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Congressional Record, June 13, 2022 — House

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This is H5482 of the Congressional Record, House, June 13, 2022, with interleaved columns of remarks during a period before an Issues of the Day heading. Mr. Moore of Utah and Mr. Arrington speak about inflation, debt, and deficits, and Mr. Arrington describes a debt and deficit task force he organized and says Congress must get its fiscal house in order. A speaker states that the Consumer Price Index report showed prices increased 8.6 percent in the last 12 months and that the average household pays an additional $460 per month, citing a Congressional Budget Office outlook, with the views and figures attributed to the speakers.

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                                            H5482                                              CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE                                                       June 13, 2022
                                              Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen-                    predicted we could be at $6 a gallon in                Washington to relieve inflationary
                                            tleman from Utah (Mr. MOORE), who                       July.                                                  pressure on hardworking families. I
                                            represents Utah’s First District.                          The Biden administration’s blatant                  will continue to share our framework
                                              Mr. MOORE of Utah. Madam Speak-                       economic mismanagement has put us                      of solutions with my colleagues in Con-
                                            er, I thank Representative ARRINGTON                    on the precipice of a recession. We are                gress.
                                            for yielding. I am so appreciative that                 seeing the effects of that. The indica-                  The United States has a flexible
                                            he brought up the night that we broke                   tors are already there. From the Con-                  economy with a wealth of natural re-
                                            bread and the excitement that I had. I                  sumer Price Index to the stock market                  sources and competitive demographics.
                                            did, I lit up knowing that there was a                  to confidence indicators. We are seeing                We are the envy of the world, and we
                                            real concerted effort to be able to forge               a recession come about as we have to                   need to continue to remain the envy of
                                            a path forward to solve our Nation’s                    raise interest rates to solve the self-in-             the world.
                                            biggest problem.                                        flicted mess that was created a year                     For the sake of each and every Utah
                                              Make no mistake: This is our Na-                      and a half ago when Democrats put in                   family, we must get our fiscal house in
                                            tion’s biggest problem. This is a na-                   the       American        Rescue     Plan              order. Our plan will help do just that. I
                                            tional security threat. This is some-                   masqueraded as the COVID bill, sup-                    sincerely thank the gentleman from
                                            thing that affects every single Amer-                   pressed our workforce and rampant in-                  Texas for the encouragement. As I en-
                                            ican. I am looking forward, and I owe it                flation. This has been mishandled at                   tered into Congress to find a niche of
                                            to every constituent, to make sure                      every turn.                                            something that I am so passionate
                                            that I am working on solving the prob-                     The administration claimed that in-                 about, I will continue to beat this
                                            lem.                                                    flation posed a small risk and that the                drum until we make it work.
                                                              b 2130                                effects would be short lived, but Fri-                   Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Speaker, I
                                                                                                    day’s Consumer Price Index report,                     thank the gentleman from Utah (Mr.
                                              I will not go back every couple years                 which stated that the price of goods                   MOORE), beating the drum and sound-
                                            when we run for reelection and com-                     has increased 8.6 percent in the last 12               ing the alarm is a big part of it. I think
                                            plain about how much debt we have. I                    months, validated what I have been                     at some point it is hard to calculate
                                            put the task force together so I could                  hearing for months from my constitu-                   and get your mind around the trillions
                                            explain where we are at, what the ideal                 ents, that inflation is hurting us, and it             of dollars that are amassing.
                                            State looks like, what it should look                   isn’t going away.                                        We have added $7 trillion in addi-
                                            like, what we need to strive for, and                      Due to inflation, the average house-                tional debt since COVID alone. And
                                            what are some near-term recommenda-                     hold pays an additional $460 per month                 what happens, I believe, is when you do
                                            tions for us to be able to accomplish.                  for the same goods and services that                   that and there is no consequence, there
                                              You heard from Representative                         they purchased just a year ago at this                 is no trade-off, we are not hitting them
                                            CLOUD. I have a provision that he put                   time.                                                  in the pocketbook saying, we need
                                            forth. I have numerous workforce                           Last month, we experienced the high-                more of your hard-earned dollars to
                                            ideas. We have 11 million jobs. That is                 est inflation in 40 years, yet again                   pay for this stuff, and we are not cut-
                                            a participation rate that would create                  breaking the Biden administration’s                    ting the favorite programs of our fel-
                                            an enormous amount of revenue if we                     inflation records.                                     low Americans, so there is no pain.
                                            could get all of those jobs filled.                        Republicans sounded the alarm last                    Mr. MOORE of Utah. Moral hazard.
                                              We have the opportunity ahead of us.                  year when Democrats in Congress                          Mr. ARRINGTON. Moral hazard. We
                                            There is a strong bipartisan collabora-                 rammed through trillions in partisan                   are sleepwalking off the cliff. The prob-
                                            tion going on led with your motiva-                     spending priorities. According to the                  lem with this crisis is, as I said, when
                                            tion, and I believe in it, and I am will-               Congressional Budget Office’s ‘‘May                    Humpty Dumpty falls and shatters it is
                                            ing to work tirelessly because it is our                2022 Budget and Economic Outlook,’’                    going to be difficult to put him and the
                                            Nation’s biggest problem.                               over the next 10 years our total deficits              exceptional nature and the superpower
                                              Among all my comments today, what                     will equal $15 trillion with a deficit of              leadership of this great country back
                                            I want to make sure that I highlight is                 $2.3 trillion in 2030 alone.                           together. There is just not a lot of time
                                            that we have to look at the data at                        This isn’t free money. Sooner or                    and heads up and warning before you
                                            what works. We have to look in 2017—                    later, reckless spending like this will                go over the precipice.
                                            didn’t solve every problem; we still                    force tax increases on hardworking                       It is incumbent on us, as young fa-
                                            have a spending issue that Republicans                  Americans. Inflation is already a tax                  thers and young family men, to be able
                                            weren’t able to address with the Tax                    on hardworking, lower-income Ameri-                    to take this on head-on with the cour-
                                            Cuts and Jobs Act, but it got our taxes                 cans that we say we are trying to help,                age that our Founders had who gave
                                            on a globally competitive scale. That                   and it does not help. That is an extra                 birth to this great country.
                                            allowed for us to keep companies and                    $460 a month on average.                                 Madam Speaker, I hear you rattling
                                            workers here in America, growing the                       To reverse our poor economic out-                   the gavel, so God bless America, and I
                                            economy, growing that revenue that is                   look, I organized a debt and deficit                   yield back the balance of my time.
                                            needed so badly.                                        task force, and I already spoke about                                    f
                                              What we did in 2017 was actually em-                  that a little bit, but it is with a group
                                            powering Americans. What we have                        of really concerned citizens. These are                         ISSUES OF THE DAY
                                            done in 2021—I greatly fear is what                     experts in their field, across industry, a               The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under
                                            President Biden and the administra-                     group of people that want to do this be-               the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan-
                                            tion has focused on—is empowering                       cause they have fear, they have seen                   uary 4, 2021, the Chair recognizes the
                                            government. In 2017 we empowered                        this in their lifetime with stagflation                gentleman      from     Wisconsin    (Mr.
                                            Americans. We empowered ingenuity.                      before, and they want to be a part of                  GROTHMAN) until 10 p.m.
                                            We empowered that to drive us for-                      this and advise me in my role and how                    Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker,
                                            ward. And in the last year we have                      I can share that with all of my col-                   we heard a little bit about inflation,
                                            been empowering government. The                         leagues in Congress to be able to do                   and we are going to talk about the
                                            massive amount of government spend-                     four simple things: Grow the economy;                  economy a little bit more.
                                            ing has directly led to the inflation                   save and strengthen vital programs;                      As has been widely reported, infla-
                                            that we are seeing today.                               focus America’s spending; and fix Con-                 tion is at a 40-year high, the worst it
                                              Few things impact the lives of our                    gress’ budgeting process. That fourth                  has been since 1981. Over 8 percent.
                                            constituents as directly as the state of                piece is something that we have to                     However, I feel that we are doing a dis-




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                                            our economy. Utahns I know are des-                     come together on immediately, and I                    service to the current situation to pre-
                                            perately hurting. Grocery prices are                    know there is bipartisan support to be                 tend that inflation is only 8.3 percent.
                                            out of whack. Gas prices—I will talk                    able to do that.                                         In the official figures they talk about
                                            about that—they continue to sky-                           This task force will continue to de-                housing going up 51⁄2 percent. Does any-
                                            rocket, reaching $5. I filled up for $5,                velop a clear vision for how we can best               body think the cost of housing has only
                                            the national average, in Utah, and it is                bring Utah’s fiscally sound policies to                gone up 51⁄2 percent in the last year? I



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                                            know somebody who builds houses; the                      When I talk to people back home,                     seem to want to heighten the tensions
                                            cost of a new house that he sells has                   particularly on housing, particularly                  in the war and get more American
                                            gone up over 25 percent in the last                     on used cars, to a certain extent on                   troops over there. There are the re-
                                            year.                                                   food, I think those numbers are artifi-                sponsible people—of which I will clas-
                                              We look at interest which has to be                   cially low. I think it is higher than                  sify myself as one—in which they want
                                            eaten by landlords or a person buying a                 that.                                                  to work toward some sort of peace
                                            house that has gone up from 21⁄2 per-                     People say: What can we do to get                    treaty here before things get even more
                                            cent on a house to 41⁄2 percent in a                    things back to where they should be?                   out of control.
                                            year. That doesn’t sound like any 51⁄2                  We just have to work our way back                        We are dealing with a country, Rus-
                                            percent to me.                                          from that level of irresponsibility.                   sia, that has the ability to create eco-
                                              You look at, anecdotally, how much                    Right now we are working on the budg-                  nomic havoc all over Western Europe,
                                            rent has gone up. You look at assess-                   et for calendar year 2023. In that budg-               and, quite frankly, economic and
                                            ments, how much they have gone up on                    et we have a 13.5 percent increase in                  human dislocations in the United
                                            property taxes. In Wisconsin, I am told                 nondefense discretionary spending. The                 States.
                                            it is not unusual to find 10 to 20 percent              days of 13.5 percent increases have got                  We should be briefed to see where the
                                            increases in assessments.                               to be over. That number has to be re-                  administration is on this topic. These
                                              When politicians talk about this 8.3                  duced to zero, and I mean zero for de-                 are confidential briefings. In the past, I
                                            figure, I think it is really a lot higher               fense as well.                                         have sometimes gotten answers I like,
                                            than that. There is no way the cost of                    We all know there are things in the                  and sometimes I have gotten answers I
                                            housing and rentals in this country has                 defense budget that—at least rumors                    don’t like. It would be good if the ad-
                                            only gone up 51⁄2 percent in the last                   are—that are done more to benefit the                  ministration would hear from Congress
                                            year.                                                   people who are making the equipment                    and see what they want.
                                              I also had the pleasure in the last few               than are actually going to be helpful in                 Do they want this war heightened—
                                            days to talk to people in the auto-                     an all-out war.                                        tensions heightened? Do they want the
                                            mobile industry. The official numbers                     My suggestion is for both sides to                   United States to provide troops as
                                            say used cars have gone up 16.1 percent                 agree that inflation is out of control.                backup here? Do they want the admin-
                                            in the last year. Where are you going                   To recognize the only way to get it                    istration to be working toward an end
                                            to find that? People I know in the                      under control is to stop having the Fed                to the war?
                                                                                                    print money and to show the rest of the                  As I said before, we are dealing with
                                            automotive retail industry talk about
                                                                                                    world that we can contain things by                    two countries who have problems.
                                            used cars going up 30 or 40 percent in
                                                                                                    committing ourselves to a zero percent                 Their birth rates are low. Ukraine has
                                            the last year.                                                                                                 the second lowest birth rate of the 100
                                                                                                    increase in discretionary spending for
                                              First of all, we ought to be honest                                                                          largest countries in the world. Russia’s
                                                                                                    2023.
                                            with the American people. When we                         Part of the problem here, too, by the                birth rate is not that high either. Both
                                            talk about inflation at 8.3 percent, it is              way, is the press corps. I don’t know if               countries have people leaving their
                                            a lot higher than that.                                 the press corps ever listens to us here.               countries, sometimes to the United
                                              Now, in order to correct it, we have                  If the press corps wants to make a                     States and sometimes other places.
                                            to look at the cause. What is the                       name for itself—as people with jour-                     In any event, I would like to make a
                                            cause?                                                  nalism degrees used to—they can do                     request to the majority party that we,
                                              We can start with the American Res-                   some poking around on that 8.3 percent                 one more time, be briefed collectively
                                            cue Plan, one of the first things Presi-                and do their own research by talking to                to see what is going on. I think, by the
                                            dent Biden did. Larry Summers, an                       car dealers, by talking to people who                  way, that is something that our incuri-
                                            economist for President Obama called                    build housing, and by talking to land-                 ous press corps ought to be looking at
                                            it the ‘‘least responsible’’ macro-                     lords. They can find out, is that 5.5 per-             as well.
                                            economic policy in the last 40 years. So                cent housing cost up in the last year, is                Madam Speaker, the next thing I
                                            they had advanced warning. The expert                   that accurate, or is the government                    would like to address—not one of my
                                            who worked under Barack Obama told                      trying to pull somebody’s leg? I know                  top 20 topics—but for the mainstream
                                            them this was going to be irrespon-                     the answer, and it is time the press                   media, they feel what happened Janu-
                                            sible, but what did they do? They                       corps stops allowing people to get away                ary 6, 2021, is very important. It is im-
                                            charged ahead anyway, spending an-                      with it.                                               portant. We are having a committee on
                                            other $1.9 trillion the taxpayers didn’t                  Madam Speaker, the second issue                      it.
                                            have.                                                   that I think has been underreported is                   I don’t think I would rather spend my
                                                              b 2140                                what is going on in Ukraine. We last                   time on the committee. I would rather
                                                                                                    had a briefing, for Congress collec-                   spend my time fighting inflation, try-
                                              And not long after that we got the                    tively on Ukraine, on March 30, 2022. I                ing to find solutions to the Ukraine
                                            Infrastructure Investment and Jobs                      want to know, and I would like to re-                  problem, trying to find solutions to the
                                            Act. Nice sounding, wasn’t it? Amer-                    quest right now of the majority party                  border, trying to do something about
                                            ican Rescue and Infrastructure Invest-                  another briefing, by that I mean rep-                  the huge number of people who are
                                            ment and Jobs Act. I always think it is                 resentatives from the Department of                    dying of drug overdoses in this coun-
                                            kind of interesting the way they come                   Defense and representatives from the                   try.
                                            up with names of irresponsible bills                    State Department, to see how exactly                     Nevertheless, it is in the news that a
                                            under here. That was another $1.2 tril-                 we are going to get out of this.                       committee is looking into what hap-
                                            lion.                                                     I voted for more money for the plan                  pened on January 6. I feel it is impor-
                                              Between these two bills—at a time                     because I felt that it is important for                tant to put all the cards on the table,
                                            where it was so important that Con-                     America to appear united, and in that                  and it is important that America know
                                            gress stop spending money—we hit the                    vote, we knew it was going to pass. We                 exactly all we have available to deter-
                                            gas for another $3 trillion. If it weren’t              know the majority party wanted a                       mine what happened on January 6.
                                            for our friends, the Senators from Ari-                 commitment to make sure that                             A considerable time ago, me and two
                                            zona and West Virginia, they would                      Ukraine was not short of munitions.                    congressmen—8 months ago—myself,
                                            have doubled that with a Build Back                       However, I think it is important for                 Congressman NORMAN from South
                                            Better bill for another $4 trillion. I beg              the majority party to bring representa-                Carolina, and Congressman GOHMERT
                                            you all, please stop spending.                          tives of the key departments before                    from Texas wrote a letter to Merrick
                                              In any event, the American Rescue                     Congress as a whole. The reason I                      Garland and asked the Department of




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                                            Plan and the Infrastructure Invest-                     would like to talk to them is I don’t                  Justice to release any footage of tapes
                                            ment and Jobs Act, I think, are more                    think enough has been talked about                     as far as what went on here that day.
                                            than anything responsible for the out-                  this. Are they working toward ending                   Unless it is going to be released, we
                                            of-control inflation. I believe they are                this war or not?                                       really don’t know all we should know.
                                            artificially holding down the numbers                     We all know there are people in this                   I am sure there are both Democrats
                                            to only 8.3 percent.                                    building who, for whatever reason,                     and Republicans who would like to



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                                            know all we have as far as what actu-                   would express an interest. I, many                     asking questions to Anthony Fauci and
                                            ally happened that day. What tapes                      times before, have stood at this micro-                the other bureaucrats as to why it was
                                            were available because they are taking                  phone and talked about the benefits of                 not more publicized and why didn’t
                                            picture of us all the time from this                    vitamin D, and experts beginning two                   they specifically highlight the in-
                                            building.                                               Septembers ago, well before the vac-                   creased number of deaths among people
                                              To my dismay, 8 months later, the                     cine was even released, were putting                   of color.
                                            Department of Justice has still not an-                 papers out there saying how much vita-                   I personally believe if it was the
                                            swered our plea for these tapes. Even-                  min D could prevent deaths. Now peo-                   other way around, they might have
                                            tually it gets beyond the idea of just                  ple who don’t like to push vitamin D                   been a little bit more forthright in ex-
                                            we want everything to be available,                     will say that the studies out there only               plaining what is going on and the de-
                                            people begin to think that the Depart-                  show correlation, not causation. But                   gree to which a lack of vitamin D cor-
                                            ment of Justice is hiding something.                    the same thing could be said about                     related with additional deaths from
                                              Madam Speaker, I will make the re-                    other things that clearly are connected                COVID.
                                            quest verbally and eventually follow up                 with COVID deaths.                                       One other thing for the sub-
                                            with some sort of written document                        Recently, Dr. Amiel Dror of Israel                   committee to look at, if they get done
                                            asking the Department of Justice to                     found that people with vitamin D lev-                  talking about vitamin D, now that
                                            release all the video footage of what                   els under 20 nanograms per milliliter                  COVID is a lot less likely to lead to
                                            happened in and around this building                    were 11 times more likely to die than                  death, recently a new drug called
                                            on January 6. I think until it is re-                   people who weren’t.                                    Paxlovid was introduced. You can get a
                                            leased there are going to be members of                   Isn’t that something interesting?                    5-day dosage of that drug, which is rec-
                                            the public who believe that something                     Can you imagine, Madam Speaker,                      ommended, for $530. It is not cheap.
                                            is being hidden that day. Right now it                  how many less people would have died                   Pfizer right now, I am told, expects to
                                            is part of this country’s history, but I                if the public health establishment and                 earn $27 billion dollars in sales from
                                            see no reason to continue this game of                  the medical establishment had pushed                   Paxlovid—$27 billion. That is a lot of
                                            not allowing the American public to                     vitamin D initially?                                   money. They made a lot of money on
                                            know what the Justice Department                          This study is interesting and con-                   other things as well on the COVID.
                                            must already know about what hap-                       sistent with prior studies.                            When you are talking about making $27
                                            pened that day.                                           Where is the medical establishment?                  billion on a drug, just a few little pills,
                                              By the way, I also feel if Congress-                    Where is the public health establish-                a 5-day dosage, $530, I would think the
                                            woman CHENEY wants to be a little bit                   ment in either pushing vitamin D or                    subcommittee would want to look into
                                            of an asset on that committee because                   apologizing for not pushing it in the                  that and see if there is an excessive
                                            she has a bigger mouthpiece than my-                    past?                                                  amount of money being charged for
                                            self, she could demand and create a lit-                  By the way, when calculating vita-                   that drug. I would think the slum-
                                            tle bit of a raucous on that committee                  min D deficiency—which they are cal-                   bering press ought to be looking into it
                                            and demand to see all these tapes, so                   culating at 20 nanograms per milliliter,               as well.
                                            we know who really was behind things                    not very much—84 percent—I don’t like                    Twenty-seven billion dollars in sales?
                                            and what to make of various theories                    talking about race; I don’t think Amer-                  That is what it says.
                                            that are out there.                                     ica is this horrible racist country that                 So if anybody out there wants to find
                                                             b 2150                                 some people on the other side of the                   something to talk about rather than
                                              That is another issue that the press                  aisle claim—but when calculating vita-                 some of the trivial issues that domi-
                                            corps back in the good old days, where                  min D deficiency, about 84 percent of                  nate our newspapers, they can look
                                            they liked to report on what is going                   Blacks in the country are vitamin D                    into the rich and powerful one more
                                            on in this country, would routinely be                  deficient compared to 35 percent of                    time and see whether the payment for
                                            against secrecy in government and                       Whites. Blacks are 70 percent more                     Paxlovid are a little bit excessive.
                                            would demand that those tapes be re-                    likely to die of COVID. Every expert I                   The final topic tonight is a topic that
                                            leased. I do not know where the press                   have talked to believes the reason of                  is no secret but right now people are
                                            corps is. They have the potential to im-                heightened deaths in the Black com-                    planning for the next session and see-
                                            prove this country, but they don’t like                 munity is the result of a lack of vita-                ing what problems in America we
                                            to get out there and apparently inform                  min D.                                                 should address.
                                            the people. And they are not ade-                         By the way, it is even higher among                    I personally have been outspoken. I
                                            quately skeptical of people in power.                   Native Americans.                                      think one problem that needs imme-
                                              Now I will address another issue that                   I do not know why the public health                  diate attention is what is going on at
                                            I think the press corps ought to be                     establishment and the politicians have                 the border. We also have to do some-
                                            picking up and the American public                      not gone out of their way to share                     thing to make sure that we don’t wind
                                            ought to know more about. I have ad-                    these numbers with people of color. All                up in a more serious war with Ukraine
                                            dressed COVID many times. Over 1 mil-                   Americans should have been alerted to                  or a war with China. These are vitally
                                            lion people have died. When COVID                       the benefit of vitamin D. All people                   important.
                                            broke, several briefings were held for                  over age 60 should have been given a vi-                 But in the long run, the future of
                                            all Congressmen and others for the                      tamin D test to see if they were under                 America comes down to its moral fiber.
                                            Oversight and Reform Committee on                       that 20 nanograms threshold. I think                   This country has since the mid 1960s
                                            which I serve. I would bet in the first 3               anyone of color regardless of age                      strongly subsidized or strongly dis-
                                            months of the COVID crisis I must                       should be given the test. But for what-                criminated against the American nu-
                                            have attended five or six hearings in                   ever reason, no money was put into                     clear family.
                                            which I had a chance to talk to the rel-                this, not a lot was publicized.                          We know that Karl Marx—and there
                                            ative experts, Anthony Fauci and oth-                     One million Americans died. Black                    are a surprising number of academics
                                            ers, about COVID.                                       Americans were 70 percent more likely                  in America who are drawn to social-
                                              Then we switched to an isolated,                      to die than White Americans, and noth-                 ism—Karl Marx felt in order for social-
                                            small subcommittee where only a                         ing was done. I think that is a scandal.               ism to exist, you had to get rid of the
                                            small fraction of the people in this                    I think we ought to have more hearings                 family. We all know that in the last
                                            Congress got a chance to ask questions.                 before Congress collectively so we can                 election Black Lives Matter was a pow-
                                            And at that time, with the rest of us                   have a chance to ask the public health                 erful group and that Blacks Lives Mat-
                                            left out, I think there are a lot of top-               establishment why they were dropping                   ter, the founders anyway, were opposed




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                                            ics that the press should be looking                    the ball here.                                         to the traditional American nuclear
                                            into that we would have a chance to                       I think the American press corps—                    family—or as they describe it, the
                                            ask questions about but are not being                   which was asleep at the switch here—                   Western prescribed nuclear family,
                                            asked.                                                  should have been publicizing these                     which is a lie by the way. We have nu-
                                              As I said, when over 1 million Ameri-                 numbers a lot more. And the American                   clear families in countries that are not
                                            cans have died, I would think the press                 press corps should have been out there                 Western countries. There are nuclear



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                                            families all over Latin America, sub-                   Bank of the United States, transmitting the            Matters within the Department of Agri-
                                            Sahara Africa, and Asia. But, in any                    Bank’s FY 2023 Annual Performance Plan                 culture; and for other purposes (Rept. 117–
                                            event, it is apparent that powerful                     and FY 2023 Annual Performance Report to               366). Referred to the House Calendar.
                                                                                                    Congress, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635g(a); July                      DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE
                                            groups in this country want to destroy
                                                                                                    31, 1945, ch. 341, Sec. 8(a) (as amended by Pub-         Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the
                                            the nuclear family. And probably no                     lic Law 93-646, Sec. 10); (88 Stat. 2336) and 31
                                            policy did more to aid in the destruc-                  U.S.C. 1115(b); Public Law 111-352, Sec. 3; (124
                                                                                                                                                           Committees on Small Business and Fi-
                                            tion of the American family than Lyn-                   Stat. 3867); to the Committee on Oversight             nancial Services discharged from fur-
                                            don Johnson’s war on the family. I                      and Reform.                                            ther consideration. H.R. 2020 referred
                                            think he called it the War on Poverty,                    EC–4333. A letter from the Board Chairman            to the Committee of the Whole House
                                            but it was really the war on the family                 and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Ad-           on the state of the Union.
                                            is what it amounted to.                                 ministration, transmitting the Administra-               Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the
                                              I hope after almost 60 years or ap-                   tion’s semiannual report prepared by the In-           Committee on the Judiciary discharged
                                                                                                    spector General for the period of October 1,           from further consideration. H.R. 7666
                                            proaching 60 years after the war on the                 2021 through March 31, 2022; to the Com-
                                            family and the huge expansion of the                                                                           referred to the Committee of the Whole
                                                                                                    mittee on Oversight and Reform.
                                            welfare state that this Congress would                                                                         House on the state of the Union.
                                                                                                                      f
                                            begin to address the discrimination                                                                                              f
                                            against the traditional family.                            REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON                             PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
                                              Madam Speaker, if you look at the                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
                                            welfare programs—whichever program                                                                               Under clause 2 of rule XII, public
                                                                                                      Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of              bills and resolutions of the following
                                            that you look at, be it health insur-                   committees were delivered to the Clerk
                                            ance, be it SNAP, but be it WIC, be it                                                                         titles were introduced and severally re-
                                                                                                    for printing and reference to the proper               ferred, as follows:
                                            the earned income tax credit—which                      calendar, as follows:
                                            was a very anti-marriage program                                                                                      By Ms. OMAR (for herself, Mr. PHIL-
                                                                                                      Mr. DEFAZIO: Committee on Transpor-                           LIPS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. EMMER, Ms.
                                            which was actually initiated by a Re-                   tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 7211. A bill to
                                            publican—all     low-income     housing,                                                                                CRAIG, Mrs. FISCHBACH, and Mr.
                                                                                                    amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief                    STAUBER):
                                            daycare, TANF, Pell grants, and other                   and Emergency Assistance Act, review a                   H.R. 8025. A bill to designate the facility of
                                            provisions—program      after   program                 final rule of the Federal Emergency Manage-            the United States Postal Service located at
                                            after program—are designed to take                      ment Agency, and for other purposes (Rept.             100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis, Min-
                                            tax dollars from the traditional family                 117–360). Referred to the Committee of the             nesota, as the ‘‘Martin Olav Sabo Post Of-
                                            and give it more to other families. It is               Whole House on the state of the Union.                 fice’’; to the Committee on Oversight and
                                                                                                      Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judici-                 Reform.
                                            no problem to help everybody, but I
                                                                                                    ary. H.R. 7072. A bill to amend title 18,                     By Ms. OMAR (for herself, Mr. PHIL-
                                            think when you clearly set up pro-                      United States Code, to modify delayed notice                    LIPS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. EMMER, Ms.
                                            grams designed not to go to the nu-                     requirements, and for other purposes, with                      CRAIG, Mrs. FISCHBACH, and Mr.
                                            clear family, you are discriminating                    an amendment (Rept. 117–361). Referred to                       STAUBER):
                                            against them.                                           the Committee of the Whole House on the                  H.R. 8026. A bill to designate the facility of
                                              Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal-                  state of the Union.                                    the United States Postal Service located at
                                            ance of my time.                                          Mr. DEFAZIO: Committee on Transpor-                  825 West 65th Street in Minneapolis, Min-
                                                             f                                      tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 6270. A bill to        nesota, as the ‘‘Charles W. Lindberg Post Of-
                                                                                                    direct the Secretary of Transportation to es-          fice’’; to the Committee on Oversight and
                                                       ADJOURNMENT                                  tablish a pilot program to provide grants re-          Reform.
                                              The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-                       lated to advanced air mobility infrastruc-                    By Mr. BACON (for himself, Mr. C.
                                                                                                    ture, and for other purposes, with an amend-                    SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr.
                                            ant to section 11(b) of House Resolu-
                                                                                                    ment (Rept. 117–362). Referred to the Com-                      LAMB, and Mr. CARBAJAL):
                                            tion 188, the House stands adjourned                    mittee of the Whole House on the state of                H.R. 8027. A bill to establish within the Ex-
                                            until 10 a.m. tomorrow for morning-                     the Union.                                             ecutive Office of the President a Technology
                                            hour debate and noon for legislative                      Mr. DEFAZIO: Committee on Transpor-                  Competitiveness Council; to the Committee
                                            business.                                               tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 2020. A bill to        on Science, Space, and Technology.
                                              Thereupon (at 10 p.m.), under its pre-                provide for an online repository for certain                  By Mr. BAIRD:
                                            vious order, the House adjourned until                  reporting requirements for recipients of Fed-            H.R. 8028. A bill to direct the Secretary of
                                            tomorrow, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 10                 eral disaster assistance, and for other pur-           Homeland Security to transfer, without re-
                                            a.m. for morning-hour debate.                           poses (Rept. 117–363, Pt. 1). Referred to the          imbursement, materials to construct road-
                                                                                                    Committee of the Whole House on the state              ways and physical barriers along the South-
                                                             f                                      of the Union.                                          ern border of the United States to the gov-
                                              EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS,                               Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and                 ernments of the States in which such mate-
                                                             ETC.                                   Commerce. H.R. 7666. A bill to amend the               rials are located, and for other purposes; to
                                                                                                    Public Health Service Act to reauthorize               the Committee on Homeland Security.
                                              Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive                 certain programs relating to mental health                    By Mr. BANKS:
                                            communications were taken from the                      and substance use disorders, and for other               H.R. 8029. A bill to require the placement
                                            Speaker’s table and referred as follows:                purposes, with an amendment (Rept. 117–364,            of Taiwan in Country Group A:5 for purposes
                                              EC–4329. A letter from the Senior Bureau              Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the               of the strategic trade authorization license
                                            Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, De-            Whole House on the state of the Union.                 exception under the Export Administration
                                            partment of State, transmitting a deter-                  Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and                 Regulations; to the Committee on Foreign
                                            mination under section 506(a)(1) of the For-            Commerce. H.R. 5585. A bill to establish the           Affairs.
                                            eign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide            Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health,                     By Mrs. BOEBERT (for herself, Mr.
                                            Military Assistance to Ukraine; to the Com-             and for other purposes; with an amendment                       GOSAR, Mr. NEHLS, Mrs. MILLER of Il-
                                            mittee on Foreign Affairs.                              (Rept. 117–365). Referred to the Committee of                   linois, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina,
                                              EC–4330. A letter from the Senior Bureau              the Whole House on the state of the Union.                      Mr. POSEY, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. CLYDE,
                                            Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, De-              Mr. DESAULNIER: Committee on Rules.                           Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, and Mr.
                                            partment of State, transmitting a Memo-                 House Resolution 1170. Resolution providing                     MOORE of Alabama):
                                            randum of Justification for the Drawdown                for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2543) to             H.R. 8030. A bill to require the Assistant
                                            Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assist-          amend the Federal Reserve Act to add addi-             Secretary for the Countering Weapons of
                                            ance Act of 1961 to Provide Immediate As-               tional demographic reporting requirements,             Mass Destruction Office of the Department
                                            sistance to Ukraine; to the Committee on                to modify the goals of the Federal Reserve             of Homeland Security to treat illicit
                                            Foreign Affairs.                                        System, and for other purposes; providing for          fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction,
                                              EC–4331. A letter from the Assistant Sec-             consideration of the bill (H.R. 2773) to amend         and for other purposes; to the Committee on
                                            retary for Legislation, Department of Health            the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration             Homeland Security.




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                                            and Human Services, transmitting the De-                Act to make supplemental funds available                      By Mr. FALLON (for himself, Mr.
                                            partment’s Office of Inspector General Semi-            for management of fish and wildlife species                     JACKSON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ELLZEY,
                                            annual Report to Congress for the period                of greatest conservation need as determined                     Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. DONALDS,
                                            ending March 31, 2022; to the Committee on              by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for                    Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr.
                                            Oversight and Reform.                                   other purposes; providing for consideration                     BABIN, and Mr. NEHLS):
                                              EC–4332. A letter from the President and              of the bill (H.R. 7606) to establish the Office          H.R. 8031. A bill to amend the Federal Elec-
                                            Chair, Board of Directors, Export-Import                of the Special Investigator for Competition            tion Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain




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