[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 83 (Thursday, May 13, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2275-H2276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             BIDEN ECONOMIC POLICIES JEOPARDIZE LIVELIHOODS

  (Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because 
businesses are getting hammered by the destructive economic policies of 
the Biden administration.
  I just returned from my district in Florida, where, despite an 
overall strong economy, local business owners are struggling to find 
employees. Whether it is our local builders' association, manufacturers 
like Tampa Armature Works, food producers at RollinGreens, hospitals, 
or my favorite restaurants, this problem exists across every business 
sector.

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  It defies all principles of free-market economics that we see ``help 
wanted'' signs in shop windows across America the same day the Biden 
administration posted one of the worst jobs reports in recent memory.
  Why is that? At a time when over 150 million Americans have received 
vaccinations, and we are finally emerging from the pandemic, why is the 
economy going in the wrong direction at an accelerating rate?
  It is simple. Biden administration policies are incentivizing people 
to remain out of the workforce. Our government should be encouraging 
people to work, not implementing policies that jeopardize the 
livelihoods of Americans.

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