[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H7601-H7602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            REMEMBERING 9/11

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Kansas (Mr. Marshall) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, on this day nearly 20 years ago our 
great Nation suffered a loss unlike any she has suffered before or 
since. Almost 3,000 American citizens were killed on September 11, 
2001, and thousands more have died or become seriously ill since from 
their response that day, whether

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at Ground Zero or in the Middle East. Men and women, young and old were 
stolen from their families, their communities, and our country.
  As she always has during our darkest hour, this country came together 
in a courageous way. We were one people uniting to heal a terrible 
wound. May we all strive today to soon find that same unity--now, not 
just in times of tragedy. Americans and her people will be all the 
better for it.
  May God bless the memories of those who died on September 11, and may 
God bless this great country.


             Striving to Make Kansas a Better Place to Live

  Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, last week I completed my tour of all 105 
counties in Kansas. I enjoyed meeting folks of all backgrounds and 
learning about their passions, concerns and what they need their 
representatives in Washington to do to deliver for Kansas.
  From Dodge to Topeka, Pratt to Leavenworth, the message I heard from 
Kansans is they want their way of live preserved. They want their 
representatives to fight alongside President Trump, reduce Washington 
red tape, and advocate for new and fair trade agreements so our farmers 
can feed the world.
  For the most part, Kansans just want a decent job with a good wage 
and a fair shot at the American Dream. Aside from the safety and 
security afforded to them, most would otherwise be happy to not have 
Washington involved in our day-to-day lives.
  Despite folks' disagreements on some issues, Kansans are a people who 
largely agree on the importance of faith, community, and hard work.
  After completing this tour of all 105 Kansas counties, I have a 
greater appreciation for the challenges of Kansans of all walks of 
life. Each conversation was an opportunity to hear an individual's 
story about the burden of securing affordable healthcare for a loved 
one, finding good workers to grow a small farm or business, finding a 
home to raise their family in, and protecting and nurturing the 
communities they love and cherish.
  I don't have all the answers or quick fixes for our challenges, but I 
will continue to strive to make Kansas a better place to live. Each day 
I am blessed with the opportunity to represent Kansas in Congress. I 
carry that message in my heart, that we are the breadbasket of the 
world and home to some of the best, hardest working and most decent 
people on Earth.


            Americans Must Reject a Radical Socialist Agenda

  Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, last week a socialist senator seeking 
higher office proposed increasing abortions across the world as a way 
to slow population growth and combat climate change. Worse yet, he 
directly stated that he wanted U.S. taxpayers to pay for these 
abortions. As many Kansans are coming to understand, this is just one 
of the many disgraceful and disturbing socialist agendas increasingly 
embraced by my colleagues across the aisle.
  There is no policy proposal at present which more represents the 
Democrats' quest for total control over every aspect of our lives than 
the Green New Deal. This deal is nothing more than a rebranding of 
overwhelming government control under the guise of environmental 
stewardship. Just ask its sponsor's former chief of staff who said, 
``It wasn't originally a climate thing at all. . . . we really think of 
it as a how to change the entire economy thing.''

  The Green New Deal demands we completely overhaul our energy and 
transportation infrastructure, which would kill the jobs of millions of 
Americans working in the oil, and gas industry, manufacturing, and 
aviation industries, to name a few. The plan would crush Kansas beef 
producers by placing a hefty tax on our farms with estimates costing 
nearly $2,000 per cow. The Green New Deal would be the greatest 
centralization of power in the hands of Washington elites in American 
history.
  But destroying America's means of energy and food production isn't 
all this radical socialist agenda seeks to do; as we learned recently, 
the new Democrat party's to-do list includes everything from banning 
private health insurance to plastic straws nationwide, positions 
numerous Democratic candidates for President have already endorsed.
  Democrats want to dictate what you can drink, how you drink it, what 
you can eat, and where you can work, and what healthcare you can have, 
all while you are forced to pay for abortions overseas. And don't 
forget about the proposed 90 percent tax rates on Americans either.
  We must emphatically reject this radical socialist agenda and work 
instead to implement innovative solutions to provide for greater 
prosperity and equality for all. Our children and our grandchildren's 
future and the future of Kansas and this great Nation depend upon it.

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