House Opening Proceedings and 1-Minute Speeches, July 28, 2022 — Congressional Record

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This is the Congressional Record, Vol. 168, No. 126, for Thursday, July 28, 2022, House of Representatives, with opening proceedings and one-minute speeches. The House met at 10 a.m., and the Speaker announces that the Chair will entertain up to 15 requests for 1-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. Mr. Green of Texas speaks about a Slavery Remembrance Day resolution that he says the House approved the previous day. Mr. McCarthy states that the government announced that the country is in a recession, says he is a no on the Senate CHIPS bill, and describes the bill as a $280 billion blank check, with the views attributed to him.

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117 th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
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of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE

Vol. 168 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022 No. 126

House of Representatives
The House met at 10 a.m. and was I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the for 1 minute and to revise and extend
called to order by the Speaker. United States of America, and to the Repub- his remarks.)
lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Mr. MCCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, this
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indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. morning the government announced
PRAYER f what every American has been feeling
The Chaplain, the Reverend Margaret for nearly a year: We are in a recession.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
Grun Kibben, offered the following This news is a grim milestone that
prayer: The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- points toward more hardship, more suf-
Immortal, invisible, God only wise, tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute fering, and more pain for the American
deepen the appreciation of Your truth speeches on each side of the aisle. people. But even as we were expecting
in our hearts. Unchanging, unwavering, f today’s news, let me address what hap-
God eternal, root Your strength in our pened in the past 24 hours.
souls. SLAVERY REMEMBRANCE DAY The Senate passed a bill that took a
For Your word endures forever, and (Mr. GREEN of Texas asked and was small, discretionary program and
your counsel stands for perpetuity. given permission to address the House turned it into a $280 billion blank
May our meager efforts find their foun- for 1 minute and to revise and extend check, including $79 billion in manda-
dation in Your eternal plan. May our his remarks.) tory spending on corporate welfare to
decisions be rooted in Your everlasting Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Speak- be handed out to whoever President
word. er, and still I rise. I rise today some 400 Biden wants.
Use us in this time and this place years after slavery was introduced to For the record, I am a ‘‘no’’ on the
that even the least of our accomplish- the United States in 1619. I rise today Senate CHIPS bill that will come to
ments would find worth in Your design. proud of this House of Representatives the floor today. I was a ‘‘no’’ last week.
Guide us in these days that the most because on yesterday, the House ap- I was a ‘‘no’’ last night. And I will be
inconsequential elements of our work proved a historic Slavery Remem- the first ‘‘no’’ on the board later today.
would have value in Your eyes. brance Day resolution. I urge all my Republican colleagues
In each fleeting moment, confront us Madam Speaker, in the out years, to join me. Reject this deeply flawed
with the opportunity to acknowledge this resolution is going to prove to be bill. Let’s start from scratch.
that You are present, here, now, and in And if that wasn’t enough, Senate
very beneficial to our country. You
every minute of our lives. And may we Democrats then announced they want
will find slavery remembrance com-
serve to glorify You this day. to spend another half a trillion dollars
memorations going on across the
In Your presence we stand, and in during a recession. Democrats say they
length and breadth of the country. This
Your name we pray. want to lower inflation, but do you
is because we never want to repeat the
Amen. know what their new bill does? It gives
horrors of slavery.
f you a $7,500 tax credit to buy an $80,000
So, I thank every Member of this
electric vehicle for people making up
THE JOURNAL House who voted for this resolution. to $300,000.
The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Each of you will receive from me a per- They say they want to restore
ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- sonal thank you as well as a com- growth, but their new bill adds $700 bil-
ceedings and announces to the House memorative booklet so that you can lion in new taxes, including a $300 bil-
her approval thereof. place this prominently some place in lion made in America tax that punishes
Pursuant to clause 1 of rule I, the your home or your office because it anyone who wants to build, manufac-
Journal of the last day’s proceedings is was a historic occasion, and it will ture, or invest in America.
approved. make a difference in the lives of people They say they want to help strug-
across the length and breadth of this gling families, but do you know what
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country. their new bill does? Who do they hire?
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I am so proud of you, and I thank They hire 87,000 new IRS agents to
The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman you. God bless you. audit them and spy on their bank ac-
from Virginia (Mr. CLINE) come for- f counts. That is what the Democrat ma-
ward and lead the House in the Pledge jority wants.
of Allegiance. AMERICA IS IN A RECESSION They say they want to lower prices,
Mr. CLINE led the Pledge of Alle- (Mr. MCCARTHY asked and was but their new bill will allow bureau-
giance as follows: given permission to address the House crats to decide what drugs seniors can

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access and destroy the hope of any new right there? Then he told us in Decem- because we want the gas price higher?
cures or treatments for diseases like ber that inflation had peaked, no more We want to punish Americans. That
cancer. fear, it has peaked. That was at 7.0 per- was their question, to produce less.
And do you know what? They are not cent. Democrats tried to convince us They want to intimidate them.
done yet. that inflation was a good thing. And they crippled the labor market
Mr. Speaker, do Democrats really be- Remember Secretary Yellen said this by paying people to stay home instead
lieve that spending hundreds of billions week that a recession isn’t a recession, of going back to work, including them-
of tax dollars right now while pursuing but rather, our country is in a period of selves.
and punishing productive investments transition in which growth is slowing. b 1015
in the long run will lower inflation? That is weird, huh? We all learned that
Policies like that don’t lower inflation; a recession is really easy. You take two This is the only place in America you
they cause inflation. quarters in a row and you have nega- can go and enjoy a wedding in France
They are going to spend more dollars tive growth. But it is weird, beginning for some movie star and still vote on
chasing the same goods with fewer jobs this week the White House told us, I this floor and get paid for it. This is
and lower income in the long run all don’t know, I looked in every book, but the only place in America you can be
during a recession. we are changing the definition now. We on a boat celebrating and still vote in
But I know what you are going to changed each and every place of where this House or in your committee and
say: It is okay because you changed the we went. get paid for it. This is the only place in
definition of a ‘‘recession’’ now. You When it started, it was temporary. America, and this is the only Congress
know, Einstein once said, and we all First, it was COVID’s fault. Then, don’t that has ever allowed it—ever. It
know it: ‘‘The definition of insanity is worry, it is transitory, it is not going doesn’t matter what we have ever gone
doing the same thing over and over and to stay. Then we found out corporate through, a pandemic, a war.
expecting a different result.’’ So what greed is doing this; then it is just a Do you know what, Madam Speaker?
you really should do is just go with high-class problem, their problem, no- I don’t see one Member wearing a
changing the definition. Maybe people body else’s. Then it is okay, it has mask, and we were only going to keep
won’t hear you or understand it. peaked. But then when it went a little that during the pandemic. I see one. I
We all know across this country what higher, it is the supply chain’s fault stand corrected. But I guess the rest of
caused inflation: Democrats winning now. No, no, no, no. Now, it is Putin’s you feel it is okay.
the House, the Senate, and the Presi- fault. Eventually America may believe If this sounds like a healthy economy
dency. And now you are doubling down something. Then it is just out of date. to you, I hear there is an opening at
on the same failed policies. Was the Now, no, no it is not a recession, the the White House press office. But for
worst inflation in 40 years not enough? economy is just slowing. the rest of us that live in reality, it is
Are they trying to see how high they You would rather redefine a recession painful.
can get it all while forcing the Amer- than restore a healthy economy? I want to ask everybody in America:
ican people to pay the bills for your You know, the American people Can you afford to give up 1 month of
failures? know that inflation was not tem- income? Think about that. Could you
Democrats just can’t help them- porary. Inflation hadn’t peaked, and afford to give 1 month of your pay up?
selves. They simply don’t care about now we are in a recession. But the I don’t know very many people in my
the consequences. Democrats continue to talk down to district who can.
Which brings me to this morning’s American families no matter the in- Madam Speaker, maybe Paul Pelosi
news, the Bureau of Economic Analysis creased cost of nearly everything. can, but nobody else that I know can.
announced the GDP fell by 0.9 percent But you know the worst part about But that is exactly what you took
in the second quarter. I am not sure, all of this? And I see people here ready from every single American. You see,
Mr. Speaker, if everybody is lined up to to speak. Madam Speaker, I wonder if inflation is so high, every single Amer-
talk about that today. This comes anyone is going to speak and show us ican has lost a full month’s pay.
after a 1.6 percent decline in the econ- your plan. Show us your plan to get us Can Americans afford to keep the
omy in the first quarter. So half of this out of recession. Show us your plan to Democrats in power? Could you afford
year our economy shrank. make our streets safe again. Show us to lose another month’s pay? Or do you
It is no wonder an overwhelming 8 in your plan that you are going to feel good that it is not a recession or it
10 Americans feel the economy is head- produce more and lower the gas price. is Putin’s fault?
ing in the wrong direction. And the Na- I guess your plan is just redefine and If you had a constant salary like ev-
tional Federation of Independent Busi- blame something else. erybody in this body, 1 month is 8.3
nesses—this is a survey of small busi- Their failed policies have not only percent of those 12 months. Inflation is
nesses—found that the confidence is at made inflation worse, you created it. higher, so you just lost a full salary.
its lowest level in 48 years. But I guess Democrats have increased total gov- You have less money, but you pay
that is Putin’s fault. ernment spending by over $9 trillion in more at the gas pump.
Consumers and businesses are losing less than 18 months. For every Amer- But it is okay. Tell everybody to go
hope, and there is no secret why. Every ican, if you wonder, do elections have buy an electric car at $80,000. I wonder
week the American people know we are consequences? Yes, they do. Oh, yes, what your answer is to the homeless.
able to buy less with the money we they do. $9 trillion in 18 months. Buy a house?
have. Every week at the gas pump we The Democrats control the House, If you think about this, this is actu-
are paying nearly twice as much to fill they control the Senate, they control ally the Pelosi pay cut because not one
up our tanks. Every month the Amer- the White House. This is what they American voted for your $2 trillion in-
ican people know when they get their brought us. We have not felt this in flation-creating bill. Not one. The
pay stubs they are making less in real more than four decades. Sixty percent Pelosi pay cut affects every American,
wages. And every day the American of every American has never lived but do you know what? It is especially
people understand the simple truth: We through inflation above 4 percent. hard on families who have extra ex-
cannot afford Democrats’ failed poli- They halted energy projects, slowed penses.
cies. But we are certainly paying for down pipeline construction, and took I don’t know if you watched the clip,
them. every step to discourage American oil but I watched this clip of a 15-year-old
Of course, President Biden and and gas production. You know, when girl named Jinger Vincent from Indi-
Speaker PELOSI won’t admit it. Their they had the majority like they do ana. This poor girl was diagnosed with

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response to rising prices has been to right now, they brought in all the en- bone cancer, and she has to travel
issue dismissals, denials, distortions, ergy companies. Not one Democrat every week for treatment. It is located
and a little deceptive spin. asked: How could we lower the gas more than an hour away. Last year,
Remember when President Biden told price? Do you know what they made her parents, Keith and Analiza, paid
us last July that inflation was tem- every CEO do? They asked them: Would around $100 each week for that trip, but
porary and expected? Remember that you promise to produce less next year because of the surging gas price—but it

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is okay if I listen to the Democrats; You don’t even have to put it here, but This is the leadership of America. We
the President said it is a good thing— I bet you could predict when Biden was don’t need to produce more oil and gas
they are now spending more than $200 inaugurated. That is when it all goes in America, so we will stop the pipeline
each week. They also have two other up. on the first day. We will tell those
children. But when did your wages start to American workers they are not going
The Vincents said they simply can’t drop? The day he was sworn in. The day to work in America, but we are going
afford a price hike, and they have the Democrats took the majority in to go over to Saudi Arabia.
turned to loans to cover the costs. Can the House, the Senate, and the White I guess you keep some promises in a
you imagine having to take a loan to House. campaign when you say you are going
pay for the gas to take your 15-year-old When did it really start dropping to shut down oil and gas in America
daughter to get cancer treatment and hard? The day they passed the Amer- but don’t keep the promise about Saudi
at the same time losing a full month’s ican Rescue Plan. Arabia. You go there and you fist-bump
pay? But I know they want to reject what and hope you are going to get more:
Do you know what is worse? In this Republicans say. They don’t want to Could you produce more for America?
story, that 15-year-old girl, Jinger— listen to Republicans. But do you know Do you know what is so sad about all
having to watch her parents say: We what? Why don’t you listen to Larry of this? You have no plan to fix it, but
have to pay this bill, and we have to Summers? He worked in the Obama- you had the plan to destroy it. It
pay that. This is what she said: And I Biden administration as the Director of wasn’t just Republicans who warned
am downstairs, and I hear all that. It the National Economic Council. He was you about it. It was your very own
just seems so stressful. They shouldn’t the Secretary of the Treasury in Bill Democrats who were in Obama’s ad-
have to go through this. Clinton’s administration. Before the ministration, who were economic ad-
Madam Speaker, my question is, do vote, he told everybody the American visers, who warned you before the vote
Democrats agree with Secretary Rescue Plan could set off inflationary that you would create inflation. Then
Buttigieg that the more pain families pressures of a kind we have not seen in you took that vote.
like the Vincents feel at the pump is a a generation. I guess he was right. Only Democrats passed that bill.
good thing? Madam Speaker, that is Jason Furman, an economic adviser to Only Democrats created inflation. Only
the Secretary of Transportation. the Obama-Biden administration, said Democrats have shut down our oil and
I guess they seem to agree with them the same thing. gas, and we haven’t even gotten to
because rather than having a plan to The American Rescue Plan was defi- defunding the police. I don’t know how
lower gas prices, their answer is to tell nitely too big for the moment. I don’t
many times people can warn you.
the Vincents and others to buy a Tesla. know any economist that was recom- You can go to my home State, to the
They are borrowing money to pay for mending something the size of what city of San Francisco, Republicans
gas, and you are telling them to buy a was done, but every Democrat was. there register only about 6.7 percent.
Tesla. Why don’t we go to Steve Rattner,
But do you know who is probably They are not even the second party,
another Obama-Biden economist? What
happy because with their new deal, you but even San Francisco has had
did he say? The American Rescue Plan
can make $300,000, and that same tax- was the Democrats’ original sin when enough. They recalled their school
payer that just lost a month’s salary it comes to inflation. Think about board against the same policies you
that has to get a loan to pay for gas, that. Steve Rattner, who worked in the passed on this floor. They recalled
they have to pay more in taxes so Obama-Biden administration to try to their DA.
somebody else wealthy can get that tax help them during an economic crisis, It is not just Republicans telling you
break—that is not compassion. It is especially when it came to the auto- it is hurting; it is America. But you
cruelty, and the American people are mobile industry, says this is the origi- still have no plan, not one plan. We are
suffering the consequences every day. nal sin, the American Rescue Plan, 1 more day here before we are out into
Americans aren’t imagining that that caused inflation. He didn’t say it August. There isn’t one plan proposed.
their grocery bills are higher than was Putin’s fault. He didn’t say it was Or I guess your plan is to follow the
ever; they are. Americans aren’t imag- temporary. He didn’t apologize after- President to Saudi Arabia.
ining that they have to pay more to fill ward because he didn’t have to. He But your plan that you announced
up their gas tanks; they do. They are warned you about it. yesterday, the plan you are going to
not imagining that their savings are Treasury Secretary Yellen—I don’t vote on this floor today, is only going
shrinking and their 401(k)’s have be- know how many calls she made to try to create more inflation. You are going
come 201(k)’s; they are. to twist arms to get people to vote for to take another paycheck away.
But let me tell you what they are ac- it or how many times she went on TV It explains why this week and the
tually living through, what they are telling the American public that this week before and the week before that,
afraid of, and what keeps them up at was a good thing, that this was going and every week in this House you have
night: higher taxes and higher energy to put us on the right path—she admit- been in session, the Democrats have of-
costs; the first house they will never be ted in May that she missed the biggest fered no plan to fight inflation. You
able to afford because prices are rising explosion of inflation in over 40 years. only fuel it. It is basic economics.
and their incomes are falling; retire- She said, ‘‘I was wrong then about the Madam Speaker, in 40 years, we have
ment savings that will no longer last path that inflation would take.’’ never experienced this. The last time
long enough. They are worried about She was wrong when she told us it we experienced this, we had a Demo-
how much worse it can get if Demo- was transitory. She was wrong when crat-controlled House, Senate, and
crats’ failed policies continue. she told people to vote for it. White House.
You think for all this suffering that Either Democrats didn’t see the You have no plan to increase energy
they have caused, there is no way that worst inflation in 40 years coming, or production to lower the price of gaso-
Democrats would do this on purpose. they did and still believed your suf- line. In fact, just this week and last
Guess again. fering was worth the incredible transi- week, 218 House Democrats voted to
Everything about the Biden recession tion. That explains why President continue to sell our strategic oil to
was predictable and avoidable. Only Biden, Speaker PELOSI, and Senator Communist China. You voted on that
Democrats in Washington chose not to SCHUMER are still peddling anti-energy on the floor. You have done it twice.
see it coming. I remember coming to policies, plus almost a trillion in new So, not only do you not have a plan,
this exact floor, warning that if you spending and new taxes on Main but you are defending China taking the
pass nearly $2 trillion of the American Street, even as these policies destroy oil we saved to protect America. You

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Rescue Plan, you would cause infla- our country. have no plan to reconnect workers to
tion. I listened to the other side. They It explains why we have John Kerry, jobs by ending incentives that pay
said it was going to save us. But that Biden’s Special Presidential Envoy for more to stay home than pursue produc-
inflation is exactly what happened. Climate, saying: We absolutely don’t tive work.
It is interesting when you look at need to produce more oil and gas in Madam Speaker, Americans know
these lines, producer price inflation. America. the Democrats have no plan to rebuild

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an economy that works for us—none to lower the gasoline prices, and not country broadcasting from the banks
whatsoever. celebrate the pain they are causing of the mighty Mississippi.
every American. KWAM’s roster of talent includes
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The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Todd Starnes’ nationally syndicated
Republicans have a plan. We are pre- SCHRIER). Members are reminded to ad- show, Tim Van Horn, and Earle
pared to build an economy that is dress their remarks to the Chair. Farrell, along with Chett and Dr.
strong and one that fights inflation by Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, a point Sherrie Hopper.
officially ending this disastrous Build of clarification, are we doing Special Congratulations to KWAM The
Back Better, eliminating wasteful Orders or 1 minutes? Mighty 990 on this historic milestone.
spending, and getting Americans back I think there is a time set aside every f
to work in the workforce. day for Special Orders.
Do you know where we will start? AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Right here on this floor. (Mr. ESPAILLAT asked and was
Chair is currently entertaining re-
You will have to show up for work to given permission to address the House
quests for 1-minute speeches. The mi-
be paid, just like every other Amer- for 1 minute and to revise and extend
nority leader was recognized for the
ican. No, you can’t take your European his remarks.)
customary time.
trips and phone it in. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Madam Speaker,
To the American public: Let’s just be f
today I seek recognition and rise to ad-
honest, Why won’t the Democrats lift REMEMBERING DAVID TRIMBLE dress the growing barriers to homeown-
the proxy voting? ership and skyrocketing rents.
(Mr. NEAL asked and was given per-
Because every person who votes Families that have lived in the city
mission to address the House for 1
proxy, signs—by penalty of perjury— of New York for generations are being
minute and to revise and extend his re-
they can’t come in because of COVID. I pushed out. These families have signifi-
marks.)
imagine if that person had COVID they cant ties to the community and con-
Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I stand
probably wouldn’t have been let into tribute to the cultural exchange that
today to pay tribute to David Trimble,
that wedding in France or on that New York City is known for.
an important contributor to the forma-
houseboat with their family or at the Homeownership is one of the best
tion and the success of the Good Friday
fundraiser in Ohio trying to run for the ways to gain equity and build genera-
Agreement and the original First Min-
Senate. tional wealth. Yet, there are millions
Madam Speaker, it starts by exam- ister for Northern Ireland. I got to
of Americans who aren’t able to buy
ple. If you are not willing to produce a know David very well, and it is unfor-
into the housing market.
plan, if you are not willing to have tunate that he has left us too early. As a member of the Appropriations
your own Members show up to work, All of the political parties in the
Subcommittee on Transportation, and
and if you are not willing to be honest North put aside longstanding animos-
Housing and Urban Development, and
with the American people, then get out ities and came together to make the
Related Agencies, I am proud to have
of the way and let somebody else lead. Good Friday Agreement possible. David
worked with my colleagues to draft a
We have an economy in our plan that Trimble showed uncommon courage to
bill that would address this issue.
will be driven by pro-growth economic ignore dissenting voices in the Union- But we must do more. The bill pro-
policies that deliver higher paychecks ist community to achieve that historic vides a total of $62.7 billion for HUD
and that don’t take them away from accord. which includes funding to protect hous-
you. They will lower costs, boost Main For all of us, sometimes it is difficult ing assistance for more than 4.8 million
Street, and encourage innovation. to say no to our own side. It was not an individuals. It also expands housing
It will be an economy with lower gas- easy process. There were many months choice vouchers to more than 140,000
oline prices—yes—by increasing pro- of negotiations, and not everybody got low-income individuals and families at
duction in America with American- what they wanted, but the Nobel Prize risk of homelessness.
made energy, not begging the Saudis that he and John Hume received in 1998 We must continue to enact policies
for more. We will approve more oil and was a reflection of those tough deci- that ensure all residents can live with-
gas pipelines here at home, and we will sions. As we approach the 25th anniver- out being burdened by housing costs.
prioritize reliable, resilient energy sary of the agreement, it endures be- f
grids. cause of his patient approach, coupled
Do you know what it will do to not with a keen focus on dialogue. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DONALD
just the economy, not just more Amer- My deepest condolences to his wife, KELLER
icans working, and not just lowering Daphne, and family. Today, we know (Mr. CLINE asked and was given per-
the fuel price that will lower inflation? that on the island of Ireland, peace is mission to address the House for 1
It will improve the environment. within our sight because of the work minute and to revise and extend his re-
You see, Madam Speaker, American that David Trimble contributed. marks.)
natural gas is 41 percent cleaner than f Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I rise
Russian natural gas. We will secure our today to salute and pay tribute to a
CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF KWAM
supply chain and no longer be depend- member of the Greatest Generation in
RADIO
ent on China. celebration of his 100th birthday. Don-
Madam Speaker, I know the Demo- (Mr. KUSTOFF asked and was given ald Keller is a World War II veteran
crats will continue to vote to defend permission to address the House for 1 who has lived in Strasburg, Virginia,
China to make sure they get our Stra- minute and to revise and extend his re- for almost his whole life.
tegic Petroleum Reserve. We will keep marks.) At 21, Keller joined the Army as a
bringing it up so that every time I Mr. KUSTOFF. Madam Speaker, I radio operator, and he served in the
watch a Democrat on TV say that they rise today to celebrate the 75th anni- military for almost 2 years from 1943 to
are opposed to it, but they walk into versary of The Mighty 990 radio station 1945. During his deployment, he was
this room—or they are in their wed- in Memphis. Its call letters, KWAM, awarded two Purple Hearts, one after
dings or on their fundraisers and they stand for We Are Memphis. being wounded in Normandy and the
phone in their votes—and they defend Over the years, legendary musicians, other when he was injured in Luxem-
China, we will defend America. including Elvis Presley, have been as- bourg during the Battle of the Bulge.
It is time for a new direction in sociated with The Mighty 990. Keller later received the French Legion
Washington to get our Nation back on Today, the radio station is owned by of Honor for carrying two injured sol-

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track. Americans deserve a future Memphis native, Todd Starnes who diers to safety while he himself was in-
filled with hope, opportunities, and transformed KWAM into a news talk jured.
freedom, and Republicans stand ready radio station with an emphasis on de- After Keller fought in the war, he re-
to deliver. veloping local talent. turned to Strasburg where he served
I wait patiently for one Democrat to KWAM is a strong voice for people the city by opening his own radio re-
tell me their plan to reverse inflation, across west Tennessee and the entire pair company.

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