[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         LET'S GET BACK TO WORK

  (Mr. TIMMONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. TIMMONS. Madam Speaker, there are nearly 8 million job openings 
in the United States right now, yet the Federal Government is currently 
paying people to stay home instead of going to work.
  Last year, the government took steps to protect and support the 
American people during a once-in-a-lifetime global pandemic. It was the 
right thing to do at the time. Now science tells us that we can resume 
life as normal.
  Federal money was able to support workers during the peak of the 
pandemic, but now the best recovery plan is employment. The answer to 
our supply chain issues, rising unemployment rate, and inflation is not 
to continue to throw trillions of dollars at this problem. The real 
solution is to get people back to work.
  We need to follow the lead of States, like my home State of South 
Carolina, and discontinue participation in the Federal unemployment 
programs.
  Vaccines are available to anyone who chooses to get one. Let's get 
back to work.

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