Congressional Record, House, January 13, 2022, Page H181
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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated January 13, 2022, at page H181, made up of one-minute speeches. Mr. Hill, under the heading Inflation Surge, says new Consumer Price Index data show a 7 percent annual increase, the largest 12-month increase since 1982, with gasoline up 50 percent and beef, veal and bacon up 18 percent. Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, under President Biden's COVID Crisis, criticizes the administration's handling of testing. Mr. Palazzo honors Granville Crane, a surviving crew member of the USS Indianapolis. Another speaker praises passage of a bill on access to voting for Arizonans and urges the Senate to act. The remarks are the speakers' own.
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January 13, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H181
S. 2520. An act to amend the Homeland Se- Passing this bill today answers their INFLATION SURGE
curity Act of 2002 to provide for engagements call by guaranteeing access to democ-
with State, local, Tribal, and territorial gov- (Mr. HILL asked and was given per-
racy for every Arizonan. mission to address the House for 1
ernments, and for other purposes. Today the House showed where it
f minute and to revise and extend his re-
stands. We won’t shrink from pro-
marks.)
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S COVID CRISIS tecting our democracy and the voting
Mr. HILL. Madam Speaker, I rise
rights of all Americans. It is past time
(Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania today to bring attention to the latest
for the U.S. Senate and Senator
asked and was given permission to ad- Consumer Price Index data released by
SINEMA to do the same.
dress the House for 1 minute and to re- the Bureau of Labor Statistics just
vise and extend his remarks.) f
yesterday.
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. HONORING THE LEGACY OF This new data shows a 7 percent an-
Madam Speaker, I rise today to address GRANVILLE CRANE nual increase in inflation—the largest
President Biden’s COVID crisis. (Mr. PALAZZO asked and was given 12-month increase since 1982. The last
Sadly, COVID–19 cases and hos- permission to address the House for 1 time inflation was this out of control,
pitalizations in the United States have minute and to revise and extend his re- Michael Jackson had just released
reached record highs in the past week. marks.) ‘‘Thriller’’. So from moonwalking to
Many Americans are having trouble Mr. PALAZZO. Madam Speaker, I now sleepwalking with President
finding COVID at-home tests and dif- rise today to honor the memory of the Biden, we have continuously seen nega-
ficulties in scheduling a time to be late Granville Crane, surviving crew tive real wages, meaning that our pay
tested with their healthcare provider. member of the USS Indianapolis and re- is actually decreasing when you ac-
What is President Biden’s response? cipient of the Congressional Gold count for inflation.
In a recent COVID Zoom meeting Medal. The President’s only idea is to print
with Governors, President Biden said: Mr. Crane was born in 1925 and and spend more money. Gasoline is up
‘‘There is no Federal solution.’’ turned 95 years old this year. He joined 50 percent. Propane, kerosene, and fire-
Now, this mishandling of the pan- the ship’s crew at the age of 16, one of wood are up 34 percent; and beef, veal,
demic is disappointing. Operation Warp the youngest crew members to join at and bacon are up 18 percent. Higher in-
Speed, developed under the previous the height of World War II. flation is eroding the true purchasing
administration, provided significant In 1945 he participated in a top-secret power for all American families, and
vaccines in record time. This initiative trip to deliver parts for the first nu- these record-breaking CPI numbers un-
also established a robust distribution clear weapon ever used in combat and derestimate the real cost of inflation.
plan, innovative treatments, medical was aboard the same ship when it was Americans need leadership that will
equipment, and ever-growing testing torpedoed and sunk that year. prioritize getting our economy and our
capacity. Hundreds of men went down with Nation back to its pre-pandemic per-
Madam Speaker, in addition to this, their ship, and many more faced dehy- formance.
our families are struggling to pay for dration, shark attacks, and exposure
everyday goods as inflation reaches a before there was any hope of rescue. Of f
40-year high. We are facing a self-in- 1,195 men aboard, Mr. Crane was one of
flicted economic crisis as this adminis- only 316 who survived. As Mr. Crane
tration encourages our workforce to waited to be rescued, he clung to his b 1230
stay home. Our students continue to faith.
face uncertainty in their learning with Mr. Crane will be remembered as a AMERICA’S CHILDREN ARE
last-minute school closures despite family man, a hero, a survivor, a pa- COUNTING ON US
schools receiving ample COVID relief triot, and a great man of God. (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given
funding. On behalf of the Fourth Congres- permission to address the House for 1
To distract from these failures, sional District and our great Nation, minute and to revise and extend her re-
President Biden and congressional we are forever in Mr. Crane’s debt. Our marks.)
Democrats are trying to change the prayers are with Mr. Crane’s family at Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, Jan-
rules in the Senate to pass their So- this time. May he rest in peace. uary 14 marks the first time in 6
cialist agenda. f months that families will not receive
f an expanded child tax credit payment,
MINIMUM WAGE
VOTER SUPPRESSION (Mr. CARTER of Louisiana asked and a program to support children and fam-
(Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given was given permission to address the ilies that Congress passed last spring
permission to address the House for 1 House for 1 minute and to revise and with the American Rescue Plan.
minute.) extend his remarks.) For the last 6 months, working and
Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, on Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam low-income families have had the relief
January 6 we witnessed a violent coup Speaker, 20 States, including Lou- of knowing that every month they
attempt in our Capitol fueled by the isiana, still have the same hourly pay would receive $250 per child, and $300
big lie. floor as the Federal minimum wage: for kids under six.
Our country continues to face a slow- $7.25. These payments have been a lifeline
moving coup in the form of voter sup- Louisiana also has the second highest for families, helping them put food on
pression. poverty rate of any State. That is be- the table and provide for children as
I have seen firsthand in my home cause minimum wage is a poverty the pandemic rages. As a result, child
State of Arizona voter suppression laws wage—a full-time salary is less than poverty and hunger then dropped in
targeting people of color and a State $16,000 a year. No one can survive on this country by almost half.
senate that would rather waste tax- that, much less raise a family on that More than 76,000 families in my dis-
payer money on a sham audit instead wage. trict received these monthly payments,
of upholding our sacred democratic While the Federal minimum wage and they are worried about what will
right to vote. has not increased since 2009, the costs happen now that the payments have
The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis of housing, medicine, food, and ended. Just last weekend, two constitu-
Act is critical to protecting the vote in childcare have all exponentially in- ents, a dad and a grandmother, ap-
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my State and States across the coun- creased. We cannot simply subject mil- proached me to say how important the
try where restrictive laws are being lions of our constituents to endure the CTC program had been.
put into place to strip people of their trials of poverty. It is not a mystery. We cannot go backwards. The Senate
right to vote. Arizona will stand strong We can, we must, and we know how to must move quickly to pass the Build
together this weekend. Thousands will help. It is time to finally increase the Back Better Act and extend the child
gather this Saturday in Phoenix for de- Federal minimum wage and lower the tax credit. America’s children are
mocracy and voting rights. costs with the Build Back Better Act. counting on us.
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H182 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 13, 2022
HONORING THE SERVICE OF union jobs. Democrats have delivered We honor Dr. King on Monday. I want
BATTALION CHIEF DAVID MAEKER for the Fifth District and our country, that vote to be in his honor that we
(Mr. ELLZEY asked and was given and we are not done yet. have voting rights.
permission to address the House for 1 f f
minute.) POTENTIAL TREATMENTS FOR
Mr. ELLZEY. Madam Speaker, I am HYPOCRISY IN PLANS FOR GREEN
COVID–19 AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
honored to recognize an outstanding
(Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was
constituent of Texas 6, Battalion Chief (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given
given permission to address the House
David Maeker, who has dutifully served permission to address the House for 1
for 1 minute.)
the people of Waxahachie for the past minute and to revise and extend his re-
Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, it
26 years. marks.)
was a very disappointing recess. I knew
David was Battalion Chief in 2018 but Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, we
at least three more people who passed
was leading in and out of the fire sta- have a lot of lofty goals in this country
away because of the COVID.
tion well before that. Throughout his about green energy, renewable energy,
For that reason, I was very dis-
career, he has set the tone for what it and such. But we are not providing the
appointed in President Biden’s com-
means to be a good leader. ways in order to get there.
ments earlier today on television, in
I am incredibly proud to announce One of the important components is
that I think he could have brought up
that Chief Maeker was named Fire- the mined products that we need to go
things that would have prevented some
fighter of the Year for Waxahachie in into various equipment and vehicles, et
of these unnecessary deaths.
2021, an outstanding honor for which he cetera. We are not able to mine the
First of all, President Trump’s
deserves to be recognized. critical minerals, the rare earths in
COVID was cured by monoclonal anti-
David also helps his community. He this country.
bodies 16 months ago. Nevertheless, in
has done so by starting a nonprofit For example, to get a permit to open
my district, we have a shortage of
called Compassion for the Fatherless, a type of mine or expand a mine, it
monoclonal antibodies. I have doctors
which works with an orphanage over- could be 15, 16, 18 years in this country
or clinics calling me wondering where
seas in fulfilling the needs of children while our neighbors just north of the
they are. It is a good question.
by providing them with a strong foun- border, a 2- or 3-year process to secure
They were available for the President
dation to be successful in life. the permits to mine products that are
of the United States 16 months ago.
David, you truly lead by example. I, desperately needed in this country if
But, for some reason, President Biden
and the citizens of Waxahachie, thank we are ever going to talk about meet-
and his team have shortages of
you for your incredible service and ing the goals you would have for re-
monoclonal antibodies in my district
leadership in our community and to newable energy, electric cars, and all
that I am convinced would have saved
those who need it most. that in order to lower the carbon foot-
some of these lives.
Congratulations on the well-deserved print.
The next thing I will point out is
honor. So what is the hypocrisy here? In my
that my doctors tell me that people are
f home State of California, you can hard-
better off if they are taking vitamin D,
ly get mining done. You can hardly
vitamin C, zinc, quercetin. All these
DEMOCRATS DELIVER ON even keep electricity flowing because
things would save people’s lives if they
INFRASTRUCTURE of taking away power plants due to—
were taking them up front before they
(Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia asked and those are power plants that would be
got the virus.
was given permission to address the zero CO2. I don’t understand the hypoc-
But again, President Biden gives a
House for 1 minute.) risy. So we have to get smart about
big speech. No comments on this; just
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam this.
let people die.
Speaker, I rise to announce it is finally f f
infrastructure year for Georgia’s Fifth
Congressional District. FIGHT FOR VOTING RIGHTS REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF EU-
I have seen firsthand how the infra- (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was ROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESI-
structure bill will transform the entire given permission to address the House DENT DAVID SASSOLI
Fifth Congressional District in Geor- for 1 minute.) (Mr. COSTA asked and was given per-
gia. To share just a few projects: We Ms. JACKSON LEE. Sometimes it is mission to address the House for 1
are going to repair crumbling bridges extremely difficult, Madam Speaker, to minute and to revise and extend his re-
in the city of South Fulton; extend the really convey in this form both the marks.)
Peachtree Creek Greenway in pain and the emotion of one’s journey Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise
Brookhaven; make Forest Park a more in life. today to honor the life of a champion
pedestrian-friendly city; and maintain I worked for the Southern Christian for democracy, David Sassoli, Presi-
Hartsfield-Jackson’s title as the Leadership Conference, the conference dent of the European Parliament, who
world’s busiest airport. We are deliv- that Dr. Martin Luther King and Ralph passed away earlier this week.
ering for the people. David Abernathy organized and gath- President Sassoli was a respected
I am especially proud that the infra- ered foot soldiers for from around leader of conviction and principle; a
structure bill includes the Recon- America. They were, in fact, the be- distinguished Italian journalist-turned-
necting Neighborhoods Program, based loved community, and included the public-servant dedicated to his service
on legislation that I wrote. This pro- likes of John Robert Lewis and many to helping vulnerable women, home-
gram will reconnect neighborhoods others that sit in this House today. lessness, individuals and the rights of
like the Sweet Auburn district that I walked on plantations and tried to refugees.
was intentionally divided by the con- register sharecroppers. And so, I come Sassoli was a symbol of balance and
struction of Federal interstates. today to recount for us the words of Dr. generosity to Europe. His leadership
This is a matter of racial justice be- King: ‘‘We shall overcome because the and commitment to social justice will
cause far too often, it was Black neigh- arc of the moral universe is long, but it not be forgotten. He will be remem-
borhoods that were divided. I have met bends toward justice.’’ bered as a stalwart defender of the
with community leaders to hear what We need to enact democracy reform shared European and American values
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they need from the program, and I will now more than ever because State law- of human rights, the rule of law, and
continue to be their voice in Wash- makers introduced over 440 suppression equality.
ington as they build back better. bills in 49 States. I send my deepest condolences, as I
And I almost forgot. While we are We cannot allow the other body to know Members of the House do, to the
making these decades-overdue invest- stand on some sort of pro forma dig- people of the European Union. And my
ments in infrastructure, we are going nity that they cannot overturn the fili- thoughts and prayers are with his fam-
to also create millions of good-paying, buster, when people died for the vote. ily and loved ones.
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