200 Days of Delivering for the People (Cong. Rec., July 22, 2021)
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This is the opening of the Congressional Record, Vol. 167, No. 129, House of Representatives, Thursday, July 22, 2021. The House met at 9 a.m. with the Chaplain, the Reverend Margaret Grun Kibben, offering the prayer, Mr. Grothman leading the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Speaker announcing up to five requests for 1-minute speeches on each side. Under the heading Actions and Results Speak Louder Than Words, Mr. Keller criticizes tax-and-spend policies and says gas prices are up 45 percent. Under the heading 200 Days of Delivering for the People, Ms. Garcia of Texas celebrates child tax credit checks arriving in her district, with the views and figures attributed to the speakers.
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117 th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
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of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE
Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2021 No. 129
House of Representatives
The House met at 9 a.m. and was forward and lead the House in the Madam Speaker, I am hopeful and
called to order by the Speaker. Pledge of Allegiance. sincerely believe that we can build
f Mr. GROTHMAN led the Pledge of back better, and our children’s future
Allegiance as follows: can be assured.
PRAYER
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the f
The Chaplain, the Reverend Margaret United States of America, and to the Repub-
Grun Kibben, offered the following lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ACTIONS AND RESULTS SPEAK
prayer: indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. LOUDER THAN WORDS
Gracious and loving God, hear our f (Mr. KELLER asked and was given
prayers. We come to You in faith hop- permission to address the House for 1
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
ing that You would receive our con- minute.)
cerns, spoken and unspoken, personal The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, actions
and professional. From the depth of tain up to five requests for 1-minute and results speak louder than words.
Your infinite mercy, listen to us, and speeches on each side of the aisle. In the months since President Biden
bless all that troubles us. f first called for unity and bipartisan co-
Then enable us to listen for Your re- operation, the President’s and Speak-
200 DAYS OF DELIVERING FOR THE
sponse. In a time when so much noise er’s reckless tax-and-spend policies
PEOPLE
and messaging is coming from every di- have hurt middle-class families and
rection, words of counsel and criticism, (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was small businesses. These are the very
voices of guile and guidance, give us given permission to address the House people they profess to want to help the
reason to pause and listen for Your for 1 minute and to revise and extend most.
word as You speak into our lives. her remarks.) For the third straight month, the
Give us ears to hear and spirits will- Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speak- cost of living in America has continued
ing not just to hear but to put Your er, I rise today to celebrate the child to increase, the highest rate of infla-
counsel into practice, that this House tax credit’s checks arriving to families tion we have witnessed since 2008.
would be built on the foundation You in my district and across the country. Compared to last year, gas prices are
have established. It has been 200 days of this Congress up 45 percent. Food prices have in-
And in our dealings with one an- and 200 days of House Democrats deliv- creased 21⁄2 percent. The price of an
other, in our interactions with the peo- ering for the people. automobile is up 45 percent for a used
ple who depend on our integrity and Last week, thanks to the American car. Americans know they are paying
faithfulness, may we be quick to listen, Rescue Plan, child tax credit monthly more for what they need to live every
slow to speak, and slow to become payments began arriving to roughly 39 day while their paychecks have de-
angry. million households and covering al- creased by almost 2 percent.
With humility, patience, and forbear- most 90 percent of children nationwide. Americans are spending more and
ance, may we reveal Your righteous- In my district the child tax credit getting less. This inflation is a hidden
ness this day. will benefit almost 95 percent of our tax and a pay cut on every American
For it is in Your saving name we children. family. And the effects of these are felt
pray. In Texas, the families of nearly six hardest by our senior citizens and peo-
Amen. million children got their checks total- ple living on fixed incomes.
f ing $1.5 billion in aid. The cost-of-living adjustment for So-
Unfortunately, about 46,600 children cial Security this year was barely 1
THE JOURNAL in the Houston area still have not re- percent, but rising consumer prices
The SPEAKER. Pursuant to section ceived a check. have outpaced that increase by more
11(a) of House Resolution 188, the Jour- The good news is this: Nonfilers can than four times.
nal of the last day’s proceedings is ap- still apply on the IRS portal. Care- f
proved. givers just need their Social Security
number or their ITIN number. And it is HONORING LOIS CARSON
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very important to remember that these (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE benefits will not affect SNAP, Med- permission to address the House for 1
The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman icaid, SSI, or any other public assist- minute and to revise and extend his re-
from Wisconsin (Mr. GROTHMAN) come ance program. marks.)
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