[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2275-S2276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                          Biden Administration

  Mr. MARSHALL. Madam President, on January 20, President Joe Biden 
gave his inaugural address to the American people, saying that in order 
to overcome the challenges we face as a nation and ``to restore the 
soul and [to] secure the future of America requires more than words; it 
requires that most elusive of things in a democracy: unity. Unity.''
  I end the quote.
  And he says for a second time: ``Unity.'' In fact, he mentioned the 
word ``unity'' nine separate times throughout his inaugural remarks. 
Unfortunately, that ``unity'' President Biden preached about is nowhere 
to be found.
  One hundred days in office, and there has been zero bipartisanship 
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White House on any major issue. We have seen zero effort by the White 
House to take any Republican idea or concept seriously. In fact, they 
have done very little to reach across the aisle, engage Republicans, or 
have a serious conversation with us.
  They have shown that they are not interested in bipartisanship, as 
they continue to jam through their radical agenda and seek power grab 
after power grab.
  We have seen a record number of Executive orders, the first partisan 
COVID relief bill, steps to grant DC statehood to tip the powers of 
scale, a directive that threatens private property rights--the 
cornerstone of our democracy--an attempt to federalize elections and 
destroy election integrity with H.R. 1, threats to eliminate the 
filibuster, increased gas prices for Americans at the pump, efforts to 
pack the Supreme Court, disguised measures to pass the Green New Deal, 
calls to defund police, mandates to allow biological boys to compete in 
girls' sports, and tax increases on all Americans, and much, much more.
  Things are changing in DC. History will record President Biden as 
having spent more money than any other President in U.S. history in his 
first 100 days. I am warning everyone: Grab your wallets. History will 
record President Biden's misguided policies as making our Nation less 
safe, having created a health crisis, a national security crisis, and a 
humanitarian crisis at the southern border.
  What I hope to hear from President Biden this evening is not likely 
to be covered in a speech. He is going to try to explain to us--even 
though our economy is recovering and we just borrowed and spent $2 
trillion from our grandchildren--why we now need to spend another $2 
trillion and why he needs to raise your taxes to do it. He is going to 
try to describe the legislation he wants passed as a so-called 
infrastructure bill, when less than 5 percent of it is going toward 
roads and bridges.
  He is going to try to convince Americans of something that is a 
misnomer and not a truth. What he won't tell you is this is a recipe to 
kill Kansas jobs and an economic catastrophe for this Nation.
  Last week, President Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill I 
introduced, alongside Senators Bill Cassidy and Tina Smith, to lower 
prescription drug prices for the American people. Additionally, we 
unanimously passed a bill out of the Ag Committee regarding carbon 
markets. These are both great examples of the unity the President spoke 
of in his inaugural address--Democrats and Republicans coming together 
to deliver solutions for the American people.
  These are good first steps, and in case there is more opportunity for 
bipartisanship, let me tell you where we can and should start. We can 
start with an infrastructure package that actually rebuilds our aging 
roads, bridges, and waterways; invest in future generations and ensure 
high-speed internet for all Americans and incentivize innovation. We 
can start with staying the course laid out by Operation Warp Speed and 
get more shots in people's arms so we can reach herd immunity sooner 
rather than later. We can start with people getting back to work and 
finally unleash our economy to prepandemic levels, and we can start 
getting all our kids back in school.
  As President Biden said in his inaugural address, ``This is our 
historic moment of crisis and challenge, and unity is the path 
forward.''
  If he truly puts unity above all else, we can accomplish great things 
for the American people, for it is unity that will see this country 
come roaring back, not President Biden's radical, partisan ways that 
have further divided this Nation.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arkansas