Congressional Record, House, September 30, 2022, Page H8358
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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated September 30, 2022, at page H8358, carrying one-minute speeches. One speaker pays tribute to a dog handler named Steve, saying that only 13 of the 113 soldiers who trained with him returned home and that more than 10,000 American lives were saved. Another speaker urges bringing Brittney Griner and other hostages home from Russia. Other speeches include a call to end required minimum distributions, congratulations to Barstow on its 75th anniversary, remarks on the border, and a speech headed Wake Up, America that says the average American family will spend an extra $8,000 this year to keep pace with rising prices. The remarks are the speakers' own.
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H8358 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 30, 2022
Dog handlers like Steve were so ef- Brittney Griner, her father was a had record revenues. It is all out the
fective that they were special targets Vietnam vet, grew up in Houston, door before we even fund the govern-
for the enemy. Only 13 of the 113 brave Texas, went to high school in my dis- ment. But that is not all. Through his
soldiers who trained with Steve re- trict, was quiet but an outstanding executive orders, Biden has singlehand-
turned home. Yet because of their athlete. Athletes are holistic persons edly spent another $1.5 trillion.
courage, more than 10,000 American with many talents. She even did better This reckless spending has set off an
lives were saved. Imagine for a moment than that, graduating from Baylor Uni- economic crisis the likes of which we
if the Vietnam Memorial had another versity and becoming a two-time have never seen. The average American
10,000 names on it. Olympian. family will spend an extra $8,000 this
Whether it was his visionary leader- I guess the Russians realized how im- year just to keep pace with rising
ship, his philosophy, his pride in Amer- portant a person she is. She is now in prices. For most Georgians, that is al-
ica, or his deep love for Pat, Steve was a cage in Russia, as many of our hos- most 2 months’ pay.
a great man. His life is an enduring ex- tages are in Iran and Russia. Putin, I The current majority has dug us
ample of leadership and service, a re- believe, thinks that this is his own spe- deeper and deeper into debt. It is time
minder of our duty to help one another. cial pawn, a 6-foot-9-inch young woman to stop digging.
As we celebrate his life and lasting in a cage. Republicans will put an end to this
impact, let’s lift up Pat and the entire I ask my colleagues as they go home recklessness and restore fiscal sanity
Chazen family in our prayers, and let’s to their families to remember to tweet to the people’s House.
dedicate ourselves to continuing the out to bring Brittney Griner home and
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lessons Steve instilled in us to improve direct it to Putin to stop the cruelty.
our country. Bring Brittney Griner and Paul WAKE UP, AMERICA
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Whelan and all of our hostages home.
(Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was
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SUSPENDING REQUIRED MINIMUM given permission to address the House
DISTRIBUTIONS COMMEMORATING THE 75TH ANNI- for 1 minute.)
VERSARY OF BARSTOW, CALI- Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, from
(Mr. DAVIDSON asked and was given FORNIA time to time we talk about the crisis
permission to address the House for 1
(Mr. OBERNOLTE asked and was at the border, but we still don’t talk
minute and to revise and extend his re-
given permission to address the House about it enough. A lot of times I get
marks.)
for 1 minute and to revise and extend people saying, well, maybe these are
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Speaker, I pro-
his remarks.) all wonderful people, maybe they will
posed H.R. 8331 to amend the Internal
Mr. OBERNOLTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise get a job. It is still a big problem be-
Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily
today to commemorate the 75th anni- cause you are having people skip in
suspend required minimum distribu-
versary of the city of Barstow, Cali- line ahead of people who are doing
tion rules for certain retirement plans
fornia. things right.
and accounts.
Barstow got its genesis in 1947 as a But something came out in the last
I would like to briefly discuss these.
key stop on Route 66 and has since few weeks that ought to have people
These distributions are generally min-
grown to form an iconic part of Califor- really mad—it maybe should even wake
imum amounts that retirement plan
nia’s diverse landscape. It is the home up the Biden administration, who has
account owners must withdraw annu-
of the BNSF rail yard, one of the most done so much, I think, to permanently
ally or else they pay a penalty. The
important logistics hubs in our rail damage this country—and that is news
amount to be distributed is calculated
system. that Venezuela may be sending people
based on the account balance as of De-
It is also the home of the Marine here out of their prisons.
cember 31 of the previous year.
Corps Logistics Base at Barstow, as Can you imagine any quicker way to
Since the market was nearly at an
well as the transit point for every piece ruin America than to accept people
all-time high at the end of 2021, and it
of equipment and soldier who trains at from other countries who are emptying
has dropped more than 20 percent, the
the Army’s National Training Center out their prisons?
distributions from 2022 are dispropor-
in Fort Irwin, where almost all of our But that is apparently what is going
tionately high. While this administra-
soldiers who were deployed to Afghani- on.
tion pushes more terrible inflationary
stan have gotten their training. And nothing is done. We still have
policies that hurt our market, it is our As Route 66 approaches its 100th
retirees who are suffering the con- over 150,000 people a month crossing
birthday, I have no doubt that Barstow the border, even now, knowing that
sequences most from this downturn. will continue to be a key component of
I have introduced this bill to waive probably we are getting people who are
the Mojave Desert’s diverse infrastruc- committing crimes, heinous crimes in
the required minimum distributions for ture and economy.
2022, much like this body did in 2020 in Venezuela, and sending them here, and
I join Barstow Mayor Paul Courtney the communist government of Ven-
the CARES Act when the government in wishing the city a very happy birth-
shut down our economy. ezuela, I am sure, is laughing all the
day and many years of prosperity in way.
My office has received countless the future.
phone calls, not just from my constitu- Please, America, and, please, our co-
f matose press corps, wake up and edu-
ents, but from American retirees all
over the country who are demanding REPUBLICANS WILL RESTORE cate America that we may be ruined
that Congress address this issue. I hope FISCAL SANITY because we have criminals coming here
we can get something done by the end from Venezuela and allowed to cross
(Mr. ALLEN asked and was given
of the year. the border.
permission to address the House for 1
f minute.) f
Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, the Amer-
BRING OUR HOSTAGES HOME JOE HIGGINS AWARDED MARNE
ican people have one thing on their
(Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was ROCKSTAR AWARD
minds, and that is inflation. So let’s
given permission to address the House talk about it. (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and
for 1 minute.) Inflation is caused by a rapid in- was given permission to address the
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as crease in the money supply, the kind of House for 1 minute and to revise and
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we begin to take our work recess and increase that only follows a drastic rise extend his remarks.)
engage with constituents, families, in government spending. Since Inau- Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak-
young people—in Texas sports are sort guration Day, Biden and the Demo- er, I rise today in recognition of Joe
of the heart of our State, we love our crats have passed nearly $4 trillion in Higgins, chairman of the Veterans of
Friday night football—I want us to new spending. Chatham County organization, for
think of a young woman who did every- For reference, that is almost all the being awarded the Marne Rockstar
thing right. money we brought in last year, and we Award.
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