Congressional Record, House, June 14, 2022 — Our Economy Is Booming and Putting Americans Last

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This House section of the Congressional Record for June 14, 2022 (page H5492) carries floor speeches under the headings Our Economy Is Booming and Putting Americans Last. Garcia of Texas cites 8.7 million new jobs since President Biden took office and says the Nation has recovered 96 percent of the jobs lost during the pandemic. LaMalfa criticizes the Biden administration's handling of the southern border, the elimination of title 42 and baby formula shipments.

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H5492 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 14, 2022
vacuuming tax dollars out of the pock- Democrats are also laser focused on ahead and put up those additional
ets of the private sector at a record lowering everyday costs for families at pieces there where there are some obvi-
pace. the grocery store, and they are also im- ous gaps.
Still, today, the majority will not proving the supply chain. We are fight- I had a chance to visit Yuma, Ari-
even propose a budget, much less one ing for everyday Americans by reduc- zona a few weeks ago. It was pretty in-
that achieves balance, and instead, ing the cost of everyday goods through credible because there would be miles
funds the government and inflates the the COMPETES Act. of fence, but there would be these gaps
currency through massive omnibus This landmark legislation will lower occasionally, and that is where people
bills and continuing resolutions. costs and strengthen our supply chains would pour through illegally. Amazing.
We need to return to regular order in by making more products right here in We could rectify that by just filling a
this House and return to fiscal sanity America: Made in USA. Again, this will lot of the gaps, thereby making our
to rescue this economy from a reces- create more jobs. Customs and Border Patrol job much
sion that looms large in what is likely We also have great news on the Fed- easier by being able to focus on fewer
to be a long, hot summer for millions eral deficit. Biden is still on track to areas instead of wide-open spaces or
of American families. drop the budget deficit by $1.6 trillion gaps all along our border.
f this year alone. But, no, it seems to be about some
Mr. Speaker, another fun fact, Presi- other agenda. 15,000 people possibly
OUR ECONOMY IS BOOMING will crowd the border here soon under
dent Biden has cut the deficit more
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The this year than any President in his- the idea that we are going to possibly
Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from tory. I repeat, more than any President let title 42 go. Thankfully, two dif-
Texas (Ms. GARCIA) for 5 minutes. in history. In contrast, Mr. Speaker, ferent courts have stopped that.
Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I the Trump administration increased So what are we doing? The terrorists
rise today to celebrate the record- the Federal budget deficit every single come across our border really almost
breaking number of jobs created under year they were in office. unchecked. They capture a handful of
President Biden’s watch, his plan to All things considered, President them, but how many are getting by
lower costs for hard-working American Biden and House Democrats are not that get away? We don’t know that.
families, and our plan to continue only working together to continue Are they starting cells right here in
building a better America. building a better America for all Amer- our country? Why not?
Since President Biden took office, icans, but we are delivering on that As we know, in April, there were over
the economy has added 8.7 million new promise, and we will continue to do 230,000 encounters, they call them, at
jobs—8.7 million new jobs. That is stag- just that—delivering on our promise. the southern border. That is the high-
gering. Fun fact, Mr. Speaker, this is est in U.S. history for one month. Why
f
the most jobs added in any President’s is this? Because we have a giant mag-
first 16 months. I repeat: The most jobs b 1030 net, again, turned on by this adminis-
added in any President’s first 16 tration saying, come on across. You
PUTTING AMERICANS LAST
months. This is historic. only need to have a sliver of an excuse
The fact that the economy is boom- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The for asylum.
ing is no accident. You see, President Chair recognizes the gentleman from The asylum law needs to be changed
Biden laid the foundation for an amaz- California (Mr. LAMALFA) for 5 min- if that is how they are going to enforce
ing recovery through his American utes. it because it has to be for a true threat.
Rescue Plan and vaccination program. Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, as the You also have to seek asylum in the
This plan got people back to work, kids 4-day tour occurs inside the Capitol on country closest to you, if you are an
back in schools, and helped the Amer- January 6, where a loaded, biased com- asylum seeker and that is what you are
ican economy bounce back. mittee attempts to parse the words of really after, but one closest to you, not
Together, with President Biden, the President on the day, we have pick and choose what country you are
House Democrats are not only bringing many other crises to deal with in this going to move up to, basically the
back jobs, but we are growing pay- country that are directly affecting and United States with all the benefits it
checks for households across the coun- harming the American people, their hands out.
try. Because of this, unemployment is ability to do their basic day-to-day op- According to polling, when you ask
near historic lows, and even better, the eration of their homes, get to their the American people, who are worried
number of Americans relying on unem- jobs, get their kids to school. about gas and groceries or whether an-
ployment benefits has dropped by more So what are we doing? What are we other load of formula is going to come
than 90 percent. This is huge. doing? Chasing January 6. Look at our in from Europe on a military transport
In short, our Nation has recovered 96 border right now, where under the cur- in time for their small children to be
percent of the jobs lost during the pan- rent Biden policies, we are attracting able to have the type of food that they
demic and is on track to return to the largest caravan ever of illegal are accustomed to, the majority of
prepandemic employment levels before aliens heading toward our border. The Americans disapprove of the Biden ad-
the end of the year. idea that we are going to get rid of ministration’s operation of our bor-
Mr. Speaker, this is a direct result of title 42 or just the general porosity of ders, especially the elimination of title
President Biden’s leadership, Congress’ the border anyway. It has been a giant 42, which is a health risk issue.
partnership, and the backing of the magnet ever since January 20, 2021, When you talk about the issue of for-
American people. when this President came in and start- mula, we are putting Americans last,
While many Americans are back at ed shredding our border policy. when the Biden administration
work, we have heard calls from hard- We had success under President prioritized shipments of pallets of baby
working families struggling with the Trump, where we had the best control formula to the border holding stations
cost of inflation. Sadly, Putin’s war of the border we had in quite a while, instead of across the fruited plain. It is
against Ukraine is now the biggest sin- with approximately 450 additional pretty pathetic. Indeed, it was this ad-
gle driver of inflation, but we have a miles of rebuilt or new fence that was ministration whose FDA stepped in on
plan for this too. very effective in those zones. the major producer of formula and
I am proud to report that House So what do we have now? We have said: We are going to shut you down be-
Democrats and President Biden are warehouses and stacks and pallets of cause we had a couple of incidents that

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acting to lower gas prices by fighting fence material, millions of dollars’ have been reported.
Putin’s price hike. The United States worth of it, lying about on our south- So what happens? The FDA didn’t
is on track to produce a record amount ern border being stored instead of in- call back when the company that is the
of oil next year, and coming from stalled. major producer of formula asks, What
Texas, that is music to our ears, and We heard some chatter here a couple is it we need to do to be in compliance
the President is working with the in- months ago from the Biden administra- in your eyes? The administration knew
dustry to accelerate this output. tion, well, maybe we should just go about this, yet they prioritized what

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