[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 207 (Wednesday, December 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RISING INFLATION HARMS FAMILIES

  (Mr. VALADAO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VALADAO. Madam Speaker, rising inflation is continuing to harm 
families and communities across the country.
  Americans are paying 30 percent more to heat their homes this winter 
and 11 percent more for their electricity bills. The Central Valley gas 
prices are nearly $5 per gallon. The cost of housing is rising, and 
grocery bills are historically high.
  Madam Speaker, Americans are paying more just to keep food on their 
table. Meanwhile, the House majority and the administration continue to 
add to this problem with reckless, out-of-control spending by 
implementing irresponsible and shortsighted economic policies.
  These spending packages will hurt our economy by drastically 
increasing our record-high inflation rates and will continue to cripple 
generations to come by passing on more debt to our future Americans.
  I urge my colleagues in the majority to act urgently and work across 
the aisle to address this out-of-control inflation.

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