[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H6076-H6077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WASHINGTON'S SPENDING ADDICTION

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Arkansas (Mr. Hill) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, Washington, in fact, has a spending addiction. 
We doubled our spending last year to fight the pandemic, protect public 
health, and get the economy back open and protect jobs. On top of that, 
this spring, Democrats spent another $1.9 trillion on extra spending.
  Now my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are further fueling 
this addiction and just can't take their foot off the gas. We are 
headed downhill with no brakes. They continue to push forward with what 
amounts to another $5.5 trillion tax-and-spending spree that is nothing 
more than a Trojan horse filled with tax hikes for American families 
and far-left, progressive priorities.

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  We need to abandon this reckless spending and come together in a 
bipartisan way and put together a commonsense 2022 budget plan before 
we burden our children and grandchildren with further debt.


                           Heating Bills Jump

  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, winter is right around the corner and 
households could see their heating bills jump 54 percent. While some of 
this can be attributed to our supply chain issues, the administration's 
spending addiction coupled with their anti-American energy policies 
aren't helping.
  At every turn, the Biden administration has hindered domestic energy 
production. They halted construction on the Keystone XL pipeline, 
costing jobs in my home State of Arkansas and throughout the Midwest. 
They halted new oil and gas leasing on U.S. lands and waters, costing 1 
million American jobs in the near term. Now they are pushing a heat-
your-home tax in their tax-and-spending spree.
  Mr. Speaker, the holidays are around the corner and Americans will 
unfortunately bear the burden of President Biden's ill-conceived, anti-
American energy policies.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge the administration to end their war on American 
jobs and our energy independence.


 Recognizing 2021 Arkansas History Teacher of the Year Kristy Brasfield

  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize Kristy Brasfield, 
the 2021 Arkansas History Teacher of the Year.
  Mrs. Brasfield earned her bachelor and master's degree in education 
from Arkansas State University at Jonesboro and is currently working on 
her doctorate.

  Currently, Mrs. Brasfield teaches U.S. history and English IV at the 
Joe T. Robinson High School in Pulaski County.
  To those who know her, this award is no surprise. Her hard work and 
dedication have been previously rewarded, winning the 2019 Arkansas 
Council for Social Studies 9 through 12 Teacher of the Year and the 
2016 Rotary Educator of the Year.
  Mrs. Brasfield, on behalf of all the parents in central Arkansas, I 
thank you for your hard work, your dedication to your students, and 
congratulate you on this meaningful award.


        Recognizing the Outstanding Achievement of Julia Gaffney

  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
achievement of Julia Gaffney of Mayflower, Arkansas. This summer she 
won the bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle and the bronze medal in 
the 100 meter backstroke at the Tokyo Paralympics.
  Julia has been swimming competitively since 2015, and quickly has 
made a name for herself. This year was her first Paralympic appearance, 
and it was an awe-inspiring achievement.
  Julia's path to being a Paralympic medalist was unlike any other. 
After a setback in this year's games, she said: I had to move on, and I 
am so happy that I was able to bounce back and earn a bronze for Team 
USA.
  I admire Julia's courage and determination, which are the 
characteristics that led her to that Paralympic podium. Julia, you make 
Mayflower and all of central Arkansas proud.


           fuller & son hardware marks 100 years of business

  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the remarkable 
accomplishment of Fuller & Son Hardware for marking 100 years of 
business in central Arkansas.
  Fuller & Son Hardware originally started as a feed store operated by 
Walter ``Pop'' Fuller at the corner of 28th and Arch Streets in Little 
Rock in 1921.
  Over the past 100 years, Fuller & Son Hardware has weathered the 
storm of change. They have expanded to include hardware and added five 
locations in central Arkansas. They are now launching an online 
shopping option. All that by remaining closed on Sundays. The founder 
said, ``Some money just costs too much.''
  Congratulations on the centennial for Fuller & Son Hardware.

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