[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 186 (Friday, October 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        BIDEN'S CRISIS CREATION

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, Tim Murtaugh, a visiting 
fellow at The Heritage Foundation, correctly wrote: ``President Joe 
Biden is drowning in a sea of crises of his own creation, and Americans 
are the ones who are paying the price.
  ``There's an ongoing humanitarian and national security calamity at 
the southern border.
  ``Thirteen U.S. servicemembers are dead, and an unknown number of our 
citizens remain stranded in Afghanistan following Biden's disastrous 
withdrawal.
  ``Americans are not taking the millions of jobs available . . . as 
many have chosen the option of being paid by the government to stay 
home instead of working.
  ``And energy prices continue to rise, helping to drive mounting 
inflation . . .
  ``Such a callous dismissal of real-world issues . . . simply feeds 
the prevailing belief that Biden simply is bad at his job.''
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, who successfully protected 
America for 20 years, as the global war on terrorism continues moving 
from Afghanistan to America.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with South Carolina Senate Finance 
Chairman Hugh Leatherman for a speedy recovery.

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