Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026

Floor Speech

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Mrs. TORRES of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition of this deeply flawed bill because the American people deserve better.

Since Trump returned to office, Republicans have created an affordability nightmare, a mass transfer of hard-earned taxpayer dollars to billionaires.

In my district alone, more than 350,000 people are facing skyrocketing healthcare costs or cuts to critical services. Republicans shut down the government instead of finding bipartisan solutions to keep care affordable and took a 7-week paid hiatus, doubling healthcare costs for working families, cutting off food assistance right before Thanksgiving, and letting Trump spend his days pardoning insurrectionists, enriching billionaires, cozying up to dictators, and building himself a new ballroom, all while taking food away from families in need.

Now Senate Republicans want to reward themselves with a taxpayer- funded handout. It is shameful. House Republicans should be here doing their jobs, not making life harder for working families.

Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote.

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