Westchester Congressman George Latimer took to the floor of the House of Representatives last week, urging a debate on the “dinner table” issues facing all Americans. “It has been over 120 days since I was sworn in, and I have yet to vote on a bill that lowers costs for Westchester and Bronx families. My Freshman colleagues and I are fed up with this inaction. We recently pushed Speaker Johnson to get his priorities straight and start working for the people who sent us to Congress,” posted Latimer, whose comments on the House floor are below.
“It was clear in November that the American peoplevoted for their family economics. they wanted to see lower costs. “So i’m perplexed that this house has yet to vote on any legislation that lowers costs for the average family
“In fact this week we will be voting on a bill that renames the Gulf of Mexico. No one is clamoring for a newly named body of water, they want lower grocery bills.
“House republicans proposals to cut medicaid and snap to pay for tax cuts for billionaires will make life more, not less expensive for people in Westchester and the Bronx.
“The president’s thoughless red light, green light tariffs are making it harder and more expensive to import goods. Those increased costs are paid for by Americans not foreign countries.
“Instead of mind bending tariffs, giveaways to billionaires and renaming bodies of water, we should be voting on bills that lower costs for the average family.
“Lets get to real work on behalf of our constituents,” said Rep. Latimer
