[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 165 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING UNITED STATES MARINE CORPORAL KELSEE LAINHART

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Pence) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the United States 
Marine Corporal Kelsee Lainhart on her road to recovery from being 
wounded in Afghanistan.
  Simply put, Corporal Lainhart is a hero. A native of Dearborn County, 
Indiana, Kelsee was assigned to secure the airport in Kabul.
  Sadly, tragedy struck when she and her brothers and sisters in 
uniform were targeted by an ISIS-K suicide bomber.
  We will never forget Corporal Lainhart's acts of bravery that day in 
Afghanistan or her courageous fellow servicemembers we lost.


                       Remembering Kaye Whitehead

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to honor a 
pillar of Indiana's Sixth Congressional District, a leader in our 
community, and a true friend of the Pence family.
  Kaye Whitehead, who sadly passed away on September 9, 2021, served as 
president of the Delaware County Farm Bureau for two decades.
  Kaye also served as chair of the Delaware County Republican Party and 
in various advisory capacities to Dan Quayle, Richard Lugar, David 
MacIntosh, Mike Pence, and myself.
  I am grateful to Kaye for her counsel, guidance, and friendship over 
the years. She will be dearly missed.
  My thoughts are with her husband, Bill; her children, Eugene and 
Lucy; her siblings, Marie, Anne, and Chris; as well as her three 
grandchildren.


                         Inflation Is Taxation

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in objection to the Democrats' monster 
tax-and-spending spree that will be a detriment to Hoosiers back at 
home in Indiana.
  I have heard from hundreds and hundreds of constituents, literally, 
who have worried that this next set of spending bills will hurt their 
families more than they will help.
  From paying more for groceries and gas to being unable to find 
workers to keep the doors of their small businesses open, wasteful 
government spending is moving our country toward stagflation.
  Plain and simple, inflation is taxation on my constituents, on all 
Americans, and I urge my colleagues to reject this round of reckless 
Federal spending.


                Rejecting Socialist Drug Pricing Scheme

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the work of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce in rejecting H.R. 3 by a bipartisan 
vote.
  Had it passed out of committee, this legislation would have resulted 
in fewer cures and treatments in America, eliminating hope for millions 
of people battling all diseases.
  It is estimated that under this socialist drug pricing scheme, there 
could be as many as 100 fewer cures over the next decade.
  That is why I urge my colleagues to reject any alternative version of 
this legislation that may come to the floor in the future.


                  Crisis Unfolding at Southern Border

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the crisis 
unfolding at the southern border.
  This is not hyperbole. Look no further than the southern border 
completely overrun in chaos today. Over 1.2 million illegal immigrants 
have been apprehended at the border since February 1 of this year.
  Our communities are less safe because this administration stopped 
building the wall, brought back catch and release, and got rid of the 
remain in Mexico policy.
  This border crisis will result in perpetuating our COVID crisis 
because this President turns a blind eye to the vaccine and testing 
status of illegal immigrants.
  Denying the crisis proves President Biden does not care or is being 
misled by his advisers.


                   Mounting National Security Crisis

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the mounting 
national crisis we are seeing unfold under this President's leadership.
  This week, the President desperately attempted to portray an image of 
strength at the United Nations, but nothing could be further from the 
truth.
  We have seen the failure of the Afghanistan withdrawal that led to 
losing our men and women in uniform and has the potential to create yet 
another refugee crisis.
  We have seen the failure to hold China accountable for its lack of 
transparency and mishandling of the COVID pandemic.
  We have seen the failure to hold Russia accountable for its 
cyberattacks.
  President Biden appears weak and failing, and the cost is our 
leadership and national security across the world.

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