Congressional Record, House, February 8, 2022 (H1015) — Morning-Hour Debate
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Congressional Record, House, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 (Vol. 168, No. 25; page H1015). The House met at 10 a.m., and a communication from Nancy Pelosi appoints the Honorable Barbara Lee to act as Speaker pro tempore. In morning-hour debate, Joyce of Pennsylvania speaks in support of law-abiding citizens who own a firearm and says the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is in possession of nearly one billion records detailing firearm purchases. Garcia of Texas speaks in support of the America COMPETES Act and urges the Senate to pass it. Arrington of Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.
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117 th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
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of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE
Vol. 168 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2022 No. 25
House of Representatives
The House met at 10 a.m. and was nearly one billion records detailing the America’s economy moving in the
called to order by the Speaker pro tem- firearm purchases of American citi- right direction.
pore (Ms. LEE of California). zens. This is a gross overstep of the But they also expressed concern that
f ATF’s power. No government agency more workers were still needed in tech-
should be spying on Americans. nical training than our current system
DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO Right now, crime is on the rise in cit- will provide.
TEMPORE ies throughout America. This certainly Last week, the House took another
The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- is not the time to attempt to intimi- great step forward to support the job
fore the House the following commu- date law-abiding citizens. It is not the creation and the American workforce
nication from the Speaker: time to infringe on their constitutional by passing the America COMPETES
WASHINGTON, DC, right to carry a gun. It is their right to Act.
February 8, 2022. defend themselves, their right to pro- Now it is critical for the Senate to
I hereby appoint the Honorable BARBARA tect their family and their commu- move on the America COMPETES Act
LEE to act as Speaker pro tempore on this nities. to pass measures like my grant pro-
day. It is time for the Biden administra- gram for training at Domestic Mari-
NANCY PELOSI, tion to explain this menacing and un- time Centers for Excellence.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
constitutional action. The America COMPETES Act will
f Madam Speaker, the law-abiding peo- also provide real solutions to the prob-
MORNING-HOUR DEBATE ple of America are awaiting an answer. lems of how we start making more of
f our Nation’s critical products right
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- here at home. This will provide more
ant to the order of the House of Janu- DEMOCRATS ARE DOING
job opportunities as jobs return from
ary 10, 2022, the Chair will now recog- IMPORTANT WORK
abroad.
nize Members from lists submitted by The SPEAKER pro tempore. The It will also make our futures more
the majority and minority leaders for Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from secure by shifting away from reliance
morning-hour debate. Texas (Ms. GARCIA) for 5 minutes. on foreign countries for the products
The Chair will alternate recognition Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speak- that you and I and everyday Americans
between the parties, with time equally er, I rise today in support of the impor- rely on.
allocated between the parties and each tant work Democrats are doing to Finally, it will invest in critical in-
Member other than the majority and strengthen our supply chains and keep frastructure and development we need
minority leaders and the minority the U.S. economically competitive. in science and technology to encourage
whip limited to 5 minutes, but in no Last year, the Biden-Harris adminis- and support our next generation of
event shall debate continue beyond tration and their allies in Congress scholars, incentivize innovation, and
11:50 a.m. achieved the best record of job creation keep the U.S. competitive.
f in history. Let me repeat that: The The bottom line, Madam Speaker, is
best record of job creation in history. that Americans are back to work and
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE Texans continue to find jobs with getting their vaccines and boosters at a
ANSWERS higher pay or better benefits. record pace.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The We are seeing the best economy for The America COMPETES Act can
Chair recognizes the gentleman from American workers in decades, with continue this trend.
Pennsylvania (Mr. JOYCE) for 5 min- people getting higher wages, better We must get this bill to the Presi-
utes. benefits, and better jobs thanks in dent’s desk now.
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam large part to President Biden’s Infra- I urge the Senate to pass it.
Speaker, I rise today in support of mil- structure Investment and Jobs Act and f
lions of law-abiding citizens who are the American Rescue Plan and an ef-
under attack because they own a fire- fective national vaccine rollout. RECOGNIZING TEXAS TECH UNI-
arm. Right now, their rights are under When I visited with leadership from VERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
attack from the Biden administration. the Port of Houston in my district, CENTER
This week, it was reported that the they expressed their gratitude for Con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, gress’ strong investment in the mari- Chair recognizes the gentleman from
and Explosives is now in possession of time infrastructure needed to keep Texas (Mr. ARRINGTON) for 5 minutes.
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