Congressional Record, House, June 21, 2022, Page H5720
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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated June 21, 2022, at page H5720, made up mostly of one-minute speeches. Speakers congratulate a man named Dale on his retirement, honor Master Sergeant Christopher Neal Houser as Tennessee's Second District's Veteran of the Month, and ask that Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh, now in enemy hands after fighting as volunteers in the Ukrainian Army, be protected and that Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan be released. A speaker contrasts H.R. 7606 with H.R. 8069, the Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Production Act. Mr. Grothman says inflation was at 8.6 percent in May, the highest in 40 years. Mr. Hern then takes 60 minutes on the Republican Study Committee's blueprint to save America.
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H5720 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 21, 2022
Federation, serving as the executive di- We have families who can’t find baby and Andy Huynh, who are fighting as
rector of public policy before being ap- formula for their newborns, grocery volunteers in the Ukrainian Army and
pointed executive vice president in stores with empty shelves, workers fill- have now been captured by the enemy.
2018. ing up their gas tanks for twice what The enemy wants to call them a
Dale has maintained an exemplary they paid 2 years ago, and farmers pay- name that I refuse to say on the floor
reputation for decades. He will be sin- ing triple for fertilizer compared to of the House. They are, in fact, volun-
cerely missed as he enters retirement, two harvests ago. teers, and they should be subject to the
and his positive contributions to agri- H.R. 7606, the bill that passed the international obligations that Russia
culture policy will be remembered for House last week, will do nothing to must adhere to and must look at the
many years. combat these crises in the immediate conventions that may be relevant.
Congratulations, Dale, on your suc- future. Instead, Congress should con- Their lives must be protected. They are
cessful career. Best wishes to you in sider a bill introduced by the gen- soldiers who desired to fight for democ-
your next chapter. tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMP- racy.
f SON), my friend and ranking member of I am proud of them, as I am of the
HONORING THE LIFE OF MASTER the House Agriculture Committee. Americans who are held around the
SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER NEAL H.R. 8069, the Reducing Farm Input world falsely, in particular Paul
HOUSER Costs and Barriers to Production Act, Whelan and Brittney Griner, who are
will work to immediately combat ris- held as hostages in Russia. They are
(Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given wrongly held, and I ask that we pursue
ing food and fuel costs and has the sup-
permission to address the House for 1 this as Americans and the American
port from our farmers, ranchers, and
minute and to revise and extend his re-
producers. Government to help release Brittney
marks.)
However, once again, Democrats Griner, release Paul Whelan, stop the
Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise
passed a bill that doesn’t fix our prob- false judicial system and legal system
to recognize Master Sergeant Chris-
topher Neal Houser as Tennessee’s Sec- lems, nor does it increase our domestic of Russia, and bring our Americans
ond District’s Veteran of the Month. food or fuel production, and they blame home.
He served in the United States Air everything on Republicans. Let the We should not leave Alex Drueke and
Force during the Gulf war, the war on record show we offered real solutions, Andy Huynh on the battlefield. We
terrorism, and the Cold War. and Democrats simply did not listen. need to protect them as a sovereign na-
Chris was raised in Clinton, Ten- f tion.
nessee, and graduated from Clinton f
COST OF LIVING IS MORE THAN
High School in 1980. He then attended REPORTED REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE’S
Tennessee Tech University, where he BLUEPRINT TO SAVE AMERICA
received his degree in business admin- (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was
istration and business management. On given permission to address the House The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.
July 23, 1982, he enlisted in the Ten- for 1 minute.) AUCHINCLOSS). Under the Speaker’s an-
nessee Air National Guard, and he Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, this nounced policy of January 4, 2021, the
served his country for over 31 years, is directed to the press as much as to gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. HERN)
Mr. Speaker, with the 134th Air Refuel- the Chair and whoever is listening at is recognized for 60 minutes as the des-
ing Wing as a personnel specialist. home. ignee of the minority leader.
Outside of his military life, Chris was Everybody knows we have a lot of in- GENERAL LEAVE
known as a bit of a hometown hero for flation. We are supposed to repeat Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani-
all the time that he gave to Blount again and again that inflation was at mous consent that all Members may
County student athletics. He coached 8.6 percent in May, which is the highest have 5 legislative days in which to re-
Little League baseball, youth basket- it has been in 40 years. The press vise and extend their remarks and in-
ball, and football, and he volunteered should report that there is no way in- clude extraneous material on the topic
at William Blount High School to work flation is only 8.6 percent. of this Special Order.
with the baseball and softball teams as Housing is listed as going up 5.5 per- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
the field guy for over 17 years. The cent. Have you talked to any land- objection to the request of the gen-
softball field is now named after him in lords? Have you talked to any builders? tleman from Oklahoma?
honor of his many years of volunteer There is a contorted way that you ar- There was no objection.
service. rive at that 5.5 percent. That number Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, America is
Just a few weeks ago, on May 24, 2022, should be more like 15 to 20 to 25 per- in crisis. Inflation is at its highest in
unfortunately, Chris passed away after cent. four decades. Drugs, weapons, and all
a 9-year battle with lung cancer, with Talk to some car dealers. See if they other manner of contraband, along
his family by his side. I offer my condo- think the cost of used cars has gone up with hundreds of thousands of unvetted
lences to his wife of 36 years, Donna; only 16.1 percent in the last year. That migrants, are pouring over our south-
his children, Drew, Jessica, and Jen- number should be 30 percent. ern border with almost no resistance.
nifer; his mother, Jean; and the many We should not let the administration Our national debt is over $30 trillion, a
other family members and friends who get away with such low numbers. I call sum of money that most people cannot
loved him dearly right up to the end. upon the American press to do a little even begin to comprehend.
It is my honor to stand here today bit of research for once and tell us Suffice to say, the past 18 months of
and commemorate Chris’ lifetime of what the real cost of living has gone up Democratic rule have been a disaster.
service to his country and to his com- in this country over the last year. It is The American people are sick and tired
munity by naming him as Tennessee’s way more than 8.6 percent. of their government recklessly spend-
Second District’s Veteran of the f ing their tax dollars while families
Month. struggle to put food on the table and
RELEASE ALEX DRUEKE AND fill up their gas tanks.
f ANDY HUYNH Can you blame them? Families across
DEMOCRATS SIMPLY DID NOT (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was the country are sitting at home trying
LISTEN given permission to address the House to make ends meet while the Federal
(Mr. ROSE asked and was given per- for 1 minute and to revise and extend Government runs around and spends
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mission to address the House for 1 her remarks.) their money like it is going out of
minute and to revise and extend his re- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I style.
marks.) rise to assert the sovereignty of the President Biden often likes to tout
Mr. ROSE. Mr. Speaker, our country United States of America, to applaud his understanding of kitchen-table eco-
is in an inflation crisis caused by the the bipartisan commitment to the nomics. However, the so-called budget
Biden administration’s failed leftwing, Ukrainians who are fighting for democ- that the President produced a few
progressive policies. racy, and to acknowledge Alex Drueke months ago never balances and adds
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trillions of dollars to our national debt American history, $73 trillion over 10 at any point in history, as Congress has
over the next 10 years. There isn’t a years, all at the expense of our children done the past 2 years. The solution is
single kitchen table in the country and grandchildren, who will be forced to stop spending like there is no tomor-
where you can spend more than you to pay for this outrageous spending and row and be fiscally responsible.
make year after year and survive fi- debt. With inflation at a 40-year high, gas
nancially. Going to Speaker PELOSI’s ‘‘Show me prices shattering new records, and
One of Speaker PELOSI’s most famous your budget, and I will show you what home prices surging, as the gentleman
phrases is: Show me your budget, and I you value,’’ I have my granddaughter from Oklahoma said, I believe every ef-
will show you your values. It is plain with me tonight. I value her future. I fort must be made to rein in wasteful
to see that Democrats care little for fi- value the fact that she is not going to Washington spending and ensure that
nancial responsibility and a strong have to pay for this spending, that she taxpayer dollars are not being thrown
American economy. They won’t even will be able to keep more of the money down the drain.
draft a budget. she earns instead of having the govern- Simply put, instead of spending
I have been in Congress 4 years, and ment take it to pay for Speaker money as fast as Joe Biden leaves for a
under Speaker PELOSI’s leadership, the PELOSI’s and President Biden’s liberal Delaware vacation, it is time for fiscal
Democrats have not created a single agenda. responsibility in Washington. This in-
budget in the House Budget Com- The Republican Study Committee’s cludes implementing good-government
mittee. If Congress continues down this budget is a departure from Democrats’ reforms, like balancing our budget for
path, we will add $15.1 trillion to the irresponsible policies and a return to the first time in over 20 years, which
debt this decade, $24.2 trillion in the fiscal sanity for American families. this budget by the RSC does.
2030s, and $41.8 trillion in the 2040s. Republicans have built a comprehen- I thank the chairman for including a
These are incomprehensible numbers. sive plan that balances the Federal piece of legislation that I introduced
It is long past time to return to a budget in just 7 years, works to elimi- called the Agriculture Civil Rights and
state of fiscal stability. That is where nate waste, and enables Americans to Equality Act, ACRE.
You might remember last year,
the Republican Study Committee’s keep more of their hard-earned money.
Growing up in America, raising a Democrats in the American Rescue
budget comes in. Our Blueprint to Save
family, and running a business taught Plan provided billions in debt relief as-
America isn’t just hyperbole. It is a no-
me that budgets matter. sistance to some farmers, while exclud-
nonsense plan that slashes spending, ing others, based entirely on the color
reduces deficits, and bolsters our econ- After reading President Biden’s 2023
budget, it is clear he doesn’t have a of their skin. That is detestable. That
omy, all things that the President’s is un-American.
budget fails to do. clue on how to budget responsibly. It is
The ACRE Act will ensure that this
It is the most pro-life budget that the time we stop leaving financial disaster
never happens again by explicitly bar-
RSC has ever produced. It ensures the for the next generation.
ring the USDA from discriminating
protection of Americans’ constitu- Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman
against or granting preferential treat-
tional rights. It solidifies our national HERN and my colleagues on the Repub-
ment to any person, in whole or in
security and secures our southern bor- lican Study Committee for their work
part, based on race. Taxpayers
der. It saves Medicare and Social Secu- in putting forth a responsible budget
shouldn’t be forced to finance unfair,
rity from insolvency. that meets the needs of the American unconstitutional racial quota systems.
While the President’s budget in- people, places the American people One of the main reasons I ran for this
creases spending to $73 trillion and first, and doesn’t cater to the wishes of office is the same reason that I ran in
taxes to $58 trillion, our budget de- Joe Biden and NANCY PELOSI. 2010. In Wisconsin, we had a $3 billion
creases spending by $6.7 trillion, all Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the deficit. We all remember, after the 2008
while balancing in just 7 years. This is gentleman for his hard work over the election, the policies that were put in
exactly what our country needs right last 6 months to arrive at this budget. place in the ensuing 2 years were disas-
now. It is not a conservative budget; it is an trous for America. Sounds familiar,
Tonight, we are going to hear from all-of-America budget. It is what all doesn’t it? The same thing is a rewind
the hardworking men and women who Americans have to do, create a budget. from back in that period of time.
helped create this budget and who are Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman I told my constituents we can fix the
committed to putting these policies from Wisconsin (Mr. TIFFANY), another budget problems we had in Wisconsin.
into action next year. member of the task force and a mem- Some people said: Yeah, we hear that
I thank all the members of the Budg- ber of the Committee on Natural Re- all the time. I said: You give us a dec-
et and Spending Task Force for all of sources, from Wisconsin’s Seventh Dis- ade, and we will get it done. We did ex-
their extremely hard work over the trict. actly that.
past months, as well as Chairman JIM Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I thank Over the three terms that I sat on
BANKS for trusting me with chairing the gentleman for his leadership and the budget writing committee in the
this task force for a second year. giving me the opportunity to speak State of Wisconsin, if you look at
Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman here tonight. where their budget is now as a result of
from Pennsylvania (Mr. KELLER), my Mr. Speaker, while it is not sur- the little bit of work that I contributed
friend from the 12th District, a member prising that Congress’ budget process is to, along with my colleagues in the
of the Education and Labor Com- a total and utter failure, the good news State legislature, we fixed those budget
mittee, and a member of our task is that there are solutions to cut down problems in Wisconsin. Now there is
force. on excessive spending, balance our the largest rainy day fund in the his-
budget, and prevent the world’s largest tory of Wisconsin. This past budget re-
b 1930 economy from self-destructing. turned $2 billion to the taxpayers of
Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I thank The American people know this. the State. That is fiscal responsibility.
the gentleman for yielding time and When you go back home and talk to We can do the same here in Wash-
for his hard work. the American people, they know what ington, D.C., but it is going to require
Mr. Speaker, it has been a year-and- is going on here is wrong. They know the will to do it. We can do it over the
a-half of President Biden and Wash- that the family checkbook only goes so next decade, as the chairman said. We
ington Democrats’ disastrous tax-and- far. Choices have to be made. They get to balance in 7 years here. This is
spend policies, and American families know the American family’s check- what the American people are looking
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are feeling the effects of rising infla- book out here in Washington, D.C., for. They want us to be fiscally respon-
tion in their paychecks, at the gas should live under the same constraints. sible because it will lead to more op-
pumps, and in the grocery store. The solution is not to propose a portunity and prosperity here in Amer-
Instead of working to eliminate budget with the highest sustained lev- ica and ensure American liberty for the
wasteful government spending, the els of spending since World War II, as future.
President’s 2023 budget calls for the President Biden has done, or to spend Mr. Speaker, I urge both Democrats
highest sustained spending burden in taxpayers’ dollars at a faster pace than and Republicans to say ‘‘yes’’ to the
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RSC budget, because it is good for I thank the gentleman for holding First, the Price Stability Act, which
America. this Special Order tonight to bring at- I was pleased to introduce earlier this
Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, I thank my tention to the roadmap that we have year alongside my good friend and col-
friend from Wisconsin for his words. built to return our country to that league, BYRON DONALDS, from Florida.
What you just heard is what most of needed energy dominance. At a time when the American people
America experiences in our individual President Ronald Reagan once said are currently spending an additional
families, our businesses, our cities, and that we maintain ‘‘peace through $460 a month, Mr. Speaker, nearly
our States. They have to balance their strength.’’ By rebuilding our energy in- $5,000 more this year than people were
budget. It is hard work. It doesn’t frastructure and once again becoming a spending last year to keep up with
know any partisanship. It is constitu- net energy exporter, we can help our President Biden’s inflation, the rising
tional and has to be done. allies while at the same time lowering cost of gas at the pump, and groceries
One of the first, primary things we the price of energy right here in Amer- at the store, this bill would have the
should be doing as Members of Con- ica. Federal Reserve focus on a single man-
gress is being good stewards of Amer- I look forward to continuing to advo- date, that of price stability, concen-
ican taxpayer dollars. But what I fear cate for this budget that will help my trating on keeping prices down, and
is that after people have been here for constituents back home in Pennsyl- preventing inflation from stealing from
a period of time we lose sight of that. vania. American families.
It is not our money; it is the American Mr. Speaker, again, I thank my col- The second bill, the Social Security
people’s money. league, Representative HERN, for hold- Disability Insurance Return to Work
We need to be accountable to that. ing this Special Order. Act, which I reintroduced this year,
We need to not be running up $30 tril- Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, I thank my would restructure the Social Security
lion debts and another $15 trillion on friend and colleague from Pennsyl- Administration’s disability classifica-
the horizon with the President’s budg- vania for his words. tion system to provide further opportu-
et, the only Democrat budget that has Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman nities to individuals with disabilities
been put out, that increases the debt to from Arkansas (Mr. HILL), a dear friend who can and want to get back to work.
$45 trillion in the next 10 years, assum- of mine, somebody that knows a lot That is important, because too many
ing he can get $7 trillion in additional about budgets and finances in his per- people go on our Social Security dis-
taxes out of small businesses and indi- sonal life, a member of the Financial ability system and don’t get back to
viduals in America by allowing the Tax Services Committee, and a longtime the workforce. This provides them fi-
Cuts and Jobs Act’s tax cuts to expire. study of what it takes to balance a nancial incentives, training, and oppor-
The American people deserve better. tunity to go back to work, something
budget in America.
We in Congress need to work hard to- our workforce and our employers des-
Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I thank my
gether. perately need. It gives dignity to those
Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman friend from Oklahoma (Mr. HERN), the
chairman of our task force, and all of who can get back into the workforce.
from Pennsylvania (Mr. JOYCE), my
dear friend from Pennsylvania’s 13th the members of the task force, for com- b 1945
District, who is on the Energy and ing together and showing the American These policies would both reduce gov-
Commerce Committee and a fellow people that Congress can debate, ana- ernment spending while ensuring that
classmate of mine. lyze, think through, and consider what we put the needs of the American peo-
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. it takes to balance our budget. KEVIN ple first.
Speaker, I thank the gentleman from HERN has delivered that leadership. I thank the Republican Study Com-
Oklahoma for holding this incredibly Mr. Speaker, I rise today in favor of mittee chairman, JIM BANKS, Task
important Special Order, and I thank the Republican Study Committee’s Force Chairman HERN, for their hard
him for yielding. budget proposal for fiscal year 2023. I work and leadership in developing this
Since day 1 of his Presidency, Joe am proud to be a contributing member budget. This commonsense legislative
Biden has chosen to weaponize his of the Republican Study Committee. agenda combats inflation while sup-
power to attack the energy industry This RSC budget would not only rein porting a healthy economy. It works
and raise the price of gasoline for in reckless spending, but it would also for the betterment of our families long-
Pennsylvania drivers. This impact fi- balance the Nation’s budget over the term.
nancially, for every Pennsylvanian, next decade. I am proud of the provisions that
and in fact, for every American citizen, By making President Trump’s Tax were included in the budget. I am
is being felt tonight as we hold this Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, this happy to express my support for the
Special Order. budget would provide hardworking budget and for the work of the task
By canceling the Keystone XL pipe- American families with immediate re- force.
line, by canceling new drilling leases, lief, something we desperately need Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the
and by suggesting that the energy be- amid Joe Biden’s highest inflation in gentleman from Arkansas for his words
neath the feet of my constituents is four decades. and for his personal knowledge of how
not an acceptable source of power, This budget also works toward the budget is so important to all the
President Biden has turned his back on strengthening our national security, American people.
American energy. Sadly, he has turned starting with the crisis at our south- You have heard a lot from my col-
his back on the American people. Be- west border. Last month, Mr. Speaker, leagues about pieces of legislation to
cause of the President’s policies, Amer- Customs and Border Protection re- be included in this budget. Some 203
ica right now is drilling less oil than ported that 234,416 illegal migrant en- pieces of legislation by some 82 Mem-
before the start of the COVID–19 pan- counters occurred along our border, the bers of the Republican Party have been
demic. highest 1-month total ever recorded. included in this budget to design and
To counter this war on American en- This budget would restore the Trump- develop and produce a balanced budget
ergy, I am proud to be working with era policies that secured our border for all Americans. All Americans sit-
my colleagues to introduce the Blue- and kept our communities safe, pre- ting at their table, they don’t look and
print to Save America and to help re- venting startling statistics like that see first if they are Democrat or Re-
turn our Nation to energy dominance. one I just noted. publican. They don’t care about poli-
Not just energy independence, but en- This budget is sensible, it is realistic, tics when it comes to spending.
ergy dominance. and it is beneficial for all of our Amer- Members of Congress talk about how
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It is time to reverse President ican families. they care about the least of us in our
Biden’s executive actions to stop new I am pleased that two of my legisla- economy across America. If we cared,
drilling. It is time to produce the coal, tive items that I have placed priority we would sit down and work together
the oil, the natural gas, and the on in this Congress were included in to produce a balanced budget, one like
Marcellus shale that is needed to power this budget package: The Price Sta- we haven’t seen in over 20 years.
our cities, our communities, and our bility Act and the Social Security Dis- Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman
grids. ability Insurance Return to Work Act. from Utah (Mr. MOORE), my colleague
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from Utah’s First Congressional Dis- tion’s defense, expanding workforce op- over $30 trillion in debt. This debt cri-
trict, and an outstanding freshman portunities, making the successful Tax sis threatens the long-term prosperity
member on the Armed Services Com- Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, and so of every American. It is that debt, and
mittee. much more. it is that overspending, Mr. Speaker,
Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I This budget is—in the words of Con- that has helped to usher in this his-
thank Congressman HERN for orga- gressman HERN—for all Americans. All toric inflation crisis that is crushing
nizing this Special Order tonight and Americans—not just Republicans—need my constituents in Fleming County
for his leadership on the Republican a balanced budget. This issue matters and so many other middle-class Ameri-
Study Committee. to Utahns, which is why I convened a cans across this country.
Mr. Speaker, I frequently reach out debt and deficit task force in my own The RSC budget restores fiscal re-
to my constituents and conduct poll- district to get their input and have sponsibility to Washington by bal-
ing, if you will, on what are the issues spent countless hours as I have worked ancing the Federal budget within 10
that matter most to them. And at the with my colleagues to know what ex- years and rescuing America from bank-
top of the list, every single time, is actly we can do going forward. ruptcy, stopping the spending binge in
debt and deficit. It is constantly debt We must be committed to reversing this town.
and deficit. I know that is on the minds our economic policies that are hurting Let’s be clear, we will never balance
of many Americans, but particularly in Americans and get us on the right the Federal budget if Democrats con-
Utah, where we are so fiscally smart track. tinue their spending spree. We will
that we have a balanced budget, and we Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, I thank my never balance the budget continuing
have a rainy day fund. We are still the colleague. this reckless deficit-producing fiscal
most philanthropic State in volunteer Mr. Speaker, as we look at inflation, policy and threatening tax hikes in
time and dollars than anywhere else in and we heard one of my colleagues talk this ‘‘build back better’’ calamity that
the Nation. But we care so deeply about it earlier, it says it is 8.6 percent fails to raise revenue, but instead
about being smart fiscally that what I inflation caused by excessive spending. would crush economic growth and ac-
ultimately take from this, and as I We have heard this from many of the tually diminish the tax base.
look back on the last 20 or so years of past treasurers under the Obama ad- We will also never balance the budget
our inability to do this, Americans ministration. We have heard the cur- if the Biden administration continues
need confidence that their Congress, rent Secretary of the Treasury admit its inexplicable war on American en-
that their government can actually do that she got it wrong last year, that ergy, which is key to economic growth,
something practical and reasonable. excessive spending drove the inflation key to reducing the deficit. That is
And that is what we have here in front that we are seeing today. why I commend RSC Budget and
of us, is a plan. The problem is that most Americans Spending Task Force chairman, KEVIN
Americans need to know that there is don’t believe the 8.6 percent. I mean HERN, for including my legislation in
a plan to be able to inject fiscal respon- when you look at gas prices up over 100 the budget, the Fair Access to Banking
sibility again into what they have not percent since Biden took office. If you Act.
seen for too long. look at hot dogs—something as simple
This legislation, the Fair Access to
Like everywhere in the Nation, Utah as an all-American hot dog—up 64 per-
Banking Act, protects key American
families are burdened with painfully cent; milk up 32 percent. And the num-
industries, such as energy producers,
inflated prices at the gas pump, gro- bers go on and on and on.
from discrimination by banks and lend-
cery store, and more. The average The American people are struggling.
ers who politicize access to capital to
American household is paying hun- We can do better. We must do better.
satisfy the radical agenda of climate
dreds more than they would for the We must produce a balanced budget,
extremists.
same goods that they purchased just a get it on the floor to have it voted on.
Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman And here is the irony: We all care
year ago.
Despite repeated Republican warn- from Kentucky (Mr. BARR), my dear about the environment, especially
ings of excessive Federal spending and friend, a member of the Committee on farmers. We care about the environ-
what it would do to our economy, Financial Services, a very innovative ment. They are the ultimate environ-
Democrats have continued to vote for member. mentalists. But what sense does it
massive spending bills. As a father to Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I thank my make to deprive financing to the very
four young boys, I know we must pro- good friend, KEVIN HERN, from the energy companies that can innovate
vide for the next generation a more great State of Oklahoma not only for our way to solutions to the climate
stable economic outlook for their fi- his leadership on the Republican Study issue.
nancial success. It is why I ran for Con- Committee Budget and Spending Task When President Biden was sworn into
gress. Force—ably chairing that committee— office, gas prices averaged $2.36 across
However, achieving a balanced budg- but also as an advocate for more do- the country. This month, gas prices
et after over 20 years of consistent def- mestic energy production to deal with reached $5 nationally for the first
icit spending is a very tall task. And this energy crisis. time—and they are on their way to $6
when I decided to run for Congress and Like your constituents in Oklahoma, a gallon.
I made this a key part of my platform, my constituents in rural Kentucky are In less than 2 years, our Nation went
I knew it was going to be a very tall feeling the pain. I was just with some from energy dominant to energy des-
task. farmers in Fleming County, Kentucky, perate. And yet, the Biden administra-
On top of increasing Medicare and on Friday when we were back in the tion continues to push ESG invest-
Social Security spending, the Congres- district. And one of the farmers stood ments and regulations such as the
sional Budget Office estimates that up, and he said: I don’t know where you SEC’s new climate risk disclosure rule
over the next 10 years interest costs get your numbers in Washington, Con- designed to choke off investment in en-
will total $8.1 trillion. The longer we gressman, but 8.6 percent doesn’t sound ergy production.
don’t address this issue, the larger the right for us in Fleming County. The Biden administration for sure is
hill we must climb. Even so, leaders It is more than twice that. It is pain- blocking construction of the Keystone
from both parties have historically ful to fill up the diesel in our tractor. XL pipeline, another energy infrastruc-
come to the table to build solutions, It is impossible for us to fill up our ture. It is halting new lease sales for
and we must rise to the occasion. trucks to get around to move our oil and gas. It is stonewalling over 4,400
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The Republican Study Committee produce. This is not 8.6 percent. You all permits to drill. It is thwarting new
has worked dutifully to chart our path don’t know what the real number is large-scale refineries. And this has all
forward. This plan is outlined in the and how it affects real Americans. contributed to constraining energy
Blueprint to Save America. This road- That is how bad this inflation crisis supply, contributing to inflation.
map provides a fiscally sound path to is. But I rise in strong support of this But ground zero in this war against
balancing our budget in 7 years, pro- Republican Study Committee’s pro- domestic energy production is the
tecting our border, bolstering our Na- posed Federal budget. Our Nation is Biden administration’s weaponization
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of financial regulation to redirect cap- port of this budget. I am proud to stand living within our means and focusing
ital away from fossil energy. The Euro- with Americans who depend on energy on balancing the budget within 7 years.
pean financial sector, Wall Street independence and energy dominance The Republican Study Committee
banks, large, woke asset managers and affordable, reliable energy. budget also includes a bill I introduced,
have all started the trend of politi- I ask all of my colleagues on both the Transparency and COVID–19 Ex-
cizing capital allocation through the sides of the aisle to stand with the penditures Act. This important legisla-
environmental, social, and governance American people, not with woke Wall tion would require a full audit of and
movement. But the Biden administra- Street, not with large asset managers report on Federal spending during the
tion’s Security and Exchange Commis- who put politics ahead of returns. Vote pandemic. With countless reports of
sion is now making matters worse by for the Republican Study Committee fraud, waste, and abuse, Americans
proposing a regulation that would force budget. have a right to know how their tax dol-
every public company to disclose Mr. Speaker, I thank the leadership lars are being spent, how they were
reams of immaterial and unreliable in- of my friend from Oklahoma. spent, and if they were spent the way
formation about the Green House gas they were intended.
b 2000
emissions arising from their oper- Mr. Speaker, I am honored that this
ations, the producers of energy they Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the bill is included in the Republican
consume, and even the activities of gentleman for his very poignant words Study Committee budget, further dem-
their suppliers and customers. on where America is right now and our onstrating the Republican Study Com-
This 534-page monstrosity marks the ability to, once again, return to energy mittee’s commitment to transparency,
transformation of the SEC from an dominance if we just get out of the accountability, fiscal responsibility,
independent agency dedicated to inves- way. and just plain good governance.
tor protection to an unaccountable and We were there some 16 months ago, 18 Inflation in the United States con-
politicized bureaucracy intent on ad- months ago, and we saw energy prices tinues to outpace much of the devel-
vancing radical environmental policy at the pump at $2.39. All of America oped world. It is clear to me and to the
over which it has neither jurisdiction needs to hear that: $2.39 until policies American people that this isn’t Putin’s
nor competency. of the Biden administration came on price hike. It is Biden’s price hike.
Not only does this regulation dis- the scene. Now, we are over $5 across Rather than doubling down on failed
criminate against affordable, reliable America, with $6 on the near horizon. policies of the past and spending even
energy by redirecting capital away Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle- more of your money, our money, it is
from the American energy sector, it di- woman from New York (Ms. TENNEY). time for Congress to turn around this
rectly conflicts with the SEC’s mission Ms. TENNEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank ship, restore fiscal sanity to Wash-
to protect investors. While asset man- Mr. HERN of Oklahoma and the Repub- ington, and put our Nation back on a
agers continually prioritize ESG funds, lican Study Committee’s Budget Task path to economic prosperity.
the fees for those funds are actually, on Force for their diligent work in putting Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to Con-
average, 43 percent higher than together this year’s Republican Study gressman HERN for his leadership and
nonESG funds. Committee budget. Thank God we have especially his leadership on energy.
Stocks and many ESG-related ex- a budget. This important document What a lot of people don’t realize about
change-traded funds have elevated lays out a road map to restore fiscal New York State is we have among the
price-to-earnings multiples precisely sanity in America. richest shale reserves, the Marcellus
because investment returns are sac- We are in a dire fiscal state. We here and Utica Shale, that we can’t touch
rificed for nonpecuniary factors and in Congress know it, and the American because of New York’s failed policies.
policy objectives like social justice, di- people, more importantly, know it as We could bring economic prosperity.
versity quotas, and lower carbon emis- well. President Biden and Speaker We could bring national security, en-
sions. PELOSI’s reckless spending has led to ergy security, to our Nation just from
It is time for us to stand up for 40-year high inflation, proving once New York State and really just bring
American energy dominance. It is time again that we simply cannot spend our our State around. That is something
for us to stand up for the American en- way to prosperity. that we are fighting in New York.
ergy sector. It is time for us to stand Our national debt has grown by $7 We hope with your leadership out in
up to retail investors who depend on trillion since the COVID pandemic Oklahoma and across this Nation,
returns instead of some woke political began. Today, it totals more than $30 working with the Republican Study
agenda that, frankly, they don’t care trillion. Committee members, which I am so
about. I have a wonderful constituent who
My farmers in Fleming County de- proud to be part of this great group,
puts the debt amount on his building that we finally have a budget. We are
pend on returns. They depend on af-
every single day on a main thorough- putting out a plan. We are telling the
fordable electricity. Washington is out
fare, a guy named Frank Suits, who is American people that we have a plan,
of touch with the reality and the hard-
a great American. He puts it out there and we have a plan to win. We will
ships of American savers and American
just so the people know how much we make sure that the American people
workers who can’t afford Biden’s infla-
tion. That is why we need this budget. are spending and how this isn’t making come back and that America sees the
Now more than ever we must defend us prosperous, especially in New York. greatness it once had.
and encourage investments in Amer- This is larger than our gross domes- Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. HERN for
ican energy production to lower costs tic product. In the face of this sobering doing these Special Orders, for high-
for Americans at the pump. reality, what does President Biden pro- lighting this plan, for taking a leading
Mr. Speaker, the duel visions for the pose? Spending even more. His pro- role. We are grateful, and we certainly
future of America on this issue could posed budget increases spending by could use a dose of prosperity in up-
not be clearer. On the one hand, Con- over 66 percent over 10 years and calls state New York.
gressional Democrats are doubling for $73 trillion—with a t—in new spend- Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the
down on a dangerous agenda in the ing. Under President Biden’s plan, the gentlewoman from New York. It is re-
middle of a generational energy crisis United States will reach the highest freshing for all of America to hear that
at cost to millions of middle-class sustained spending limit in our Na- New York cares about America. We
Americans. Out of touch. tion’s history. hear so many times that nobody cares.
On the other hand, Republicans are This is not how we jump-start an It is so refreshing to hear your conserv-
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renewing our commitment through the economy, control runaway inflation, ative values about something as simple
Fair Access to Banking provision con- and deliver for the American people. as a balanced budget.
tained in this budget to require lending The budget proposed by the Republican Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman
to be based on risk-based metrics, not Study Committee takes a different ap- from California (Mr. LAMALFA), a
on the woke politics of the day. proach. It focuses on reining in waste- member of the Agriculture Committee
Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand ful spending, balancing our budget for and the Transportation and Infrastruc-
with my Republican colleagues in sup- once, and helping those in need while ture Committee. He is from another
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June 21, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5725
State where we always assume that no- Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, it is 45 per- Biden plan to have an incredible transi-
body cares about fiscal responsibility cent of the economy in Oklahoma. The tion. It is incredibly painful to the
in America. Biden administration and the Demo- American public.
Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I appre- crats have made—it is very well- That is why the direction that the
ciate Mr. HERN’s strong effort in help- known. The President has said time RSC budget is trying to go is to
ing shepherd our budget concept and time again, and he said it just in achieve balance finally. If we are going
through the RSC to get back to fiscal the last week, that the high gas prices to service more and more debt at a
responsibility and make sure it is on in America, and that Americans are higher interest rate, and we keep add-
the front burner. suffering, are part of the grand transi- ing the numbers, as my colleague from
I am also pleased to follow my good tion plan off of fossil fuels to electric New York was talking about—if the
colleague from New York, too. You vehicles and others. Biden plan calls for $73 trillion of in-
have California and New York, and if Yet, in polling, when you ask the creased spending over what we are al-
you throw in Illinois, you don’t see a young Americans today where they ready doing at a deficit over the next
whole lot of conversation coming out think electricity comes from, the re- 10 years, we have big trouble.
that you want the country to emulate sponse is the wall, not knowing how Government doesn’t always do that
as far as fiscal responsibility. I hope electricity is actually generated in our well with a dollar spent. In the hands
that is a bit of a breath of fresh air. generation plants around the country. of the American people, they are going
We are looking at the situation we The fact that our grid can’t even sup- to make the best decisions for their
are in right now as a country. It is just ply what they are proposing to quickly families on: Do they want to upgrade
unbelievable, in this last 15, 16, 18 convert our country to, and would de- their car? Do they need to add a room
months, just how far it has turned up- stroy economies throughout our Na- to their house for an expanded family?
side down. We can’t blame it all on tion, it is really a tragedy to see what Are they going to redo their garage or
COVID. We have to look at the policies has happened. redo their roof? Maybe they are even
that have been put in place. Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, it is going to take a vacation if they can af-
Yes, we did spend a lot of money in fascinating that he would say that. ford the $7 gas in California to run an
Washington, D.C., on the COVID-era You plug it into the wall. RV and go see Yellowstone or some-
problems. Some of it is justified. Some I just saw a recent interview with a thing.
of it is completely out of control. major figure with a major car manufac- It is amazing how this place con-
There are still COVID dollars sitting turer introducing and talking about tinues to think that the massive deficit
in little pots somewhere that people their electric vehicles. They were ques- spending is going to somehow benefit
are envying and wanting to turn into tioned at that press conference: Where the economy. It doesn’t work that way.
things that are completely unrelated, is the power coming from to charge
Inflation drives higher prices to the
just make it slush-fund-type stuff. this electric car?
end-users, driven by government spend-
That is not right because these are the Well, from that building right over
there. ing. We have to get it under control.
American people’s dollars. This is the Mr. Speaker, Mr. HERN’s work is real-
Okay. It is a building, but it is not a
American people’s debt. ly stellar on trying to put this out
generation plant.
Unfortunately, we are just adding Well, I don’t really know. there. This should really be non-
debt to it. We don’t really have sus- Another person in the group an- partisan, Republicans and Democrats.
tained income to back up the money swered and said: Well, this is powered The blueprint for this would be back in
we have been borrowing from the fu- by a source that is about 90 percent the mid-1990s when we achieved a bal-
ture on this. When you couple that coal-driven. anced budget, I believe it was 4 years in
with the inflation that we are dealing I am not against coal. I think coal is a row, with President Clinton coming
with now, when we are looking at in- great. It has powered our country for to the table and working with Newt
terest rates that are edging up in order many decades. It is extremely impor- Gingrich and Senator Dole and others
to basically try, essentially, to put the tant and shouldn’t just be phased out. on actually passing four balanced budg-
brakes on government spending, that is It is still at least 35 percent. ets in a row.
what has driven this. The naivety of a major manufacturer That is credit everybody can take for
The higher numbers for interest not understanding that the electricity having a strong economy at the time. I
rates, for payments on American debt, has to come from somewhere, and it is think it would still be a legacy of the
are going to devour our ability to budg- going to have to be somehow reason- Reagan and Bush years, where we put
et on things that we actually do want ably priced in order to make it some- things back on track of having an in-
to do and care about around here. If how work for this big dream they have come that they benefited from in that
the interest rates and interest pay- of electrifying everything, it is unbe- context.
ments are so high, we can’t do the elec- lievable what the people are going to Mr. HERN, what do you see as far as
tive part of our national budgeting. face. that blueprint of balancing back then
That is going to be horrendous for the As Mr. HERN mentioned, President as something we can emulate here?
American people. Biden called it the incredible transi- Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, I had the
Mr. HERN, when we are looking at the tion. The people I know, the regular very great fortune of being introduced
overall inflation picture with the num- folks, haven’t been asked if they want to politics by the late Senator Tom
bers we are talking about earlier, 8.6 to transition to electric vehicles or an Coburn.
percent, we know it is a lot higher. I electric stove or anything else. They When he was running for Senate in
can echo what Mr. BARR was saying a want to just stick with what they have 2004, he quickly gained the title of
while ago. My farmers—I am a farmer because you are looking at the price of ‘‘Doctor No’’ because he was always
myself in my real life—we are not see- electric vehicles, which are $50,000, pushing for responsible spending. He
ing a mere 8 percent on fertilizer, die- $60,000, $70,000. The price is bumping wasn’t against spending; he said we
sel, parts, tires, service calls, on every- up, and they have to recall them be- just should pay for it. He wasn’t
thing. It is a much higher number than cause things aren’t working quite against helping people; he said we
that. right. should just pay for it like you do at
My family grows rice and has been We are force-feeding something just home, like you do in your business,
doing it for nearly 100 years. My col- because government can mandate and like you do in your cities or your
leagues and my neighbors have been pass a law that—hey, we are just going States.
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doing the same thing. How are we to require that you do it. Well, the He was ridiculed by many Members
going to afford to be able to put food market and technology don’t always over his time in the Senate because he
on the table for the American people keep up with the whims of a dream always pushed for fiscal conservatism,
that is affordable? I just don’t see that. that somebody would have in a bu- fiscal responsibility for American tax-
With what you are dealing with in reaucracy. payer dollars.
Oklahoma on energy—your energy Phase them in, but we are looking at In 2004, when he ran for Senate, and
helps us. an issue that is being force-fed in the he spoke about this on the campaign
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H5726 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 21, 2022
trail, the national debt was $7.3 tril- how he cares. He has cared since he got Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle-
lion. Here we are, 18 years later, and we here, and all the members on the Re- woman from Ohio (Mrs. BEATTY), who
are approaching $31 trillion. I would publican Study Committee care. is the chair of the Congressional Black
say he understood a little bit about Balancing the budget isn’t a conserv- Caucus.
being responsible with taxpayer dol- ative idea. This isn’t a budget just for Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I thank
lars. one party. This budget is our blueprint the gentlewoman for yielding.
As you just alluded to, there should to save all Americans—all Americans— Mr. Speaker, as we commemorate
be no pride in either one of the parties not just Republicans. We are not ex- June as Caribbean American Heritage
taking this acknowledgment of having cluding Democrats. This is all Ameri- Month, I am proud to stand with our
a balanced budget. It should be just cans. Special Order champion, Congress-
what we do as Congress. When Congress spends less, the woman SHEILA JACKSON LEE, who her-
This should be a nonconversation. We American people have more. That is at self is a woman of Caribbean heritage.
should produce a balanced budget, as the center of what we do, what we are She is from the great State of Texas,
we did under Newt Gingrich’s leader- doing, and what we are here to talk and her parents were immigrants from
ship. As he just acknowledged this about. Jamaica. So I thank Congresswoman
week, it is time for us to return to the I thank everybody, again, for coming JACKSON LEE again for leading our
era of the 4 years where we had bal- and speaking tonight. power, our message, and also I thank
anced budgets and a divided govern- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance her for acknowledging the great honor
ment, where the House and the Senate of my time. I received last week.
were Republicans and the White House f
But, Mr. Speaker, the Congress-
was the Democrat. woman did not tell you that she too
CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE was on that same program as we com-
President Clinton knew it was the MONTH
right thing to do. He knew that we had memorated and celebrated Juneteenth.
to be more responsible for taxpayer The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under She had the distinct honor to present
dollars and joined up and created a bi- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- an award to an icon, Maxwell, who is so
uary 4, 2021, the gentlewoman from great he only needs one name. To see
partisan budget that lasted until the
Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) is recognized her walk across that stage along with
attack on us in 2001. We have to get
for 60 minutes as the designee of the another one of our colleagues, Con-
back to that.
majority leader. gresswoman FREDERICA WILSON, made
Our Nation is under attack by the
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, it me proud to share the stage with her,
debt load that we are having. The in-
is my privilege to rise as the anchor of our other colleagues, and so many
terest on our debt, much of which we
the CBC Special Order addressing Car- icons who have fought for justice. That
will pay to China because that is who
ibbean American Heritage Month and ties into what we are talking about
we are getting our money from, is over-
to welcome my colleagues to the floor today. You will hear many of our mem-
taking us. In the next 4 years, the
to be able to engage in a very impor- bers come and talk about the beauty of
spending on our mandatory interest on
tant and provocative discussion. diversity, culture, and their heritage.
our debt will surpass what we spend on I also want to take a moment to cele-
protecting this great Nation and the Let me just say that last weekend, in
fact, yesterday, was the national holi- brate the dedication and all of the
support of our men and women in uni- work of Congresswoman BARBARA LEE
form. day, the Juneteenth independence day.
All over America this commemoration who led the effort to designate the
As we look at this, I just want to month of June as Caribbean American
thank my colleagues from California, brought about knowledge, under-
standing, jubilation, and honor. So we Heritage Month. You will hear from
New York, and across this great Nation her today, Mr. Speaker.
who have worked on this issue, not just are delighted to be on the floor today
to, in fact, provide an opportunity to Congresswoman BARBARA LEE is al-
on this budget and spending task force, ways out in the forefront when we are
but on this issue. The very core of who expand and to talk about the heritage
talking about fighting for justice or
they are and why they came to Con- of so many in this Nation.
when we are talking about making sure
gress was to be responsible to the GENERAL LEAVE
that we educate our constituency, and,
American taxpayers, not just to the Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I yes, America, on any topic, but tonight
ones who elected them but to all Amer- ask unanimous consent that all Mem- this is a topic she knows all so well.
icans, Democrat, Republican, to be fis- bers have 5 legislative days to revise You see, Mr. Speaker, when I think
cally responsible for their money, their and extend their remarks and include about Congresswoman Shirley Chis-
hard-earned money that they make any extraneous material on the subject holm in Congress and Members like
back home. They go to work every day of this Special Order. vice-chair of the Congressional Black
and send tax dollars up to Congress. We The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Caucus STEVEN HORSFORD, Congress-
have to do better. objection to the request of the gentle- woman YVETTE CLARKE, Congressman
woman from Texas? ANTHONY BROWN, Delegate STACEY
b 2015 There was no objection. PLASKETT, Congressman G. K.
The American taxpayers are much Ms. JACKSON LEE. It is my privi- BUTTERFIELD, Congresswoman SHEILA
more responsible with their dollars in lege now to, first of all, thank the Hon- CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, and so many
their pockets than we are here in orable JOYCE BEATTY, who is the chair- others, it is a rollcall of our Members
Washington, D.C. We need to return woman of the Congressional Black Cau- of Caribbean heritage.
the American taxpayers’ dollars back cus, for her continued efforts to ensure So when we think of this great leg-
to them. We need to be less on the that the American people know our acy that we are leaving, Caribbean her-
spending side and more on acknowl- message and our power, know the work itage is one of the most resilient and
edging that American taxpayers are that we are doing, know the success excellent, and it is full of the tenacity
smart. They will spend their money in that we are having, and also give us an of the people who come to this Con-
their communities better than we will. opportunity to articulate the historical gress to be the voice for the people
That is why we need to rebalance our record of African Americans and those whom they know need us most.
government. who have heritages from elsewhere. The Congressional Black Caucus has
So as I hear from constituents back I also take a moment to congratulate been a longtime fighter for the protec-
home, they are worried that no one in her for receiving the Juneteenth hon- tion of immigrants of color and for the
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Washington cares about our spending ors in Washington, D.C. last Thursday rights of people of Caribbean descent,
anymore. They are worried that there from the Juneteenth Foundation. It such as the Haitian Family Reunifica-
is no one left—even Republicans—who was a privilege not only to be with her tion Parole, or better known as HFRP
care about balancing the budget. and to acknowledge many others who program, which allows eligible United
Mr. Speaker, I can tell you I do. You received those honors but to be there States citizens and lawful permanent
heard the Members tonight. You heard on such a special night. She was well- residents to apply for parole for their
my friend from California talk about deserving. family members in Haiti.
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