided President Abraham Lincoln with the Bible that was used for his first inauguration, which has since become known as the ``Lincoln Bible.'' The House flourished under the ownership of the Carroll Family, during which time they entertained numerous dignitaries. The House later served as the official residence of numerous prominent foreign and domestic figures in the United States, including Russian Imperial Minister Nikolai Shishkin from 1875 to 1878 while he was dispatched to Washington, D.C. as his country's top diplomatic representative to the United States. Chief Justice Melville Fuller and his family resided at the House from 1896 to 1910, during which time the House remained a fixture in Washington, D.C. high society and hosted President Grover Cleveland, President Theodore Roosevelt, and Secretary of War William Howard Taft. Illinois Senator Medill McCormick and his wife, the future Congresswoman Ruth Hanna McCormick, resided in the House during the 1920's when they entertained lawmakers and their spouses. In 1973, the House was added to the National Register of Historic Places, paying homage to its nearly 150 years of contributions to American history and society. Virginia Murray Bacon then established the Bacon House Foundation which worked hand in hand with the Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) Education and Welfare Foundation to establish the DACOR Bacon House Foundation which was tasked with caring for the historic House in perpetuity. On May 23, 1986, Secretary of State George P. Shultz attended the dedication ceremony marking the DACOR Bacon House Foundation's new ownership of the building and charged those present to ``protect and advance the interests and ideals of America.'' Since such time the DACOR Bacon House has served as the headquarters of DACOR, a premier organization of foreign affairs professionals, whose members include ambassadors, Foreign Service Officers, military and intelligence officials, political appointees from both major parties, Members of Congress and their staffs, Peace Corps and International Monetary Fund officials, global business leaders, and other professionals dedicated to promoting American interests and diplomatic relations. Through DACOR and the DACOR Bacon House Foundation, which host regular educational discussions, policy programs, leadership development opportunities, and musical events, the House continues to be a vibrant center of cultural and diplomatic exchange, a museum of American life, and the home of the foreign affairs community. Two hundred years after its construction, the DACOR Bacon House remains a pillar of strength in the President's Neighborhood, pays tribute to the legacy of its prior owners, enslaved workers, and distinguished guests, and serves as a unique prism for understanding the history of both the District of Columbia and the United States of America. I therefore ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me in recognizing the historic importance of the DACOR Bacon House to the history of American diplomacy, the Supreme Court, and Congress. I also wish to recognize both the DACOR Bacon House Foundation and the Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) organization for their decades-long efforts to preserve this unique gem located in the heart of our Nation's Capital.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, our dearly departed friend and colleague Gerry Connolly used to say our job was to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. This bill does the opposite. My Republican friends say this act is about helping the working families in America, but nothing could be further from the truth. This monstrous bill strips healthcare from 14 million Americans and cuts $300 billion in food and nutrition assistance from working Americans while giving a temporary head fake to those working overtime and working for tips. It actually raises taxes on the poorest 20 percent of Americans, exactly the folks my Republican friends pretend it helps. The overwhelming benefits of H.R. 1 flow to the wealthiest Americans, the largest transfer of wealth from working Americans to the rich in the history of our country. Mr. Speaker, Gerry Connolly was a devout Catholic who studied to be a priest. He and I agreed that the essence of this bill sends the opposite of the message of the New Testament, which is to give our lives to help the poor.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for putting this together. I really appreciate it. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the Trump administration's attack on our scientific workforce and on science, specifically at the National Science Foundation, located a few blocks from my home. Today, my colleagues and I introduced a resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the National Science Foundation. We should be enormously proud to support the work of the NSF. Since 1950, the National Science Foundation has helped the U.S. lead the world in science. It supported the research and key investments that helped catalyze the internet, advanced technology for MRI machines, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence. It created American Sign Language, detected gravitational waves that developed LASIK eye surgery, and much, much more. It has been a cornerstone of our scientific education in the United States, providing support from elementary and prekindergarten right through the Ph.D. level. NSF's prestigious awards draw researchers from across the world to come to the United States to do their work and to study. Best for us, they often stay. The same incredible talent is under attack by this President, who is not only recklessly removing our best scientists from the Federal workforce but also defunding science and the scientific research at our Nation's premier institutions. These are exactly the people who create America's future. In his skinny budget request, the President proposed a $5 billion cut to the National Science Foundation, including $1 billion in STEM education and workforce programs. If that budget request is enacted by Congress, this will be a death knell for our innovation economy and for America's future. I have already been alarmed by the workforce cuts the Trump administration has made over the past months. We are losing our best and our brightest. Some might find jobs in the private sector, but many are likely to be poached by other countries. We hear again and again that many countries are trying to recruit our best and brightest. I know this personally because these cuts have heavily impacted my home. I have had hundreds of constituents, thousands, fired or coerced out of the Federal workforce by the toxic environment that DOGE is intentionally creating. These are professionals who have dedicated their talent, their lives, and their scientific expertise to ensure that the National Science Foundation is advancing the most cutting- edge, innovative research proposals. Mr. Speaker, the last thing we should be doing is losing that talent. I am also deeply alarmed at canceled grants and funding at NSF and our scientific agencies. The Trump administration has cut more than $1 billion in awards this year. Many of these grants were terminated for no reason by the administration. One particularly egregious example was an award on improving the effectiveness of teaching students how to do computer science. Really? At a time when we need to increase our domestic AI and STEM focused workforce, we need students to be familiar with the artificial intelligence systems of tomorrow, so that they can contribute to our continued leadership in tech. Mr. Speaker, I keep looking for examples in history on this retreat from knowledge. There were England's Luddites in the early 19th century who fought the use of new textile technology. There was Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution 1966 through 1976 when intellectuals and scientists were labeled the ``Stinking Old Ninth'' and were sent to reeducation camps in the countryside. For 75 years, the National Science Foundation has kept the U.S. at the forefront of science and has made us the envy of the world. The NSF can claim 268 Nobel Prize winners. Yet now we have a President and an administration that is antiscience and antiprogress. Just as we have made investments in projects that are pivotal in artificial intelligence, quantum, and other leading areas at NIH, NOAA, NASA, the CDC, EPA, and, tragically, the National Science Foundation, now is not the time that we stop investing in our future. This is what the Trump administration is doing. I join my colleagues today to stand up for science, to oppose the administration's attacks on the National Science Foundation, and to fiercely champion our investment in science and knowledge for generations to come.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this budget resolution, which is a recipe for economic disaster for our country. Americans have been clear. They want lower prices and an economy that works for them. Yet, at every turn, this administration and my Republican colleagues are doubling down on policies that raise prices, undermine our economy, and make our wealth inequality even worse. Mr. Speaker, I spent much of today with U.S. Trade Ambassador Greer, and it is clear that the administration's myth that tariffs will reshape the economy by bullying our closest allies is nothing more than a fantasy. The Trump tariffs represent the largest tax hike in American history. They have caused chaos in the markets and stripped millions from Americans' retirement plans. Consumer confidence is plummeting, reaching its lowest level in 12 years, and economists are increasingly convinced that we are heading for a recession. This budget will balloon our deficit, leading to higher interest rates. It will slash critical investments and will decimate essential programs that support the people who we represent, all of this to help billionaires and corporations get tax cuts that they do not need and that our country cannot afford.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and recognize Reverend Sarah Yvonne Williams Carr, a truly remarkable woman who has dedicated her life to serving the Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Alexandria Community. Reverend Sarah Carr, a trailblazer who has made history at Ebenezer Baptist Church (EBC) in Northern Virginia, was born on September 19, 1953, in South Carolina. Her family moved to Virginia, where Reverend Carr attended Charles Houston Elementary and Parker Gray High School and joined Ebenezer Baptist Church. It was at Ebenezer that Reverend Carr was first baptized as a child by Reverend A.A. Booker, and again as a teenager when she started her journey with God. As an adult, she shared her vision of becoming a Minister with her mother, Mrs. Sallie Mae Sanders Baker, and other Pastors at Ebenezer, Reverend Lloyd Roberts, Reverend Duane Kay, Reverend James Buck, and Reverend W. Pierce Smith. For over 60 years, Reverend Carr has been a devoted member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, a church with a 144-year history within the Alexandria community. Her spiritual journey began at Ebenezer, and despite receiving her calling many times, she initially ignored it. However, with strong encouragement from Reverend Dr. Albert P. Jackson, her sister Jeanette, other family members, friends, and her late brother, Rice, Reverend Carr became inspired and felt a strong urge to fulfill the calling she had long ignored, thus began her training and educational journey. On November 24, 2024, she made history by becoming the first female Reverend to be ordained at Ebenezer Baptist Church. This achievement is not just a personal triumph, but a testament to Reverend Carr's unwavering dedication, hard work and strong faith. Reverend Carr's journey has been one of a vision, purpose, and service. Before deciding to follow her divine calling, Sarah was a respected leader and worked in various capacities, including Alexandria City Public Schools, the Campagna Center, and the Alexandria Recreational Department. Her decision to pursue ordination is a milestone, not only for her, but for the entire church, and the broader community as we continue to embrace and celebrate women in leadership roles. We thank Reverend Carr for her tireless work, leadership, commitment to help others, and for showing us all what it means to walk in purpose and faith. May God continue to bless her and her work.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I add my thanks and my condolences, and the very real grief of my constituents and neighbors, to what has already been said. We are here today to honor the lives lost on American Eagle Flight 5342 and the brave souls aboard the PAT 25 helicopter. Each of them was more than a passenger and more than a soldier. They were loved ones-- friends, parents, classmates, children, teammates, and colleagues-- whose very presence made the world better. While the flight manifest has not been shared, from the names that have been shared publicly, I want to specifically mention those who lived in the Eighth District of Virginia. They are Vikesh Patel; Staff Sergeant Ryan O'Hara; Olesya Taylor and her daughter, Olivia Ter; Yu ``Joe'' Zhou, Kaiyan Mao, and their son, Eddie Zhou; and members of the Haynos family, Stephanie, Roger, and their son, Cory. We take time to remember them today. I express my deep condolences to their family. I reiterate my heartfelt thanks to the first responders supporting this effort. They heard the call, and they rushed out immediately, risking their lives in the deadly cold and the icy waters of the Potomac as part of the rescue operations. These include the best of Virginia's Eighth. They are the fire departments, emergency management teams, and police departments of the city of Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County, the city of Falls Church, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. I would also like to recognize the Federal agencies working on the recovery and investigation, including the National Transportation Safety Board, the FBI, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Coast Guard, the Army, and all the others who contributed. I thank those from local jurisdictions, including hospitals, mental health providers, and even caring neighbors and support services, who offered on-the-scene support to our emergency responders and who continue to support those impacted. Mr. Speaker, mental health is critically important. I want to stress how many people have been impacted by this tragedy and how important it is that we connect folks to resources and help. Finally, I thank all the air traffic controllers, the MWAA employees, and the DCA employees who have returned to their jobs and worked tirelessly to keep our airspace safe. I know it has to be incredibly difficult, working in close proximity to this tragedy and seeing the recovery efforts while completing their jobs. My heart goes out to them, and we thank them for their professionalism in this trying time. Mr. Speaker, in sorrow and shared humanity, I wholeheartedly support this resolution.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to share the story of a Federal scientist, and a constituent of mine, who has witnessed the impacts of President Trump and Elon Musk's recent firings. He wrote: This week, 168 of my colleagues at the National Science Foundation were fired in a mass meeting and then waited for hours for an email with instructions before they were removed from NSF systems. Two in my division were program assistants who provided crucial support for the review process--both early in their career and with tremendous promise as civil servants. Another in my division was an intermittent expert. National Science Foundation's work depends on bringing in knowledgeable experts from many fields, and intermittent experts are critical for this. To lose them is an incredible loss for STEM education. The cost of employing them to the government is small and far outweighed by the benefits of their service to NSF and the Nation. Letting them go makes no sense that I can see. Mr. Speaker, I agree with my constituent that this makes absolutely no sense. This will be a severe loss for American scientific leadership and scientific advancement at large. We stand with our scientific community and condemn these firings.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize the 10th anniversary of Educators Rising, a nationwide movement dedicated to eliminating the teacher shortage in America by recruiting, preparing, and inspiring the next generation of educators. Educators Rising is a community-based, Career and Technical Student Organization that supports middle and high school students in rural, urban, and suburban communities with a passion for teaching in their communities. With over 60 percent of K-12 educators in the United States teaching within 20 miles of the high school they attended, creating pathways for local talent to enter the teaching profession plays a critical role in addressing our Nation's shortage of teachers. As part of their Grow Your Own initiative, Educators Rising helps create diverse teaching workforces that reflect communities where students live. Teachers who share similar backgrounds and experiences with their students foster stronger student-teacher relationships, improved academic outcomes including higher test scores, rates of high school graduation and college enrollment, more inclusive school climates, fewer suspensions, and lower rates of chronic absenteeism. Educators Rising has a presence in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with over 1,400 school chapters and 38 state-level partnerships, and works with institutions of higher education and State Departments of Education to create seamless transitions into the education field. Over 70 schools across Virginia have Educators Rising Chapters that are contributing to ending the teacher shortage in America. Since 1994, over 325,000 students have participated in Educators Rising, including nearly 145,600 students since its rebranding in 2015. Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) International was established in 1906 as a non- profit organization that supports teachers and school leaders by strengthening their interest in the teaching profession throughout their careers. PDK International awards nearly 100 scholarships annually ranging from $500 to $5,000 to students pursuing careers in education through Educators Rising and other PDK International programs. On behalf of Virginia's 8th Congressional district, I commend Educators Rising's work and express my gratitude for their efforts in recruiting local and diverse talent and building career pathways for educators.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. In doing so, let me first begin by saying that my good friend, John Larson, on the Ways and Means Committee has for years promoted Social Security 2100, which would actually fix it for the rest of this century. Mr. Chairman, President Trump and the Republican majority were elected last November to deliver on a simple promise, to lower costs for Americans. Unfortunately, this budget does not do that. My Republican friends have decided that providing billions of dollars in tax breaks for a few millionaires and billionaires is worth ordinary Americans bearing, as Elon Musk put it last year, some temporary hardship. That hardship brought about by this budget will come in many forms and may not mean much to the richest man in history, but it will certainly mean a lot to ordinary people. It will grow our debt by $4.6 trillion. It will lead to higher interest rates and raising prices on goods that Americans pay for every day. It will cut crucial government services that keep us safe, healthy, and productive. It will strip healthcare and food assistance from tens of millions of Americans who are already struggling to make ends meet. What are Americans getting in exchange for this hardship? Tax cuts for billionaires and corporations that they do not need and that our country cannot afford. Mr. Chair, this is a bad deal. I urge all of my colleagues to reject this proposal. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. BEYER. Mr. Chair, I will be happy to retract. I also notice that our anxiety about Social Security will not go away.

Mr. BEYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me just respond to my good friend from Arizona. No, that is not what Democrats want. We don't want to see taxes go up for average, middle-class Americans at all. This is what our budget experts say, based on the budget resolution before us, as my friend Mr. Schweikert knows well: To achieve significant cuts, the kind of cuts that you are talking about, inevitably we have to look at Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. We look at the fact that in Virginia, just eliminating Medicaid Advantage is 660,000 Virginians. We see that 46 percent of the children in America receive their healthcare through Medicaid. When we look at Medicare, it is beyond belief what that would do. I am looking forward to somehow seeing how you achieve the massive budget cuts that are in this resolution without touching those. That is why you have heard so much concern today about what this will do to the average American people. It is not that we don't want to revisit not raising taxes on the American public. We also just don't want to cut away their healthcare, their SNAP benefits, their ability to put food on the table, and the like. Mr. Chair, I am ready to close when the distinguished chair of the Joint Economic Committee tells me it is time. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. With respect to my friend from Arizona, that is not what I heard. We heard that this budget resolution, as put together, promises cuts that we are desperately afraid of. When we do the math, in Congressman Schweikert's district, Arizona 1, people who count on SNAP to put food on the table are 85,000; Medicaid recipients at risk of losing their healthcare, 127,000; Affordable Care Act recipients who will see their premium payments go up by varying amounts, 44,000. We would love to see a budget worked out that somehow gives a lie to those frightening numbers. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Min), a distinguished member of the Joint Economic Committee.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Espaillat), a distinguished member of the Appropriations Committee.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano), the ranking member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Bonamici), a member of the Education and Workforce Committee.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez), who is the distinguished ranking member of the Small Business Committee.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Vasquez), a distinguished member of the Agriculture Committee and Armed Services Committee.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Morelle), who is a distinguished member of the House Administration Committee.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Leger Fernandez), a distinguished and unenviable member of the Rules Committee.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Krishnamoorthi), who is the distinguished ranking member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.