Congressional Record, House, September 19, 2022 — Fiscal Crisis Facing America Special Order
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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated September 19, 2022, at page H7956. It carries the end of a Member's remarks, including an article on Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday that quotes Senator Tina Smith, and then a special order headed Fiscal Crisis Facing America. In the special order a Member states that the problem with the debt and deficit is not that the country taxes too little but that it is spending beyond its means. The Member states that overspending created excess demand, that this and constraints on energy production caused a supply-demand mismatch pushing up prices, and that the Federal Reserve must raise interest rates fast. The remarks are the speakers' own.
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H7956 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 19, 2022
‘‘The Juneteenth nation is ecstatic,’’ he highlighted in a tweet Wednesday that even dollars more in tax revenue in infla-
said. with its passage, Republicans still attack tion-adjusted terms.
What is Juneteenth? critical race theory which would allow stu- The problem with our debt and def-
Juneteenth—also known as Freedom Day, dents to study the roots of events, such as
Liberation Day and Emancipation Day—
icit is not that we are taxing the Amer-
Juneteenth, in school.
marks the day when federal troops arrived in ‘‘Even today, as conservatives try to erase ican people too little. The problem is
Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to ensure history with their attacks on critical race that we are living beyond our means,
that African Americans still enslaved were theory and understanding the impacts of sys- spending well beyond our means, and it
freed following both the signing of the temic racism, we stand here acknowledging is not only threatening the future fis-
Emancipation Proclamation and end of the the truth. We will make #Juneteenth a fed- cal solvency of our country. This over-
Civil War. eral holiday,’’ Markey said in the tweet. spending, this addiction to deficit
The advance by Union Army Gen. Gordon Speaking at a press conference earlier spending, has delivered a historic 40-
Granger came 30 months and 19 days after Wednesday in front of the Capitol, a group of
President Abraham Lincoln signed the year high inflation crisis. It has cre-
lawmakers including Jackson Lee and other
Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, Democrats supportive of the Juneteenth leg- ated excess demand. When combined
which had declared, ‘‘all persons held as islation said there is still work to be done. with the constraints that this adminis-
slaves within any States, or designated part ‘‘Of course today is not enough, there’s so tration has put on energy production,
of the State, the people whereof shall be in much more work left to be done, but this is it is a classic supply-demand mis-
rebellion against the United States, shall be an important day because it is a piece of match, overspending creating excess
then, thenceforward, and forever free.’’ pavement on that path towards justice,’’ said demand, combined with constraining
But with the seven Confederate states op- Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn. ‘‘This is not a mo-
erating under their own president, slaves in
energy, a war on domestic energy pro-
ment for complacency, this is a moment to
the South weren’t exactly free to go. It rededicate ourselves to that work.’’
duction constraining the supply. That
would take another two months after Robert Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, supply-demand mismatch has pushed
E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court I yield back the balance of my time. up prices.
House in April 1865 that troops would arrive What is the result of that, Madam
in Galveston to free the final 250,000 people f
Speaker? It means the Federal Reserve
enslaved there. Most left the area despite a b 2015 must engage in a precipitous quan-
message from Union troops that they could titative tightening process. It must
stay and work for their owners as employees. FISCAL CRISIS FACING AMERICA
A few months later, in December 1865, the
raise interest rates fast. It must en-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under gage in tightening monetary policy.
13th Amendment to the Constitution was the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan-
ratified and abolished slavery. What does that mean? Higher interest
Where is it celebrated? uary 4, 2021, the gentleman from Ken- rates. And higher interest rates mean
Like most holidays, Juneteenth is recog- tucky (Mr. BARR) is recognized for 60 higher debt service costs. We have to
nized in gatherings across the country, pre- minutes as the designee of the minor- pay higher interest on the national
dominantly in the Black community. With ity leader. debt, which compounds the problem.
the help of social media to spread awareness Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I rise The solution, Madam Speaker, for
on a holiday not always taught in school, it today in solidarity with the gentleman
has become more mainstream in recent the fiscal policy policymakers, those of
from Pennsylvania (Mr. SMUCKER), my us in the Congress and the White House
years.
Celebrations can include reflections, pa-
good friend, to raise an important issue and the executive branch, is to start
rades, food and drink, music—and even advo- that my constituents, my friend from living within our means. Then and only
cacy. Pennsylvania and his constituents, then can we get our inflation crisis
For instance, in 2016, Opal Lee of Texas, a and, frankly, constituents all over this under control and the Federal Reserve
now 94-year-old activist, walked from her country care about, and that is the can start lowering interest rates once
home in Fort Worth to the nation’s capital state of the fiscal crisis facing our
in an effort to get Juneteenth named a na-
again.
country right now. Madam Speaker, I thank the gen-
tional holiday.
This is really not a Republican issue tleman from Pennsylvania for his lead-
It was in 1979 that Texas became the first
state to officially establish Juneteenth as an or a Democrat issue. All hardworking ership in advocating for fiscal sanity in
official holiday. Now, 49 states and the dis- American taxpayers of all political per- Washington and the restoration of fis-
trict separately recognize the day, with suasions should be concerned about the cal responsibility. We need to exercise
South Dakota as the only outlier, despite state of the fiscal mess that we face in fiscal discipline and get this ship
legislative attempts earlier this year. our country: a $31 trillion national turned around.
What’s next? debt that is literally burying our chil-
The legislation has passed just in time for Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal-
dren and our grandchildren in a moun- ance of my time.
the holiday Saturday. Biden is scheduled to
sign the bill into law Thursday afternoon.
tain of debt. This is mortgaging our fu- f
Despite the bipartisan victory, advocates ture, and we need to get our fiscal
said they are still far from repairing the house in order. AMERICA MUST RESTORE FISCAL
wounds from American slavery. The American taxpayer works hard SANITY
Some point to HR 40, which specifically for their income, and they deserve a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under
calls for the creation of a commission to government that lives within its the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan-
study ‘‘and consider a national apology and means. That is why I am proud to uary 4, 2021, the gentleman from Penn-
proposal for reparations for the institution
stand shoulder to shoulder with my sylvania (Mr. SMUCKER) is recognized
of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de
facto racial and economic discrimination colleague Mr. SMUCKER, who will later for the remainder of the hour as the
against African Americans, and the impact highlight this issue of fiscal reckless- designee of the minority leader.
of these forces on living African Americans, ness and the need to tighten our belts Mr. SMUCKER. Madam Speaker, I
to make recommendations to the Congress and to live within our means so that thank my friend from Kentucky, who
on appropriate remedies, and for other pur- we do not continue to put this burden truly is an expert on fiscal policy and
poses.’’ on our children and our grandchildren. truly understands the situation that
A version has been introduced in every leg- We need to stop the spending spree and we are in, in our country.
islative session since 1989, but passed out of
a House committee for the first time this
live within our means. We just simply cannot afford to con-
year. Just to highlight how serious this tinue down this path and expect that
‘‘We’re giving America the opportunity for problem is, Madam Speaker, it is not a there will not be consequences: con-
redemption, for repair, for restoration, for lack of tax revenue. The issue is not sequences for us and, if not for us, cer-
also understanding the new America, which that we don’t tax the American people tainly for future generations. At the
is so multicultural,’’ said lead sponsor, Jack- enough from Washington, D.C. The least, we are mortgaging the future of
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son Lee, in April after it passed. issue is that we are overspending. our kids and our grandkids, and it is
That legislation is still awaiting a full
In fact, this year, the Federal Gov- completely irresponsible.
House vote and is expected to face an uphill
battle in the Senate. ernment has raised more revenue from We just came back, all of us, to our
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, another taxes than in any period in history, and districts. I can tell you, I spent most of
lead Democrat to sponsor the legislation it is actually over a trillion dollars the weekend out talking to people
making Juneteenth a federal holiday also when you consider inflation, a trillion across the district, and they are very
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concerned about the impact of this is the best committee. I serve on the mins for bone development, brain de-
President’s policies and the policies of Ways and Means Committee. But John velopment, and muscle development. In
this Congress on their daily lives. I is a dear friend of mine, a wonderful the past year, the cost of milk has
have constituents who are choosing Member of Congress, and I am very, soared 17 percent.
each week whether they can buy gro- very proud to serve with him. I am b 2030
ceries or whether they can buy gas for proud to count him as a friend. He is
the car. doing a fabulous job as a member of That kind of price hike is
I spoke just recently to one con- that committee and Member of Con- unsustainable, and no administration
stituent who had been out of the work- gress. can take the health and well-being of
force for about 10 years. This indi- I look forward to his insights on how Americans seriously while deliberately
vidual, by the way, had 13 kids, which the Biden administration’s policies creating policies that make healthy
I thought was amazing, but he had been have resulted in this record-high infla- choices, like whole milk, more expen-
out of the workforce for 13 years and tion. I would like to hear what his con- sive for American families, more ex-
just took a job because he can no stituents are facing in the 13th District pensive for the parents who need to
longer make ends meet because of the of Pennsylvania, which is directly adja- supply that for their growing children.
policies of this President and the rising cent to mine. I thank Dr. Joyce for The cost of eggs is up nearly 40 per-
prices that have been created by the joining us this evening. cent, and the cost of food overall has
policies of this administration. Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam risen more in the past year than at any
They are angry that the President Speaker, I thank the gentleman for time since 1979 when Jimmy Carter was
had a White House party to celebrate yielding and for holding this important President.
the passage of the so-called Inflation Special Order tonight on an issue that To make matters even worse, real
Reduction Act. This celebration, of truly affects all Pennsylvanians and all wages have gone down, and inflation
course, just recently was broadcast Americans. has outpaced wage growth for the 17
amid a backdrop of the plummeting I thank Representative SMUCKER, my months that Joe Biden has been in the
stock market and upon the news just colleague, who is a true leader and a White House.
that morning of another month of fiscal conservative, for bringing this The economic situation the Amer-
record-high inflation. discussion to the United States Con- ican people find themselves in right
No matter how the President wants gress. now is unsustainable. In the second
to talk about it, no matter how Demo- Yesterday afternoon, I conducted a quarter of this year, household wealth
crats want to talk about it, Madam survey in my weekly newsletter, ask- in the United States fell by $6.1 tril-
Speaker, he says that inflation has lev- ing respondents if, during the past lion—a record drop that has left fami-
eled off, but we are still at 8.5 percent year, the rising costs of gas and gro- lies unable to pay for the everyday ex-
above what prices were just 12 months ceries had cut into their savings, a rel- penses that they face.
ago. That is something we haven’t seen atively simple question. Eighty-nine As I traveled through my district in
in our country for about 40 years. This percent of the responders said yes. August—like my colleague, Mr.
was after Democrats and the President Unfortunately, this is a sad reality. SMUCKER, spoke about—I talked to a
were saying this would be transitory It is a sad reality in the American mother who told me that she was mak-
inflation. economy that has been decimated by ing difficult decisions, decisions on
You would think if we are in a hole, President Biden’s failed tax-and-spend whether to buy the necessary groceries
at some point, we would stop digging. policies that put far-left gimmicks for her family, for her children’s
Instead, the President and congres- ahead of the needs of the American lunches or put gasoline in the family
sional Democrats, while they are pat- people. car. No American should be making
ting themselves on the back, continue During the Biden administration, at those decisions.
to spend taxpayer dollars. a time when small businesses across The record inflation that has put par-
Just last night, President Biden was our country were begging for workers, ents and families in this position is the
on ‘‘60 Minutes,’’ arguing that he de- we saw legislation that paid workers to result of failed policies that have wast-
serves some credit, again, for his fiscal remain at home. We saw the govern- ed taxpayer dollars and flooded our
policies while inflation is at another ment mandates that had no basis in economy with too much cash while si-
40-year high. science, policies that did not account multaneously killing the supply chain
The President speaks fiscal responsi- for natural immunity, policies that and causing shortages throughout the
bility, yet every action that he takes forced highly skilled workers to leave market.
only balloons our debt and balloons our their jobs, which, unfortunately, again, When we look at the liberal partisan
deficits. It is far past time for his helped to cripple our supply chains. legislation passed this past year, we
wasteful inflationary spending agenda During the Biden administration, we see laws that choose winners and los-
to come to an end. The American peo- saw the so-called infrastructure bill ers.
ple, the constituents in my district, that spent more money bailing out So let’s take stock.
can no longer afford the policies of this windmills and solar farms and did By handing out tax breaks for pur-
administration. nothing on fixing roads and bridges. We chasing an electric vehicle and by of-
Tonight, for the next 45, 50 minutes saw the poorly named Inflation Reduc- fering money to companies who put up
or so, I am proud to welcome some of tion Act, which the Congressional solar farms that fail to produce base-
my Republican colleagues, including Budget Office says will increase our na- load power, the Biden administration
fellow members of the House Budget tional deficit over the next few years. has sent a clear signal to Pennsylva-
Committee and others who share the This is no time to throw a party cele- nia’s energy producers that they are
deep concerns that were just outlined brating these priorities as inflation not valued by Washington liberals.
by Congressman BARR. You will be continues to rise. This is no party situ- By canceling the Keystone XL pipe-
hearing from others their concerns ation. line and putting a halt on new drilling
about the fiscal state of our Nation and Time after time, we have witnessed leases, Joe Biden has made one thing
the trajectory that we are on. an administration that cowers to the clear: He has no interest in lowering
Over the next hour, we are going to radical left and fails to consider that gas prices. He has no interest in low-
take stock of this administration’s their own runaway spending has led to ering energy prices.
reckless budget agenda and some of the these soaring prices at the gas pump Instead of pivoting to failed tech-
drastic consequences that we are hear- and at the grocery store. nologies like wind and solar that can-
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ing about from our constituents. When I was seeing patients as a phy- not be stored and that can only be used
Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- sician, one of the issues that I would during peak hours, we need to return to
tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. JOYCE), stress to parents is how important it the energy sources that are under the
who is a great member of the Energy was for them to provide milk, whole feet of my constituents in Pennsyl-
and Commerce Committee. We won’t milk, for their children’s growth, whole vania: the coal, the natural gas, the
argue tonight about which committee milk that supplies the necessary vita- oil, the Marcellus shale that can help
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to return our Nation to a position of American oil and gas producers. So we 8.3 percent. By ‘‘we,’’ of course, I mean
energy dominance. know that this will continue to affect everyone except Joe Biden, who boast-
After dismantling nuclear energy, constituents. They will continue to pay ed on 60 Minutes last night that infla-
Europe is facing the worst energy crisis the higher price of gasoline at the tion has not spiked. If the worst infla-
in a generation. By signing pro-Green pump. tion numbers in 40 years isn’t a spike,
New Deal legislation, President Biden At this time, President Biden and I don’t know what is.
seems intent on making the same mis- congressional Democrats thought it Unfortunately for Mr. Biden, the
take—the same mistake right here in would be a good idea to combat infla- numbers don’t lie. That 8.3 percent in-
the United States. tion by offering tax credits for high- flation is costing families well over
Digging out of that hole that Presi- end electric vehicles. $4,000 this year alone, essentially wip-
dent Biden and the far-left Members of Now, interestingly enough, and ing out one month’s paycheck. I don’t
Congress created will take some hard maybe unsurprisingly, a lot of those know a single family that can afford
work, and it is time for Congress to electric vehicle manufacturers that that kind of sacrifice.
stop the runaway spending on failed were set to benefit from those new tax Worse, real wages have fallen every
and untested programs. credits, immediately turned around single month since President Biden’s
We need to stop giving taxpayer dol- and raised the prices of their vehicles, $1.9 trillion stimulus passed last year.
lars to Green New Deal priorities that essentially wiping out the value of the But it is not just today’s taxpayers
only serve to hurt American families. credit. that will feel these impacts. Genera-
Right now, our communities are Another way they thought that ap- tions from now, people will still be
counting on us. The schools in our dis- parently would help inflation was to feeling the sting of Biden’s inflation
trict are counting on us to get infla- raise taxes on the middle class, includ- crisis. Over the next decade, decisions
tion under control. The families in our ing $53 billion in new taxes on Main made in Biden’s first 2 years will add
district are counting on us to get this Street and $10 billion in taxes on those $4.8 trillion to our Federal deficit—$4.8
runaway inflation back under control. making less than $200,000 a year. Then, trillion.
As President Biden creates crisis adding salt to the wound, the bill Decades of lower interest rates have
after crisis in our economy, one thing spends $80 billion for the IRS to hire spared the Federal Government from
is very clear: We cannot spend our way 87,000 new agents. facing the true costs of borrowing at
out of the problems that the Biden ad- By the way, any of us in our congres- such high levels, but today’s inflation
ministration has orchestrated. sional districts know that the IRS has has forced the Federal Reserve to raise
We need to return to fiscal conserv- a problem? I have talked to constitu- interest rates. We are quickly ap-
atism and pass legislation that sup- ents in my district, who are still wait- proaching a point where the interest
ports Pennsylvania families, American ing for refunds from 2019. alone on our Federal debt will over-
So, I get that the IRS may need some whelm our Federal budget resulting in
families, instead of burdening them
additional funding to help to serve the dire economic effects.
with crushing inflation.
American people better, but do you One percentage, one percentage of
Madam Speaker, I thank the gen-
know there is 14 times as much money higher interest rates would cost the
tleman for holding this Special Order.
in this bill spent on increasing audits Federal Government $400 billion every
Mr. SMUCKER. Madam Speaker, I
on everyday Americans, rather than year starting next year. Just 1 percent
thank the gentleman for his words. It
improving—than the money that is in rise in the interest rate costs the Fed-
is clear that he is in touch regularly
it for improving customer service there eral Government $400 billion in extra
with his constituents and is hearing
at the IRS? interest. That is on top of what we are
some of the same things that I have There is a CBO analysis. The Con- paying already. That is money we
heard. gressional Budget Office that we all could spend on national defense,
The gentleman mentioned the real rely upon confirmed that those new healthcare, and other of the many pri-
wage drop about $3,500 per family due agents will focus on extracting as orities our Nation faces.
to the policies of this administration. many dollars as possible doing audits But instead, we are paying interest
It is as if someone is taking a month’s on the middle class, and despite the on our debt. Interest payments will
worth of salary, and families have to President’s claims, half of those audits pass defense spending by the end of the
do without that month of salary. will be on those making less than decade. They will pass Medicare by 2046
By the way, that comes on the heels $400,000 a year. and Social Security by the midpoint of
of policies under the previous adminis- We could go on about this bill, and if the century.
tration that led to—after decades of we have a little more time maybe we As the Federal Reserve continues to
stagnation—a $6,000 average household will, but I am very pleased to yield to raise interest rates to combat infla-
increase in income. Which is more the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. CAR- tion, which will likely happen again
compassionate? The gentleman is ex- TER), who is a fellow member of the this week, this only gets worse. This,
actly right. We know the impact of Budget Committee, passionate about again, is intergenerational theft.
these policies. We must stop. We must fiscal issues here in our country. I al- Every year we add more than four
implement policies that work for the ways appreciate his fervor about these times the entire U.S. population to our
American people. That is why I was so issues, and I am pleased to count him national debt. The time to act is now.
frustrated. as a friend. We are stealing from our children and
By the way, I have a news flash: Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam our grandchildren and deferring a crisis
Naming a bill something doesn’t mean Speaker, I thank the gentleman for for them to fix. We must act.
it is so. Just recently, the Biden ad- yielding, and I thank him for hosting Each year that goes by without in-
ministration and Democrats in Con- this because this is extremely impor- creased deficits digs ours hole deeper
gress passed the Inflation Reduction tant. I hope people are paying atten- and deeper. It is time to put down the
Act. Studies now are saying it will not tion to this. shovel.
impact inflation, it will most likely in- As I say, what we are doing right now One of the first thing I learned when
crease inflation. is intergenerational theft—$31 trillion I became a member of the Georgia
Let’s just dig in on some of the poli- in debt. That is intergenerational State legislature was when you are in a
cies that are included. $745 billion in theft. In fact, Madam Speaker, by the hole, quit digging. We are in a hole. We
new spending, over half of which is for time I am done speaking tonight just are stealing from our children and our
the Green New Deal agenda. That in- my part, the Federal debt will have grandchildren and deferring a crisis for
cludes $3 billion for, ‘‘environmental grown by more than $13,000. That is them to fix, and we must act.
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and climate justice warriors,’’ and $245 right. I suspect I will take about 3 min- As a medical professional by train-
billion in Department of Energy loans utes, maybe 4, but during that time, ing, I am well acquainted with the Hip-
for other friends of the left. the Federal debt will have grown by pocratic oath, which famously says:
As gas prices increased 50 percent $13,000. ‘‘First, do no harm.’’
over the course of last year, President We learned last week that August’s Congress must take a similar ap-
Biden’s solution was to raise taxes on annual inflation rate was a staggering proach when it comes to our budget.
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Congress doesn’t control interest rates, of the fiscal policies that are in place Keep in mind, Madam Speaker, this
but we can control how much money is here today. is the same President who told the
added to our national debt. Responsible I look forward to working with my American people inflation was transi-
fiscal policy that balances our budget friend, and we hope that the next Con- tory. So I don’t know if he means it is
is the first step to walking away from gress will be the Congress when we can going to come back worse than it is
the fiscal cliff over which our chil- begin to put this country on the right now or what he is thinking. But now he
dren’s children are already dangling. path. is spiking the football and taking cred-
President Biden’s budget calls for $1 Madam Speaker, I welcome our next it for persistent inflation not getting
trillion in deficit spending every year speaker tonight, the next participant is worse. That is interesting. It is not
going forward. Again, that is money we my friend and fellow Pennsylvanian, getting worse. It is almost like some-
do not have and cannot continue pre- FRED KELLER, from the 12th District in body who lights one house on fire and
tending like we do. Pennsylvania. then takes credit for the house next
Republicans must insist on reining in Mr. KELLER plays an important role door not catching on fire.
this spending. That means no more in oversight of the Biden administra- I just can’t understand it. The Presi-
trillion-dollar packages that pour fuel tion as a member of the Education and dent can try and spin the narrative on
on the fire of inflation. That means Labor Committee as well as the Over- inflation all he wants. But last night
eliminating our deficit so we can pay sight and Reform Committee. I count Americans watched the President
off our outsized debt. That means re- him as a great friend and look forward speak, and they got a glimpse into the
turning the budget process to regular to his thoughts tonight on what we are future of our country if Washington
order. talking about, the administration’s Democrats remain in control.
You know, Washington Democrats flawed understanding or lack of under- The reality is that inflation is at a
recently passed the Inflation Reduction standing of the impact of inflation on record high. American families are
Act, or as I like to call it, the inflation Pennsylvanians. We see it every day. making tough decisions about their
acceleration act. Because this bill did He will discuss budget principles that budgets, decisions that President Biden
not go through regular order, there was can help us right our fiscal ship. hasn’t had to make since 1973 when he
Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen-
a grave oversight that threatens a $5.5 started collecting his check from the
tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. KEL-
billion electric vehicle plant that is set taxpayers. But the people for whom he
LER).
for construction in my district. It has Mr. KELLER. Madam Speaker, I works are having to make those deci-
put it in jeopardy. This highlights just thank the gentleman from Pennsyl- sions.
how important it is that bills go vania, my friend and colleague. Our Hardworking Americans deserve real
through regular order. If we had had a history goes back a little farther than answers on how their government plans
committee markup on this, we could before we knew each other, and that is to reduce inflation, not just maintain
have caught it. If we had vetted it—one to Lancaster County. I worked for a historically high levels of it. Wash-
of my favorite sayings is that none of business headquartered in Lancaster ington Democrats can’t give the Amer-
us are as smart as all of us. That is County that taught me a lot of things. ican people straight answers because it
why all of us should be involved in this. It taught me how to budget, it taught is their policies that have put us in
The same logic applies to budgeting. me how to look out for the future and economic turmoil.
If we don’t give our Members the abil- plan, and it taught me how to listen. I Republicans have a plan, and my col-
ity to read, debate, and amend legisla- think that is the thing that we do best leagues so very well laid it out here be-
tion, we end up with policies and pro- when we are representing the people fore me: regular order and making sure
posals and budgets that hurt the same who sent us here to do their work. that every person’s Representative and
people they purport to help. During President Biden’s interview every State senator has input on the
When we miss budget deadlines, we with 60 Minutes, that marked the first legislation.
are breaking the law. In what world on-air, sit-down interview between the The Republican Study Committee
does it make sense for a legislative President and an American journalist produced a budget that would balance
body to routinely break Federal law, in 7 months. It is abundantly clear why in 7 years. Think about that: a bal-
the laws we wrote and passed? his handlers have been keeping him anced budget. That is what all the fam-
away from the cameras. He is com- ilies have to do who are living through
b 2045
pletely out of touch with the American these disastrous policies of President
Small business owners and families people. He can tell us stories about Biden and the Democrats that have
have to make a budget and they have when he was in Scranton. That was caused them to lose 1 month’s income.
to stick to it. It is time to restore fis- back in the seventies. I was 8 years old Think about that, Madam Speaker,
cal discipline in Washington, D.C. It is when he came to Washington, D.C. So 8.3 percent inflation. It is not a hard
time to balance our budget. he can tell us stories from before I was equation. I can write it on a chalk-
Again, I thank the gentleman for 8 years old. board for the President. One divided by
yielding to me, and I thank him for But he has been here for 50 years. He 12 is 8.3. So you have 1 year, there are
hosting this. This is important. I don’t ought to remember that the last time 12 months in the year, that is 8.3. It is
know what it is going to take to get we had this kind of inflation, President not a hard equation, although they
people’s attention short of a catas- Reagan was leading our great Nation don’t have a problem spending money.
trophe, but I do know this: we cannot out of the disaster of the Carter years. President Reagan used to say that
continue. We cannot continue on the It looks like President Biden has failed you can’t accuse them of spending like
route in which we are right now. This to learn from that history because a drunken sailor because at least the
is intergenerational theft. We cannot those who fail to learn from history are sailor is spending his own money.
leave this to our children and our condemned to repeat it. Unfortunately, What they are spending is not their
grandchildren. the President is forcing all of us to re- money. They are spending our chil-
Mr. SMUCKER. Madam Speaker, I peat that history of runaway inflation. dren’s money. They are robbing the fu-
thank the gentleman from Georgia for During his interview, President ture from our children. Talk about tax-
his comments. He has identified the Biden pushed back when pressed about ation without representation, regular
problem and has some real solutions on inflation soaring to record highs argu- order needs to be restored.
how we can address this and how we ing that the month-to-month inflation When we talk about the plan we have
can save the future for our kids and rate has remained steady at 8.3 percent for balancing the budget, we are talk-
our grandkids. One of the saddest compared to 1 year ago. I guess we are ing about elimination of waste and to
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things about this is that the idea of the supposed to say thank you. But thank stop leaving a financial disaster for the
American Dream is that every genera- you doesn’t put gas in the car, thank next generation. Those are the issues
tion can do better than their parents you doesn’t put food on the table, and that really matter to the American
and their parents before them, and we thank you doesn’t make sure that fam- people whom we all come here to rep-
have seen that for centuries here in the ilies can save for their children’s edu- resent, the hardworking men and
United States. That is at risk because cation. women who have worked their entire
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life and those who get up and go to Act. I think a better title for it is the Even more alarmingly, the Depart-
work every day to earn a living to sup- Expensive Attempt to Distract Voters ment of Labor says that core inflation
port their family. Act. We know the bill will not cut the has increased in August over the
I am committed to fighting for what deficit, and we know CBO has said that month of July and that real wages
they believe is important, not what the the bill will have a tiny effect on infla- have declined 3.4 percent on an
Democrats and the President inside the tion. Penn Wharton Institute in my annualized basis.
Beltway think is important. His poli- State estimates that the bill would in- What that means is that my con-
cies are creating an issue with people crease inflation this year and next. stituents cannot buy the same quan-
being able to take care of their family So how can you call a bill Inflation tity of the things that they need this
and realizing the American Dream. Reduction Act if it doesn’t actually de- year as they could last year, even if
Madam Speaker, when you look at crease inflation? they got a raise for the labor that they
the energy policy, when you look at Then shortly after that, in fact, just produced.
the massive spending, and when you 8 days later, you would think at some Madam Speaker, every single day I
look at the President standing in Inde- point, Madam Speaker, the President hear of constituents who are desperate
pendence Hall telling us that half the would stop the spending spree and that because of the results of this inflation.
American people aren’t good, that is at some point there would be a connec- Imagine my embarrassment when I
not how you lead a nation. That is not tion made with all of the spending, the have to tell them that inflation was
how you be responsive. rising deficits and debt, and the rising caused by actions of their own Federal
Quite frankly, how we be responsible prices. Government. Economists already an-
is we listen, and we include the people But what did the President do just 8 swered why we are experiencing this
in the solutions and in the discussions, days later? inflation. It is a combination of several
and we work to make sure that Amer- He unilaterally—we think unconsti-
things.
ica is strong and safe and that our chil- tutionally—but unilaterally spent
more than half a trillion dollars on b 2100
dren have a bright future. That is our
job, and I am committed to making blanket student loan forgiveness, much As our economy emerges from the
of which went to high-income earners. pandemic, there has been an increased
sure that I help all my colleagues here
Madam Speaker, $500 billion, that is demand for goods and services, and a
in Congress achieve that goal.
Mr. SMUCKER. Madam Speaker, I half a trillion dollars. One constituent constrained supply chain which re-
thank the gentleman for his wonderful in my district went out and talked to stricts our ability to respond to that
some workers in a foundry, and you increased demand. An economist will
comments.
One of the things that is most frus- should have heard what they said say that will make prices go up.
trating about this is not only, as the about this bill, Madam Speaker. The other thing that has occurred is
One of them said: Why should I or that this Federal Government has
gentleman just mentioned, the admin-
why should a plumber need to pay the dumped almost $5 trillion of excess
istration doesn’t seem to understand
tuition and the debt for a medical stu- government spending into our economy
the impact of their policies that have
dent, maybe a graduate medical stu- over the last 18 months—$5 trillion. To
led to these rising prices and the pain
dent? give you an idea of how big that num-
that he is causing for people in our dis- They are angry that they are being
tricts. ber is in context, normally our Federal
asked. They are working hard every
Mr. KELLER. Excuse me. If I may Government only spends about $5 tril-
day trying to deal with the rising
jump back in. lion in a given year. So we are increas-
prices, trying to make ends meet,
I don’t think he could do this by acci- ing government spending by a rate of
going back to work out of retirement,
dent. Even to get things this bad, I almost double that of the normal rate.
and then the President comes along
don’t know that you can do it by acci- Madam Speaker, when that occurs, you
and says: We are going to ask you to
dent, quite frankly. It is an assault on put even more pressure on goods and
pay for the 16 percent of Americans
American energy, and it is an assault services, and that causes prices to in-
who have student debt.
on American jobs. I just wonder what crease further.
It makes absolutely no sense to them
is going to happen when somebody has Earlier this year, the San Francisco
and makes no sense when you are try-
an electric vehicle, they get home from branch of the Federal Reserve Bank
ing to implement fiscal policies that
a long day’s work, they are told they wondered why inflation was so much
will tackle the rising prices and help
can’t charge their vehicle, and their worse here in the United States than
the American people.
child needs to be rushed to the doctor Madam Speaker, I welcome my next that experienced by other countries,
or the hospital. friend and colleague who is a fellow particularly in Europe. They did a
When my son was 3 years old, he had member of the House Budget Com- study and several months ago they re-
an accident. We got him to the hos- mittee, Mr. JAY OBERNOLTE of Cali- leased the results of this study, and
pital, and they life flighted him to the fornia. Mr. OBERNOLTE also serves on their findings were stark. They said
trauma center. If we had run out of the Natural Resources and Science, that deficit government spending is at
gas, he would have died. Space, and Technology Committees. the root cause of why inflation is so
So do you know what, Madam Speak- We spent some time earlier this year much worse here in the United States
er, I think maybe they need to think down at the border, which is another than it is in other countries.
about Americans and Americans’ prior- catastrophe I don’t think we are going Madam Speaker, when the actions of
ities which is their family and what it to be talking about tonight, but he has government result in people paying
means to have the American Dream. I been a wonderful Member of Congress. more—that is called a tax. Inflation in
have benefited from living the Amer- It has been great getting to know my the United States represents an unseen
ican Dream. A kid as poor as I was friend, and I appreciate his being here tax paid by every single American fam-
would have been labeled disadvantaged this evening. ily. Unfortunately, this is a tax that is
or at risk, but we didn’t let our govern- Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- borne disproportionately by those who
ment label us or anyone else. We tleman from California (Mr. can least afford to pay it—the impover-
worked hard, and we realized the OBERNOLTE). ished and the working poor in this
American Dream. I just want that to Mr. OBERNOLTE. Madam Speaker, I country.
be alive and well for future genera- thank the Member for yielding. I have an even deeper concern this
tions. Madam Speaker, I stand deeply con- evening, Madam Speaker. Several
So I will stop pontificating. I really cerned today about the state of our weeks ago the Congressional Budget
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appreciate the opportunity to be here economy. Last week, the Department Office released their long-term fiscal
this evening. of Labor released the latest statistics forecast in which they analyze the fi-
Mr. SMUCKER. Madam Speaker, I for inflation in the United States. It nances of the United States over the
thank the gentleman for being here. shows that inflation continues to occur next 30 years. They do this every year,
We talked about what they have re- here at a rate above 8 percent, a 40- and Congress, frankly, never pays at-
ferred to as the Inflation Reduction year high. tention. Madam Speaker, Congress and
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the American people need to start pay- Federal spending and control our def- a growing number of Members in Con-
ing attention to what the CBO has to icit. gress concerned about this? Is there
say. Madam Speaker, almost every year any hope? I would say that despite the
The CBO says that our current na- in this Chamber multiple bills are in- current fiscal challenges that we face,
tional debt stands at over $30 trillion. troduced attempting to impose a bal- hope is not lost. We can ensure that
If you do the math, that is over $90,000 anced budget requirement—sometimes America’s best days still lie ahead. I
for every single American man, within our House rules, sometimes am optimistic that we can do that in
woman, and child—over $90,000 each— within our Federal Constitution. I, my- Congress.
and that is today. self, introduced a balance budget
amendment last year in this Chamber. b 2110
The CBO says that right now our
Federal Government runs a deficit of We try to do it in a responsible way Is there any hope? I would say that,
about 30 percent of all Federal spend- that won’t disrupt the economy. We do despite the current fiscal challenges
ing. That represents about 4 percent of it over a 5-year phase-in period. We that we face, hope is not lost. We can
our gross domestic product. At the end allow for periods of fiscal emergency to ensure that America’s best days still
of the forecast period, the CBO says be declared in which the President, lie ahead. I am optimistic that we can
that our deficit will nearly triple to 11 with the concurrence of Congress, can do that in Congress.
percent of our GDP. override the requirement that the Fed- Wouldn’t that be great if we look
At that time, just paying interest on eral budget be balanced in times of back 20 years from now and were able
the national debt will eclipse all of our warfare and times of economic crisis. to say that that was the Congress that
Federal spending on Social Security. It Madam Speaker, we must pay atten- began to change America and that
will eclipse all of our Federal spending tion to this problem. We must balance saved the future of America? We can do
on Medicare. In fact, it will become the our Federal budget. If we do not, not it if we decide that is what we will do.
single largest expenditure of Federal only us but our children will pay the We simply cannot afford the contin-
Government, requiring over half of all terrible consequence. ued spending policies of this adminis-
Federal tax revenue to pay—over half. Mr. SMUCKER. Madam Speaker, I tration. We can’t afford to continue on
That is under the current fiscal condi- thank the gentleman for his wonderful this destructive, wasteful path. We
tions. comments outlining the problem that can’t afford to delay and to kick the
Ironically, the Federal Reserve Bank we are faced with here. It sounds like can down the road.
is being forced to raise interest rates as we are up here criticizing the adminis- We need to begin to seriously recom-
a result of the inflation that this Fed- tration—and certainly we are—but it is mit to fiscal responsibility by mean-
eral Government has caused. Every far beyond that. I think to address a ingfully reducing spending and reduc-
time the Fed takes the action that problem, whether it seems like an ab- ing deficits while investing in policies
they are likely to take this week in stract problem or something that will that ensure growth. We need to reject
happen in the future—to address the any increases to mandatory spending.
raising the discount rate by three-
problem we must first understand it Several other speakers mentioned
quarters of a point, it increases the
and recognize that the problem exists. this tonight, but we have budget rules
cost of our interest payments on our
The policies of this administration do in Congress that have simply been ig-
national debt by $180 billion a year,
not seem to understand that there is a nored for decades. We need to enforce
which makes the problem even worse.
In fact, the CBO says that if the Fed- real crisis up ahead if we don’t take our own budget rules that this body set
eral Reserve is forced to raise interest steps now to change the trajectory. for itself and set for the Federal Gov-
Madam Speaker, I have a chart here ernment and not simply look the other
rates by 3 percentage points—and we
beside me—and a few of the other way as we routinely pass bills increas-
know that they have already gotten to
speakers have mentioned this tonight— ing spending, increasing mandatory
about halfway there—that by the end
the amount of spending that this ad-
of their forecast period, just paying in- spending, by billions of dollars.
ministration has incurred above the $4
terest on the national debt will con- There is a measure of our total debt
to $5 trillion that we spend in the Fed-
sume over 100 percent of Federal tax that I think is worth looking at. Com-
eral Government every year—this is an
revenues. pare it to our total economic output as
outline of the major policies, starting
In other words, Madam Speaker, we a Nation or the gross domestic product.
with the American Rescue Plan and on
won’t even have enough money to pay Currently, we are at about 130 percent.
and on. Student debt is the most re-
the interest on the debt that we have Our debt is 130 percent of GDP.
cent. $4.8 trillion in less than 2 years in
rung up. That is unacceptable. This That is projected to increase, as far
office—$4.8 trillion.
should be something that everyone in It seems like the response of this ad- as we can project at this point, about a
this Chamber is talking about because ministration to every problem is just trillion—we are 30 trillion now—in-
what the CBO says is that sometime in to throw money at it, and it is money crease over a trillion per year under
the next 30 years there will come a day we don’t have. The response is to print the policies of this administration and
of reckoning. The sooner it comes, the money and to take money to spend the previous administrations. That debt
less painful it will be. It will be painful money of our future generations. He will eclipse 185 percent of GDP by 2052
no matter what we do, but if we wait it did this with the American Rescue on the current path.
will be extremely painful. Plan—$1.9 trillion. We know how it ends. Every country
Madam Speaker, we must get our fis- At that time, Democrat economist in history that has spent more money
cal house in order. The only way to Larry Summers said that was the than it had, that has overtaxed and
solve this problem is to reduce our worst macroeconomic policy and a mis- overspent, has failed. It doesn’t end
habit of deficit spending. Now, I know take that would end in double-digit in- well.
my colleagues on the other side of the flation. He ended up being exactly While we may think this is a problem
aisle like to say this is an easily solved right on that. far in the future that future genera-
problem. The problem is that we don’t His response to helping veterans re- tions can take care of, at some point,
tax Americans enough. Well, the CBO covering from burn pits, which was we will see the devastating impact if
had an answer to that, too. once a strong bipartisan policy that I we don’t change the trajectory.
They said that over the next 30 years, was proud to support—but his response If we don’t reverse course, we risk
in their forecast period, average Fed- was to throw $667 billion in new man- the full faith and credit of the United
eral tax revenues will be over 18 per- datory spending at the problem, ignor- States, which would put us under
cent. That is a substantial increase ing bipartisan alternatives that were threat of a sovereign debt crisis and
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over the current Federal tax revenue responsibly paid for and doubling the economic fallout that we have seen
over the last 50 years. In other words, fiscal impact of the VA in the process— elsewhere in nations across the world.
Madam Speaker, what we have is not a $4.8 trillion in less than 2 years in of- It will take discipline. It will take re-
revenue problem, we have a spending fice. ducing our spending. It will take in-
problem. The only way we can get this So why are we talking about this to- vesting in progrowth policies similar to
problem under control is to reduce our night? Why are some—more and more— those that we implemented just a few
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years ago that created the booming cies, and puts our country back to a 1230, the House stands adjourned until
economy that we had at that time. sustainable fiscal future. 10 a.m. tomorrow for morning-hour de-
I appreciate the comments of a num- We can do it, and we must do it for bate and noon for legislative business.
ber of my colleagues here. I appreciate future generations.
the interest in this crisis. It truly is a Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Thereupon (at 9 o’clock and 15 min-
crisis. ance of my time. utes p.m.), under its previous order, the
I look forward to working with my f House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues-
colleagues to put forward a sustain- day, September 20, 2022, at 10 a.m. for
able, forward-thinking budget next ADJOURNMENT
morning-hour debate.
Congress that reduces Federal spend- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
h
ing, implements those progrowth poli- ant to section 1 of House Resolution
BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF PAYGO LEGISLATION
Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on
passage, the attached estimate of the costs of H.R. 1456, the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, as amended, for
printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
ESTIMATE OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS FOR H.R. 1456
By fiscal year, in millions of dollars—
022– 022–
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2027 2032
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Impact ............................................................................................................................................................... 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 6
Components may not sum to totals because of rounding
Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on
passage, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 4009, the Enslaved Voyages Memorial Act, as amended,
would have no significant effect on the deficit, and therefore, the budgetary effects of such bill are estimated as zero.
Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on
passage, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 6353, the National Service Animals Memorial Act, as amend-
ed, would have no significant effect on the deficit, and therefore, the budgetary effects of such bill are estimated as zero.
Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on
passage, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 6734, the Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022,
as amended, would have no significant effect on the deficit, and therefore, the budgetary effects of such bill are estimated
as zero.
Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on
passage, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 8453, the Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through
h
Sanctions Act, as amended, would have no significant effect on the deficit, and therefore, the budgetary effects of such
bill are estimated as zero.
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