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During debate on the House floor, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) tore into House Republicans over their effort to pass the Big Beautiful Bill.

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00:00Justice is recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the ranking member for his leadership.
00:06As we are here in the early morning hours, 60% of the families in this country cannot afford the
00:16basics. 60% of Americans cannot afford that first rung of the American dream. This is an existential
00:25failure of the wealthiest nation on earth. And now, with this big, ugly bill, Republicans are on the
00:35verge of moving that dream further out of touch, of making people sicker and poorer. We hear the
00:42message. If you do not have great wealth, you do not matter to the GOP. If you vote for this cruel
00:52monstrosity, you are condemning families to poverty. You are condemning seniors and veterans in this
01:00country to hunger. You are condemning children to sickness without treatment. You are voting to
01:09enrich billionaires at the expense of what makes us American, our freedom to build a better life
01:17for our families. The American people overwhelmingly oppose this bill. And they will not forget if you sell
01:29them out, sell out their freedom this Independence Day. I yield back.
01:35Gentle lady yields.

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