[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 12, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2209]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      GETTING AMERICA BACK TO WORK

  (Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, at a time when the 
economy should be roaring back, we just witnessed one of the worst 
monthly job reports in history because of the Biden administration's 
socialist policies.
  Despite States loosening restrictions on businesses, the unemployment 
rate has actually gone up. Why? Because the Democrats want to pay 
people to sit at home rather than actually go to work. Republicans in 
Congress warned about this, and, lo and behold, we were right.
  While campaigning, candidate Biden promised to shut down the virus, 
not the economy. Well, the virus has been shut down because of 
Operation Warp Speed, yet now President Biden has shut down businesses 
because he pays people to stay at home.
  My eastern North Carolina district is set to have a huge tourist 
season, but they can't find anybody to come to work, the same with 
boatbuilders, hotels, and other businesses. They cannot open up 
normally. They cannot open their doors because the administration's 
socialist policies want to pay people to stay at home.
  America, despite your government, you need to get back to work.

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