Congressional Record, House — March 2, 2022, H1258
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This is H1258 of the Congressional Record, House, March 2, 2022, with interleaved columns of one-minute statements the day after the State of the Union Address. Ms. Brown of Ohio and Ms. Norton praise President Biden's speech and the job creation record, while an unnamed Member criticizes the speech on inflation, the border, and energy and mentions a county sheriff's visit to the southern border. Ms. Kaptur speaks in support of the PACT Act and urges mobilizing National Guard partnership programs to aid Ukraine. Another speaker calls on the Forest Service to act on wildfire prevention on Federal lands, with the views attributed to the speakers.
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H1258 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 2, 2022
to solve the numerous issues that are place. We were promised by the Forest Actions speak louder than words, and
devastating the Nation. Service that would be their policy. We when Mr. Biden halted construction of
The President’s speech didn’t address need to enforce that. We need to have President Trump’s border wall and at-
the root causes of inflation, a crisis that be the dedication they have to- tempted to reverse the remain in Mex-
that is crushing many American fami- ward taking care of these Federal ico policy, we knew that he didn’t want
lies. lands. to secure the border. The Biden admin-
I found it ironic that Biden talked Indeed, there are multi-uses for peo- istration’s open border policies put im-
about securing the border when, ple, for timber, for preservation. But mense strain on law enforcement as
throughout his entire time in office, he when they go up in smoke, it just be- they work to combat the fentanyl cri-
has actively ignored the unprecedented comes a horrific environmental prob- sis wreaking havoc on our commu-
number of illegal crossings, which are lem: first, air quality, and then the nities.
due to his open border policies cur- ash, the silt that is going to wash into In fact, Cumberland County, Ten-
rently in place. our streams and oceans and water stor- nessee, Sheriff Casey Cox recently took
Finally, I am incredibly disappointed age. a trip to the southern border to gain a
that he made no plan to restore Amer- The Forest Service needs to get on better understanding of the issue after
ican energy independence. We can the job. a local 18-year-old woman died of a
produce affordable, reliable, and sus- fentanyl overdose. Much like on my
tainable energy right here at home in f
own trips to the border, Sheriff Cox ob-
States like my home State of Okla- SUPPORTING THE PACT ACT served how understaffed and ill-pre-
homa. (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given pared we are to face the crisis under
Frankly, his address focused a lot on the Biden administration.
permission to address the House for 1
rehashing and disguising Build Back Madam Speaker, I urge the President
minute.)
Better while lacking concrete solutions to back up his words with action and
Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise
to the pressing issues negatively im- do what he said: secure the border.
in strong support of the PACT Act that
pacting the lives of American people.
Chairman TAKANO and the Committee f
f on Veterans’ Affairs brought before us AMERICANS CANNOT MAKE ENDS
ECONOMIC PROGRESS today. I was very pleased to vote for it. MEET
(Ms. NORTON asked and was given When those who go to serve our coun-
try abroad or even here at home come (Ms. BROWN of Ohio asked and was
permission to address the House for 1
back to civilian life, they often carry given permission to address the House
minute and to revise and extend her re-
with them the injuries of toxic expo- for 1 minute and to revise and extend
marks.)
Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, at sure, such as burn pits, and we have a her remarks.)
last night’s State of the Union, Presi- moral obligation for their care. Ms. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Speak-
dent Biden had every reason to cite his Madam Speaker, to shift to a dif- er, last night President Biden delivered
extraordinary job creation record, the ferent subject, as we watch the slaugh- a powerful speech on the state of our
fastest job growth in U.S. history. ter in Ukraine, I would urge the Gov- Union in this very Chamber. He out-
After only one year in office, the Presi- ernment of the United States and the lined the historic achievements of the
dent’s American Rescue Plan was at President of the United States to mobi- past year and spoke directly to the
the center of this achievement. Our lize our National Guard Partnership for American people about his vision to
economic growth was the fastest in Peace programs across the various continue building a better America.
States. Ohio is linked to Serbia and Despite the progress we have seen,
nearly 40 years. As a result, the United
Hungary, and Illinois to Poland. too many of our fellow Americans still
States had a faster recovery than every
There are ways for us as a country to cannot make ends meet. Too many
other advanced economy in the G7.
This progress has been made even use idle aircraft, like C–130 sitting on families are struggling to afford rising
while the United States is trying to de- the ground in this country, where the food, childcare, housing, and gas prices.
feat COVID–19. As chair of the Sub- American people want to donate blan- And too many of our neighbors remain
committee on Highways and Transit, I kets and bandages in ways of caring for locked out of the promise of America.
was particularly pleased to hear the those who are being killed and injured, I stand with President Biden in his
President emphasize infrastructure, who are hungry in the Nation of call to continue building our economy
making goods move faster and cheaper, Ukraine. That is an unrealized asset we from the bottom up and the middle
because this can only add to the his- have. out. It is time to lower costs for fami-
toric job creation record he has We could do that overnight if we had lies by reducing prescription drug
achieved. the will to do it, the Partnership for prices, expanding access to affordable
Peace, the State Partnership for Peace, healthcare, and investing in pre-kin-
f
which is part of the U.S. Department of dergarten education.
CALIFORNIA’S DEVASTATING 2021 Defense under the National Guard Bu- It is time to increase pay by raising
FIRE SEASON reau. the minimum wage and protecting the
(Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given Madam Speaker, I ask the President right to organize. And, yes, it is time
permission to address the House for 1 to help us help Ukraine. to extend the child tax credit.
minute and to revise and extend his re- Last night, I was honored to host
f
marks.) Shaneice Ball of Cleveland as my guest
Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, I b 1715 for the State of the Union. As a State-
would like to point out to the Members tested nursing assistant and a mom of
SECURE THE BORDER
here tonight once again that California three with one on the way, Shaneice is
had a very devastating fire season last (Mr. ROSE asked and was given per- the epitome of resilience, tenacity, and
year. The whole Western States of mission to address the House for 1 the American people’s ability to per-
America have. minute and to revise and extend his re- severe through tough times.
The Dixie fire alone was nearly 1 mil- marks.) f
lion acres in my district. Several other Mr. ROSE. Madam Speaker, I was
shocked when President Biden said ‘‘we WE CANNOT FORGET ABOUT OUR
fires add up into the six-digit figures.
What we really need to do is have the need to secure the border’’ during his SOUTHERN BORDER
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United States Forest Service identify a State of the Union address. In his first (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was
fire within the first 24 hours of when a year in office, over 2 million illegal im- given permission to address the House
fire occurs and then pounce on it and migrants were apprehended at the for 1 minute.)
put the fire out—no more monitoring southern border, deportations de- Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker,
fire. creased by 70 percent, and 11,000 mi- with regard to what is going on in
Some other colleagues and I will be grants were arrested who had previous Ukraine, I stand with everybody in
looking at legislation to put that in criminal convictions. saying it is an absolutely horrific
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