[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6192]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     MORE GOVERNMENT, LESS FREEDOM

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Madam Speaker, there is a major disconnect 
between political elites here within the Washington beltway and the 
hardworking Americans that live beyond it.
  The American people in Virginia spoke loud and clear Tuesday. Those 
serving in this building and at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue would be wise 
to listen.
  Americans want less government in their lives, not more. They are 
sick of mandates. They are tired of being called racist. They are 
worried about the increasing lawlessness in our cities.
  They are angry their fellow Americans were left behind in 
Afghanistan. They are frustrated that more of their paychecks are being 
taken from them at the gas pump and the grocery store. And they 
distrust a media that arrogantly dismisses their concern.
  They are facing a bleak holiday, a cold, expensive winter, and a 
down-sized American Dream. And they know full well the bigger 
Washington gets and the more it spends, the less freedom they have.
  The President's agenda isn't about protecting the climate, providing 
vaccines, healthcare, or education funding. It is about control. And 
the American people are seeing through it.

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