[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5558-H5559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             BIDEN'S CRISES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Newhouse) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, this week we learned that either 
President Biden ignored the advice of his top military advisers and 
lied to shift the blame for his disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal or 
that those advisers lied to Congress under oath.
  General McKenzie and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General 
Milley both informed the Senate and House Armed Services Committees 
that they recommended to President Biden that we keep 2,500 troops in 
Afghanistan. Yet President Biden has adamantly claimed that he never 
received such advice.
  Americans have been abandoned, left to the mercy of a terrorist 
regime that wants to destroy Western culture and institutionalize 
widespread and systemic gender apartheid.
  Our military weapons and equipment have been turned over to our 
adversaries for their use against us.
  And our President continues to negotiate with terrorists after our 
servicemen and -women have been murdered.
  Every last American must make it home. Anything less is inexcusable 
and a dereliction of his sworn oath.
  The President's lack of leadership is not only failing us abroad, but 
it is also threatening our safety here at home. Just this year more 
than 1.3 million people have illegally crossed our border, including 
known terrorists.
  An open southern border threatens our national security and the 
safety of all Americans, and I hope we can all agree that we must do 
something to stop this disturbing trend.
  The President has a duty to act. Our Federal Government must enforce 
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Nation's immigration laws, reimplement successful policies from the 
Trump administration, and commit further support for our Border Patrol 
agents and our Customs enforcement officers.
  That is why I signed on to a resolution calling for the President to 
fully enforce our immigration laws in light of the current surge at the 
border and the ongoing self-created border crisis.
  Lastly, the President and his far-left Democrats are racking up debt 
that Americans cannot afford, exacerbating the current inflationary 
crisis that we are facing.
  The proposed $4.3 trillion tax-and-spending spree is a continuation 
of the Biden administration's reckless policies that have created an 
unstable outlook for our economy, for our Nation's future, and for the 
next generation of Americans.
  Not only does this package unravel the progress we have made to 
encourage work and raise wages, but it increases the national debt by 
up to $17 trillion, putting our national security further at risk.
  The Speaker and the far left are wildly spending tax dollars on their 
socialist priorities, while increasing taxes on small businesses, on 
family farms, and by raising the corporate tax to a rate higher than 
Canada, higher than Italy, higher than the U.K., and even higher than 
Communist China, which we know will directly hurt job growth and wage 
growth for men and women across our communities.
  Our economy is already running at the highest rate of inflation in 13 
years. To recklessly increase our spending is fiscally irresponsible 
and downright dangerous. As Senator Manchin even said, it is truly the 
definition of fiscal insanity.
  Madam Speaker, it is clear to me, just as I know it is clear to my 
constituents, the President, time and time again, is failing to display 
the leadership America needs and deserves. He must uphold the promises 
he made to the American people, and I call on him, I ask him to put an 
end to the era of crisis that we are now under.


                    National Hispanic Heritage Month

  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, today I rise in celebration of National 
Hispanic Heritage Month and the histories, cultures, and contributions 
of Latino and Hispanic Americans throughout the United States.
  Growing up in Sunnyside, Washington, I have witnessed firsthand how 
Hispanic Americans contribute to our communities through 
entrepreneurship, military service, and cultural diversity. They are 
our friends, our family, our neighbors, and our coworkers. They are 
small-business owners, doctors, police officers, and soldiers.
  In central Washington and across the country, we are proud of our 
Hispanic friends and neighbors who prove that the American Dream is 
alive and well. Because of them, we are a stronger, more diverse, 
prosperous society.
  Today I ask my colleagues, join me in honoring our Hispanic-American 
neighbors and in recognizing National Hispanic Heritage Month.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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