[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            THANKSGIVING TAX

  (Mrs. STEEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. STEEL. Madam Speaker, we are just 1 week away from Thanksgiving, 
and American families are bracing for one of the most expensive in 
history.
  The cost of almost everything is up; from the turkey to the pumpkin 
pie, your Thanksgiving meal will cost you significantly more than last 
year's.
  Rising costs aren't just making it hard to put food on the table. The 
price of a gallon of gas is up 61 percent nationally from last year, 
making it more expensive for families to travel to loved ones this 
holiday season.
  Inflation is a hidden tax that hurts the lowest income Americans the 
most.
  This Thanksgiving tax is just the latest example of bad economic 
policies that are making life for Americans more expensive.
  Throwing trillions of dollars at the problems we are facing is not 
the solution and will only make these issues worse.

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