Congressional Record — House, June 22, 2022

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This is H5817 of the Congressional Record, House, June 22, 2022, with interleaved columns of Special Order remarks. The end of a Special Order on LGBTQ equality includes a speaker stating that a vast majority of the American people support equality for LGBTQ people. A second Special Order, titled Never-Ending Flood of Problems Coming Out of President Biden's White House, is led by Mr. Burchett, who asks unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. Mr. Grothman speaks under that Special Order about constituents' concerns, with the views attributed to the speakers.

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June 22, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5817
country that we demand to live in a So that has to give us a lot of hope of the solution that Washington offered
country where we enjoy full legal pro- what future Pride celebrations will was to pay more FDA bureaucrats
tections and we can live our lives free mean and the kind of country we live more money and not solve the problem.
from discrimination of any kind. in. I thank all my colleagues who par- The Democratic Party has accused
The good news is, overwhelmingly, a ticipated in tonight’s Special Order the Republicans of some awful things,
vast majority of the American people hour. but one of them was that we were
support equality for LGBTQ people. Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- standing in the way of this when, in
They think discrimination is wrong. ance of my time. fact, we voted for the compromise bill,
Equality is a founding value of this f but the national media, which is so in
country. In every State in America, a the tank for this administration, re-
majority of voters believe that dis- NEVER-ENDING FLOOD OF PROB-
LEMS COMING OUT OF PRESI- fuses to mention it.
crimination against LGBTQ people is
DENT BIDEN’S WHITE HOUSE In closing, I thank all my colleagues
wrong because a cornerstone of who we
who are here tonight to call out the
are as Americas is that we know dis- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. never-ending flood of problems coming
crimination is wrong. MANNING). Under the Speaker’s an-
It is only in the Republican Con- out of President Biden’s White House.
nounced policy of January 4, 2021, the
ference that we have to convince peo- Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen-
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr.
ple that discrimination against the tleman from Wisconsin (Mr.
BURCHETT) is recognized for 60 minutes
LGBTQ community is wrong. It is time GROTHMAN), who is Mr. Positive.
as the designee of the minority leader.
for Congress and our Republican col- Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker,
GENERAL LEAVE
leagues to catch up to the rest of the every weekend we go home, and I am
Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I
country that understands that when about to go back to Wisconsin for a
ask unanimous consent that all Mem-
you deprive a member of the LGBTQ couple more weeks. When we get back
bers have 5 legislative days to revise
community of full equality, you not home, of course, we always talk to our
and extend their remarks and include
only hurt that individual but you hurt constituents. I would like to address
extraneous materials on the subject of
the whole community because the com- my speech tonight to the issue that is
this Special Order.
munity is deprived of all that that per- most on their mind.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
son can accomplish and contribute. objection to the request of the gen- Now, when we go back to Wisconsin
That is the real harm of discrimina- in June we spend a lot of time on what
tleman from Tennessee?
tion. It is not just to the individual. It they call breakfast on the farm because
There was no objection.
is to the whole community and to our Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, June is Dairy Promotion Month in Wis-
whole country. there are so many issues that are fac- consin, and with Dairy Promotion
Madam Speaker, as we mark Pride Month there are breakfasts on the farm
ing our country right now thanks to
Month, we not only celebrate, but we where you have an opportunity to see
the disastrous policies coming out of
also commit ourselves to make addi- so many of your constituents.
the Biden administration.
tional progress to continue in our fight When back home, I go through the
Inflation is up 8.6 percent. Econo-
for full equality. The LGBTQ+ Equal- number one and number two issues.
mists are predicting a recession within
ity Caucus here in the House will con- The number one issue is gasoline infla-
12 months or less. Our energy crisis—
tinue to lead that fight in solidarity tion. Everybody talks about it. They
which is totally preventable—is only
with all of our colleagues. talk about how it is squeezing their
I am proud to be part of a political getting worse. We need to turn our
spigots back on, Madam Speaker. We budget and about how they are not able
party that fully supports LGBTQ
are relying on foreign adversaries— to go on trips as much as they used to.
equality. When we introduced the
mostly enemies, I feel like most of the They have got to cut back on the type
Equality Act, it was cosponsored by
time—to produce oil instead of turning of food that they buy. So number one
every single Democrat in the Caucus.
our spigots back on, as I stated. would be gas inflation.
Everyone wanted to be a partner in
this fight for full equality, and that is The Biden administration is still I suppose number two would be food
what the American people expect. shoving Americans toward electric cars inflation because they talk about hav-
Madam Speaker, I say to the young which cost on average $60,000. That is ing to buy cuts of meat that aren’t as
people out there who may be struggling more than the average Tennessean good or other food products that aren’t
with their own sexual orientation, makes in a year. I know for folks living as good as they were before.
their own gender identity, feeling in the Beltway that is nothing to them, I think probably number three is
alone, feeling like they don’t belong, but to the average working American, housing inflation. When you look for a
feeling like they are not valued: I am that is a whole heck of a lot of money. new house now, Madam Speaker, it
standing on the floor of the House of The environmental problems that these costs so much more than it did a year
Representatives as the chair of the cars cause with their batteries and the ago.
Equality Caucus to tell you that you slave labor to produce them in these I personally believe there are other
are valued. You are exactly how God foreign countries that we have no regu- issues that are as significant and per-
created and expected you to be. You lations over is despicable, and for any- haps in the long term more significant
are loved by your community and your body to wrap themselves up around for America:
family. You will continue to be valued. that is part of the problem. Are we going to wrap up Ukraine?
You have people here in the Congress Gas hit $5 per gallon last week—$5. What are we going to do at our bor-
of the United States who are fighting People can’t even afford to go to work der?
every single day to make sure you can in most areas. President Biden is try-
What are we going to do about the
live in a country that will provide you ing to act like he is doing something
over 110,000 people dying of drug
with full protections and that you can about it by proposing a 3-month gas
overdoses every year?
live a life free from discrimination of tax suspension.
Madam Speaker, that is laughable. But, obviously, in my district the
any kind. number one issue is inflation, and I
That is laughable. The way it is rising
b 2000 they will save no money. At best it is want to talk about how we got there.
I hope that will be some comfort to a short-term solution to a long-term How did we get there?
know that you have a President who problem, and at worst it is just an at- Any middle school C student should
said right from that rostrum, Madam tempt to distract Americans from the know that inflation is caused by exces-

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Speaker, to the trans kids: I have your Biden administration’s refusal to turn sive government spending which has to
back. our oil spigots back on. Also, it would be covered by the Federal Reserve.
That was the President of the United leave a $10 billion hole in the highway What are President Biden’s signature
States who is the most powerful person trust fund. accomplishments?
on the planet saying to young people Also, the baby formula crisis is still First of all, a $1.9 trillion bill called
from our community he has your back. looming. We have got this problem, and the American Rescue Plan came right

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H5818 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 22, 2022
out of the chute. His second biggest ac- higher interest rates that you have to for the appropriation bills that are
complishment was a $1.2 trillion infra- pay now compared to the past. going to pass for the calendar year be-
structure bill. These bills were in addi- By the way, as we look at things like ginning October 1, let’s stop spending
tion to a regular appropriation bill housing, I beg the press corps to do a so much money.
with excessive spending. little bit of research. Don’t just report Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I
What would happen was as predict- this 8.3 percent number. You have the thank Mr. GROTHMAN for his remarks.
able as night following day. Multiple ability to talk to the brokers, to talk As I have stated many times since I
Republicans, including myself, warned to the grocers, and to talk to the car learned it when I first came up here,
last January and February against out- dealers and find out what an appro- there are three really great things that
of-control inflation. Larry Summers, priate number is. Back in the good old come out of Wisconsin. One is Harley-
Barack Obama’s director of the Na- days when reporters were a little bit Davidson, two is cheese, and the other
tional Economic Council, called this harder working, they would have done is GLENN GROTHMAN.
bill the worst economic policy in the their own research and found out what Mr. GROTHMAN. Now buy that
last 20 years. But whatever Larry Sum- the real inflation rate is. cheese. Remember that June is Dairy
mers said was ignored as, sadly, the Now, the next thing I am going to Month.
majority party charged again, spending look at is used cars. On the official Mr. BURCHETT. Next, we have pos-
$1.9 trillion that America did not have. numbers they claim that used cars or sibly the only rice farmer that I know
So now we are told we have the worst the cost of having a used car has gone in Congress and that I probably ever
inflation in 40 years at 8.3 percent. up about 16 percent. I have talked to a will know, and that is my good friend,
Don’t believe that 8.3 number. It is variety of car dealers from various dif- DOUG LAMALFA, from the great State
much worse than that. It always both- ferent places in my diverse district. Ev- of California’s First District.
ers me when people say that we have erybody laughs at the idea that used Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen-
such a problem at 8.3 percent inflation. cars have only gone up 16.1 percent. tleman from California (Mr. LAMALFA).
It is just so much more. Changes to in- They all insist 30 percent on minimum. Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, I
flation calculation over the years have So here is another number that is appreciate my colleague from Ten-
grossly underestimated the real num- thrown out to calculate that 8.6 num- nessee with that very warm introduc-
ber. ber the government claims, and they tion and allusion to the fact that we do
I am going to lead off with housing. are just way off on the cost of a new produce food in California when we are
When I look at housing, I talk to build- car. given the water that we already own to
ers, I talk to landlords, and I talk to If you buy a new car, Madam Speak- do so, but that is a little different sup-
real estate brokers. Housing is listed at er, of course, interest rates are going ply chain discussion that we could be
a 5.5 percent increase in the last year. up as well which further increases having tonight.
Ask any of these people if rents or new things.
construction have gone up only 5.5 per- b 2015
In any event, the point I am trying to
cent in the last year, and they will make is that the amount of inflation is I want to focus this evening on the
laugh at you. well over that 8.6 percent. It is cer- border situation that is unnecessarily
Madam Speaker, 5.5 percent is what wide open. It doesn’t have to be this
tainly double digits over that when you
the government is telling people it is way. It is just inattention to enforcing
talk about housing and double digits
at. When I talk to builders, they tell the laws and doing the things you
over that when you talk about used
me that a new house this year could would normally do to maintain a bor-
cars.
cost 30 percent more than what that der.
Subjectively talking to people who
same house was going last year, and We have millions of dollars’ worth of
do the grocery shopping for the family,
rents are clearly well over the 5.5 per- steel fence material laying in piles
they believe that when they go through
cent figure as well. down there next to the border that
But government, for whatever rea- the checkout their costs are up way
more than a few percentage points and could be used to fill some obvious gaps
son, does not use the cost of new con-
the 10 percentage points that the Fed- that would make it so much easier for
struction. They use what they refer to
eral Government claims food at home Customs and Border Patrol to do their
as the rental value of your new house,
has gone up the last year. jobs that they would like to do.
which is a much lower number.
I have a graph here showing the dif- I beg the American people to demand Morale down there, of course, is real-
ference between the actual rent and action on inflation. I am trying to edu- ly bad amongst our officers, just for in-
the CPI rent, and you can see here, cate the American people that that ac- ability to do their job effectively, and
Madam Speaker, that there is about a tion will inevitably have to mean not being supported by this Federal
15 percent gap and that the actual rent undoing the out-of-control spending Government and this administration.
has gone up about 15 percent more than that took place around here in January And also, the wild accusations that
the so-called CPI number which has or February. As we do it, we are going those that are mounted on horseback
gone up as well. So that is one of the to have to reduce the amount of gov- using their reins in order to move their
reasons why I think Americans feel ernment. But I don’t think we can go horses about and steer them where
that they are in worse shape than only on with these housing prices and these they want to go, somehow they have
an 8.6 inflation. That is true. car prices for the rest of our lives. been accused of using those as whips
I also want to point out that these Madam Speaker, we want to get back upon illegal immigrants coming across
numbers are only updated once every 6 to the days in which a young couple the border; all part of just a bunch of
months. That is one of the problems. had a chance of affording a house. We hype and misinformation put out by
Although another problem we have is want to go back to the days when you the administration, by the media, to
when they talk about the cost of hous- can eat like Americans are used to eat- make a narrative on the border that is
ing, which usually would mean buying ing, not where you have to deal with completely false and vastly unproduc-
a house. They do not take into account inferior foods just because you can’t af- tive for the American people, as we see
the cost of interest on a mortgage, for ford it anymore. We want to go back to so much fentanyl coming across, so
whatever reason. In the last year, in- the days in which you can buy the type much illegal activity.
terest rates have gone up again prob- of car that you would like to buy. And also, since the Biden administra-
ably because of the inflation, the inter- So I encourage my colleagues this tion took over, at least 50 individuals
est cost on a 30-year fixed mortgage year, if possible, but if not then next that we know about on the terrorism
has gone up 39 percent—a 39 percent in- year—maybe we are going to have to watch list have been caught red-hand-

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crease in interest payments on the wait 3 years for some of this—we have ed, trying to sneak across our border to
house, assuming the cost of the house got to get the spending back down do God knows what in cells inside this
hasn’t gone up at all. where it was when you could live life in country.
But is that in the equation? America like Americans are used to. So you really do have to commend
No. When we calculate inflation we I beg the other side, when it comes to the Border Patrol, what they are able
do not take into account the massively passing the new budget and preparing to get done on finding these 50, and

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saving the countless lives they do, Instead, the FBI is going after con- title 42, who knows how many people
whether it is preventing terrorism, cerned parents at school board meet- would have crossed into our country il-
catching these drugs that are coming ings speaking out over some of the legally?
across and just, in general, at least try- filth that is being taught and put into Title 42 is a critical tool for our al-
ing to slow the tide coming in here ille- our schools. They are trying to label ready overwhelmed Border Patrol
gally and affecting so much of our soci- them as domestic terrorists. agents. Yet, the Biden Justice Depart-
ety. Then they push legislation that ment continues to fight for the admin-
But we have to wonder with the near- would go after our servicemembers and istration’s dangerous, reckless, open
ly 3 million illegal border crossings in law enforcement personnel for various border policies by appealing that
Biden’s term, how many dangerous in- things that they get accused of while judge’s decision.
dividuals did get away or sneaking doing their jobs, if they are not being Since President Biden took office,
through—the getaways are what we are defunded to begin with. more than 700,000 people have avoided
talking a lot about these days because So even though our data shows that law enforcement and made their way
we have no way to put a number on servicemembers and law enforcement into our country. We really don’t know
that. They affect our whole society, personnel are more likely to be a vic- who these people are. Agents stopped
our whole system of social programs, tim of terrorism, they are getting ac- at least 50 people on the terrorist
crime, everything else. They don’t cused of being terrorists themselves. screening database in just a 9-month
seem to be interested in this adminis- FBI and Department of Homeland Se- period.
tration of getting a handle on that. curity must start focusing their efforts This begs the questions: Out of those
They have taken away, of course, our at the southern border instead of po- who evaded law enforcement, those
demoralized border agents’ resources to liticizing law enforcement officers and 700,000, how many could potentially be
be able to keep the border as safe as it concerned parents at school board on the terrorist watch list?
could be, cutting them back and giving meetings. Where are those people?
them—reassigning their mission, Everything is backwards with the What are their intentions?
repurposing is a common word around way this administration is handling How will they impact the lives of
here. So instead of doing that job of en- the issue at our border, energy, the American citizens?
forcing the border, they are basically food shortages that are pending be- Republicans may sound like a broken
running a welcome wagon operation, cause we are not prioritizing the basic record when it comes to the border, but
transporting illegal immigrants to be building blocks that make a society we wouldn’t have to talk about it so
processed and turned right into the strong, the economy strong, families much if it were not for the broken poli-
country. strong, and America strong. cies of President Biden and his DHS
Hopefully, they will show up within a We have got a lot of work to do to Secretary Mayorkas. They simply
couple of years for the massive backlog educate the public. Maybe it will take must do better.
the midterm election to turn it around. Mr. BURCHETT. They definitely
of court hearings they would have on
I wish the people that were operating need to do better.
their status, whether they actually de-
Madam Speaker, if it wasn’t for the
serve asylum or not, which isn’t really the government would put America
great State of Tennessee there
the case. Probably 80 or 90 percent of first instead of some crazy agenda on
wouldn’t be a great State of Texas. I
them are here for economic relief, eco- the Green New Deal or globalism.
yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr.
nomic opportunity in our great coun- So I appreciate the time here to-
BABIN), one of the great ones.
try. night. I thank my colleague from Ten-
Mr. BABIN. Madam Speaker, I thank
So what do we have? The Biden ad- nessee for running this for us and al-
the gentleman for giving us this oppor-
ministration, having halted construc- lowing us to continue to speak out and
tunity.
tion, and then some of the other meth- put the truth out there in front of the We have heard a lot of hypocrisy
ods with which we can somewhat con- American people. from President Biden and the Demo-
trol this tide at the border. They are Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I crats about oil and gas, about our fossil
working really hard at trying to roll yield to the gentleman from my home fuel industry.
back title 42, which is one of the best State, Tennessee (Mr. ROSE). We have heard them say that they
resources that the Border Patrol Mr. ROSE. Madam Speaker, I thank are going to ‘‘end fossil fuels, period;’’
agents have to quickly expel those who the gentleman for yielding tonight. that the oil and gas industry should no
are coming here illegally from certain Madam Speaker, I rise today to ad- longer have the ability to even drill to
countries. dress another devastating record set on explore; that the only way to save the
Their soft-on-crime policies have President Biden’s watch, this time coral reefs and the glaciers is to end
incentivized millions of illegals to con- along our southern border. Numbers re- fossil fuels, and that millions of people
tinue to cross into our country, know- leased last week from U.S. Customs are dying every year because of fossil
ing that even if they are caught, they and Border Protection tell us there fuels.
can just skip their court date to stay were more migrant encounters in May And even though my colleagues on
here because the backlog might be too of this year than any month on record. the other side of the aisle weren’t jok-
long, or because the cell phone they May was also the fourth straight ing, it is hard not to laugh at this ab-
got handed at the border they can’t be month of encounters reaching more surdity.
reached at. That is supposed to be our than 200,000. Who is buying this baloney?
way of keeping track of them, by hand- Here are the numbers: 239,416 total Who is so blinded by the left and
ing them a cell phone. encounters. That is up 32 percent from their climate change delusion that
So, with a caravan of 15,000 waiting May of last year, and nearly 10 times they can’t see the hypocrisy in all of
on title 42 to come across, we have got the number of encounters during the this?
a giant problem that makes our core same month in 2020. Twenty-five per- If the Democrats got their way, if
personnel at the border powerless to cent of migrants were repeat offenders, they really did shutdown the fossil fuel
stop it. meaning they have been deported or ar- industry, do they actually understand
We have seen the pictures. I have rested before. Agents also reported 20 the real-life ramifications of that dras-
been there myself on a trip to Yuma, percent more unaccompanied minors tic action?
and it is devastating. It is devastating crossing the border compared to just What do you think the Democrats
for the morale of the people on the bor- April of this year. think fuels our construction equip-
ders, the cities, the economies there, This continues to be a national secu- ment, our trucks, our buses, tractors,

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Border Patrol themselves. rity and humanitarian crisis, and it is boats, and trains?
So instead of giving the border only getting worse. How would they spend their recent
agents the tools they need, the FBI and And if you can believe it, the num- trillion-dollar infrastructure package
Department of Homeland Security are bers could actually be much worse. Had without diesel fuel?
making up fake, dangerous scenarios it not been for a Federal judge delaying If Joe Biden keeps his promise to end
all over the country. the Biden administration’s plan to end fossil fuels, life will certainly become

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awfully challenging for many of us in b 2030 strengthening our economy. It is time
the 21st century since laptops, tablets, Mr. RUTHERFORD. Madam Speaker, for the Biden administration to take
and credit cards, will no longer be I thank my good friend from Tennessee responsibility for this crisis, rein in
available. for this opportunity. spending, and take action to increase
Imagine how Joe Biden’s constitu- Madam Speaker, I rise today to dis- Americans’ energy independence.
ents would have felt in 2012 after Hurri- cuss the historic inflation and soaring This incredible transition, as the
cane Sandy raged up through Delaware gas prices that are hurting American President called it, has destroyed the
if they couldn’t have gotten their families all across America. very economy that had the potential to
hands on gasoline-powered electric You know, as my good friend from create the capital that was necessary
generators? Wisconsin was saying earlier, he talked and will be necessary, the capital that
Yes, my friends, those generators about the 8.6 percent inflation rate and we could use to transition from fossil
provided power, thanks to none other how that doesn’t seem to jive with the fuels to renewable energy in a smooth
than fossil fuels and their industry. American public. It just doesn’t seem and seamless process.
And as if the baby formula shortage like it could possibly be 8.6 percent. That would have given us the capital
isn’t bad enough already, let’s take My good friend talked about the in- for the conservation, the innovation,
away their pacifiers too, yet another flation rate in the building industry. the adaptability, but all of that is
product of fossil fuels. We are just going to talk a little bit gone.
The hypocrisy is astounding. Hon- about gas, for example, 106.7 percent; I ask the President to return us to
estly, Joe Biden should be thanking butter, margarine, 20.2 percent up; American energy independence and let
the fossil fuel industry for protecting milk, up 15.9 percent; pork up 13.3 per- loose America’s industrial might.
him. Thanks to his helmet, brought to cent. Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I
us by fossil fuels, he was shielded from How in the world can the official in- thank the gentleman.
his fall off that bicycle last week; not flation rate actually be 8.6 percent? It Mr. RUTHERFORD, I appreciate you. I
to mention the petroleum-made as- doesn’t make sense, Mr. BURCHETT. It appreciate Jacksonville, Florida, and
phalt that padded his fall and, frankly, doesn’t make sense, and every Amer- the influence it has had on this coun-
even the bicycle itself. ican out there knows it. try and your influence on us and your
And while this administration tells I am here to tell you that the sky- service as a sheriff and a man of law
suffering Americans to just simply buy high prices that we see at stores and at and order and a man of conviction. I
Teslas and other electric vehicles, they the pump are, in large part, thanks to appreciate that.
are conveniently failing to mention Democrats’ planned policies to force One thing you talked about was tak-
that fossil fuels make brake fluid, turn the U.S. off of fossil fuels. ing responsibility. This administration
signals, tires. And, in fact, they supply On President Biden’s first day in of- has refused to take responsibility. Al-
the very power that charges our elec- fice, he ended the XL Pipeline, the though when President Biden was de-
tric vehicles. Keystone XL Pipeline, suspended drill- bating BERNIE SANDERS when he was
Everything from pens to dog toys, ing permits, and froze oil and gas running for office, he did not say any-
sunglasses to the soles of our shoes, we leases on public lands. The Biden ad- thing worthwhile, I thought. He didn’t
still very much need the oil and gas in- ministration successfully brought do- say anything like give me liberty or
dustry. We are dependent on it, folks. mestic energy production to a halt. give me death or anything like that,
But if my Democrat colleagues would Just 19 months ago, if you can re-
but he did say that he was going to
member, America was energy inde-
like to ban leather briefcases and patio raise gas prices, and he said he was
pendent: $2.30-odd cents a gallon. Since
furniture, candles, headsets, and cell going to do that and put the oil indus-
then, we have seen gas more than dou-
phones in the name of climate change, try out of business and get people on
ble in price.
then good luck. You will only further Now, with the volatility in inter- electric cars.
cripple our economy and destroy many national oil markets caused by Rus- Well, he is halfway there. He has just
everyday necessities that you seem to sia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, about put the oil industry out because
take for granted. it is past time for the United States to of the rising prices and the way it is
Oh, don’t forget that petrochemicals bolster again our energy independence. controllable. He refuses to take the re-
also are used to make painkillers, anti- Yet, instead of turning to our domes- sponsibility for that.
histamines, antibiotics, antibacterials, tic suppliers of oil and gas, the Biden Now we are overseas doing business,
cough syrups, creams, and ointments. administration has turned to corrupt trying to do business with folks that
They are also used in heart valves and regimes like Venezuela, or they have we have not really been on friendly
other critical lifesaving medical equip- gone to Saudi Arabia, or they are terms with, for good reason, their in-
ment like radiological dyes and films, going. volvement in September 11 and other
intravenous tubing, syringes and oxy- Americans across the country are things.
gen masks. struggling to fuel their cars and power Yet, we still are back over with our
I would recommend my Democrat their homes and businesses. Recent re- hands out to the members of OPEC.
colleagues do a little more homework ports show that the average household That is very unfortunate.
before they foolishly make enemies of is going to spend $5,000 more on gas Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to
an industry that is involved in literally this year. my good friend, MADISON CAWTHORN,
every single aspect of our lives. That is $5,000 that won’t go into ris- the pride of the Carolinas.
Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I ing grocery bills and other costs of liv- Thank you, sir.
was always amazed in my hometown, ing increases, and we will call it 8.6 Mr. CAWTHORN. Madam Speaker, I
as a young man, I would watch people percent inflation, but we know it is thank my friend.
protesting out in front of a fur shop, more. I believe that you should one day be
and they had leather-soled shoes on. I The only way to alleviate the pres- Governor of the great State of Ten-
always wondered if those cows died of sure Americans feel at the gas pump is nessee, my friend, in your Carhartt
natural causes. to refocus our efforts on rebuilding jacket. That would be great.
Madam Speaker, next we have the America’s energy independence. Madam Speaker, our founders were
man from a little town down in Flor- That is why I am a proud cosponsor clear. The Second Amendment was de-
ida, Jacksonville, Florida, home of the of H.R. 6858, the American Energy signed as the backbone upon which in-
greatest rock and roll band of all time, Independence from Russia Act. This dividual rights and liberties could be
Lynyrd Skynyrd. There is no other. I bill would restart the Keystone XL secured.

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appreciate Mr. JOHN RUTHERFORD being pipeline, expand natural gas exports to Efforts by the ruling class in our gov-
here with us today, former sheriff, all our allies abroad, and restart oil and ernment are aimed at crippling this
around good guy. gas production right here in the United Nation and corroding our Republic.
Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- States. It is true, red flag laws sound benign
tleman from Florida (Mr. RUTHER- Passing this bill is a crucial step in on paper. Flagging dangerous individ-
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seems like a cut-and-dry issue; but a It is the first in my life and maybe a REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON
cursory glance at the actions of our last. I thank all the young folks back PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
overreaching Federal Government there who work very hard to make our Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of
clearly show that these laws are ripe lives a lot easier. committees were delivered to the Clerk
for Federal abuse of your rights and Madam Speaker, I would go on a ti- for printing and reference to the proper
mine. rade right now, but I believe I will just calendar, as follows:
Make no mistake, red flag laws will let it go. You probably want to go Mr. TAKANO: Committee on Veterans’ Af-
be used to flag those who vote for free- home after a long day as well, so you fairs. H.R. 6411. A bill to amend title 38,
dom, strip them of their right to self- can just say you owe me one. United States Code, to make certain im-
defense, and empower faceless bureau- Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- provements in the mental health care pro-
crats to dole out or to not dole out the ance of my time. vided by the Department of Veterans Affairs,
right of self-defense to a downtrodden and for other purposes (Rept. 117–382). Re-
f ferred to the Committee of the Whole House
and oppressed class of citizens.
They will be weaponized to demonize on the state of the Union.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
and destroy political dissidents in this f
country. If you vote against the re- A message from the Senate by Ms.
Byrd, one of its clerks, announced that PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
gime, you may be stripped of your
the Senate has passed with an amend- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public
rights. If you refuse the medical deci-
ment in which the concurrence of the bills and resolutions of the following
sions pushed by POTUS and the re-
House is requested, a bill of the House titles were introduced and severally re-
gime, you may be stripped of your
of the following title: ferred, as follows:
rights.
If you raise your children to adhere H.R. 4346. An act making appropriations By Mr. CLYDE (for himself, Mr. DAVID-
for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year SON, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr.
to Proverbs and push-ups instead of
ending September 30, 2022, and for other pur- COMER, Mr. GOSAR, Mrs. GREENE of
POTUS, you may be stripped of your poses. Georgia, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. NEHLS, Mr.
rights. BABIN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. KELLY of
To the American people, I say this: It f Mississippi, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri,
is not a right if you have to ask per- Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HIGGINS of Lou-
mission to exercise it. We are very near ADJOURNMENT isiana, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. CLOUD, Mr.
this government becoming the exact The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- NORMAN, Mr. FALLON, Mr. STEUBE,
reason our founders designed the Con- ant to section 11(b) of House Resolu- Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. GOOD of Vir-
stitution to hold back a tyrannical tion 188, the House stands adjourned ginia, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. GOH-
MERT, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr.
government. until 10 a.m. for morning-hour debate MOORE of Alabama, Mr. FERGUSON,
The Second Amendment was not de- and noon for legislative business. Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr.
signed to hunt deer, but to defend Thereupon (at 8 o’clock and 39 min- BROOKS, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. MULLIN,
against liberty and invasion. utes p.m.), under its previous order, the Mr. BANKS, Mr. MAST, Mr. GAETZ, Mr.
Again, red flag laws sound benign. We House adjourned until tomorrow, HARRIS, Mr. PERRY, Mr. CARTER of
all want to keep weapons out of the Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 10 a.m. for Georgia, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Ms.
hands of dangerous people, but remem- morning-hour debate. STEFANIK, Mr. BOST, Mr. RUTHER-
FORD, Mr. ROY, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr.
ber that this government, the CDC, has
f LOUDERMILK, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. AUS-
labeled you a national security prob-
TIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs.
lem for protecting your health. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, FISCHBACH, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. TIF-
The FBI, last September, has called ETC. FANY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina,
your mothers and wives domestic ter- Mrs. LESKO, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr.
rorists for protecting your children. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive
BURCHETT, Ms. FOXX, Mr. MANN, Mr.
Now, just days ago, a committee here communications were taken from the DONALDS, and Mr. FULCHER):
on Capitol Hill has labeled half the Speaker’s table and referred as follows: H.R. 8167. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
country as coup sympathetic. EC–4395. A letter from the President of the enue Code of 1986 to repeal certain excise
United States, transmitting his requests for taxes relating to firearms, and for other pur-
The same faceless fact-checkers who
FY 2023 budget amendments for the Depart- poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means,
sensor your speech will seize your sov- ments of Agriculture, Defense, Health and and in addition to the Committee on Natural
ereignty. And trust me, they won’t Human Services, the Interior, Justice, Resources, for a period to be subsequently
come to your front door with a clip- Labor, and Transportation, as well as the determined by the Speaker, in each case for
board and a smile. Commission of Fine Arts, an amendment for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
These liberal lackeys will show up the Department of Energy’s Defense Envi- in the jurisdiction of the committee con-
before dawn and invade your home, ronmental Cleanup account, and eight FY cerned.
seize your property, and smash any 2023 Budget amendments for the Legislative By Mr. MCCARTHY (for himself, Mr.
concept of individual liberty you may Branch (H. Doc. No. 117—125); to the Com- PETERS, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. COSTA,
mittee on Appropriations and ordered to be Mr. VALADAO, Mr. PANETTA, Mr.
possess. Remember the actions the rul- printed. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr.
ing elite took against those at Waco EC–4396. A letter from the Senior Advisor, THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
and Ruby Ridge. Department of Health and Human Services, THOMPSON of California, Mr. CAL-
We must wake up. We cannot trust transmitting a notification of a discontinu- VERT, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GARCIA of Cali-
this government. We must not give ation of service in an acting role, pursuant fornia, Mr. CORREA, Mr. LAMALFA,
them more legal avenues to turn their to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, Sec. Mr. BERA, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr.
national security apparatus against 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. NEWHOUSE,
those who they swore to defend. on Oversight and Reform. Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. CURTIS, Mr.
EC–4397. A letter from the Associate Gen- SCHRADER, Mr. FULCHER, Mr.
Mr. BURCHETT. Thank you, Mr.
eral Counsel for General Law, Department of MALINOWSKI, Mrs. KIM of California,
CAWTHORN. Homeland Security, transmitting two (2) no- Ms. CONWAY, and Mr. KAHELE):
Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure tifications of an action on nomination, pur- H.R. 8168. A bill to improve the health and
being here with you all. I know my suant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, resiliency of giant sequoias, and for other
wife is watching this and probably Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Com- purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re-
wants to get to the Mexican restaurant mittee on Oversight and Reform. sources, and in addition to the Committee on
right now, and so I will cut this really EC–4398. A letter from the Executive Serv- Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently
short, Madam Speaker. ices Operations Staff, Human Resources determined by the Speaker, in each case for

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Thank you for your indulgence to- Management Division, Environmental Pro- consideration of such provisions as fall with-
tection Agency, transmitting nine (9) notifi- in the jurisdiction of the committee con-
night. It has been a real pleasure. cations of a designation of acting officer, cerned.
I say thank you to the leadership for nomination, or action on nomination, pursu- By Mr. PENCE (for himself and Ms.
whoever canceled out at the last ant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, CRAIG):
minute and allowed me to be up here Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Com- H.R. 8169. A bill to establish a Rural Tele-
and do this. It has been very enjoyable. mittee on Oversight and Reform. health Access Task Force to determine how

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