Gulf of America Act

Floor Speech

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Ms. RIVAS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding to me.

Mr. Speaker, there are many issues that we could be talking about today, like lowering the cost of living, protecting Medicaid and Social Security, or protecting immigrant communities. Instead, House Republicans are prioritizing Trump's vanity project, renaming the Gulf of Mexico, like that is going to help Americans with their cost of living.

Millions of Americans are struggling because of Trump's policies that are tanking our economy and raising the cost of living. The Republicans in this Chamber have yet to put forth anything that addresses their issues.

I am disappointed that House Republicans blocked my amendment to this bill that would actually help working families across the country. My amendment would require the official name change to not take effect until the Department of the Interior can prove that this bill would lower food prices, including the price of eggs, spur economic growth, create jobs, and lower the unemployment rate, but the Republicans voted it down in committee and blocked it from getting to the floor today. That shows where their priorities are.

It was not just the House Republicans who opposed helping working families. The Trump White House also hated this amendment and sent out a statement of opposition. They went to FOX News to complain that we are doing our job to serve the people. Call me crazy, but I believe that the work we do in Congress should improve the lives of the American people.

As the Congresswoman proudly representing the San Fernando Valley in California, I believe that the true test of how we are as a country is how we treat our most vulnerable, and this bill fails that test.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this ridiculous bill.

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