[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HIGHLIGHTING THE LEFT'S COVID HYPOCRISY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Clyde) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CLYDE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to highlight the left's 
widespread misinformation and hypocrisy surrounding the coronavirus 
pandemic.
  After repeatedly promising to shut down COVID-19 and vowing that all 
Americans would have access to regular, reliable, and free testing, the 
Biden administration has added a new crisis to its growing list of 
failures: the COVID crisis.
  As our Nation faces a testing shortage, which began before the 
holiday season, I find it appropriate to quote President Biden himself 
from 2020: ``Where are the tests, Mr. President?''
  Considering all the coronavirus funding that Congress has provided 
the administration, that is the multitrillion-dollar question that has 
only been answered with deflection and poor leadership.
  Interestingly, now that the coronavirus death count is higher under 
President Biden than President Trump, the Centers for Disease Control, 
or the CDC, is apparently separating the data now to reveal how many 
Americans have died with COVID compared to how many have died from 
COVID.
  Republicans have been shouting this difference from the rooftops for 
over 2 years, during which the left quickly labeled our valid concerns 
as conspiracies. Yet, when the important difference can provide cover 
to the President, Democrats jump on board, and the leftwing media hides 
the hypocrisy. How convenient.
  In fact, CDC Director Walensky recently admitted that 75 percent--
yes, 75 percent--of COVID deaths occurred in people with at least four 
comorbidities.
  Every life is precious, and families deserve the truth. The question 
must be answered: How many Americans died with COVID compared to how 
many died from COVID? Our government agencies should have been 
reporting health data accurately from the beginning, not as a matter of 
political cover.
  Since Biden can't shut down COVID, suddenly, this data is being 
shared publicly. It is no wonder polling indicates that public trust in 
the CDC is plummeting.
  Science is respected when people are skeptical, when people ask 
questions. None of that is happening now. Nobody questions the 
outcomes. And we wonder why the CDC has lost credibility. We wonder why 
people think the new meaning of the acronym is the center for Democrat 
control.
  Keep in mind, this is all unfolding as we discover more evidence that 
Dr. Fauci, the highest-paid government official--an unelected one, I 
might add--has continuously concealed the truth concerning gain of 
function research at the Chinese Wuhan Institute of Virology, including 
his own knowledge and his own involvement.
  Meanwhile, the administration continues to seek his deceptive 
guidance to push the narrative that we need more government control. 
Fauci's lies, the CDC's total lack of credibility, and the President's 
inability to rise to the moment and effectively lead all contribute to 
the COVID crisis, causing great damage and harm to the American people.


                   Supporting Sanctity of Human Life

  Mr. CLYDE. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the sanctity of 
human life.
  Later this week, on January 22, our Nation will mourn the 49th 
anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a treacherous decision that has led to the 
murder of more than 62 million innocent babies. That is more than 62 
million dreams never achieved, talents never realized, and lives never 
lived. In the blink of an eye, their chance of a happy life and a 
promising future has vanished. May God have mercy on their unborn 
souls.
  What an unspeakable tragedy that corrupts the morals and values that 
our great country was founded on over two centuries ago. I am proud to 
have cosponsored H. Res. 58, led by my good friend Jody Hice, to 
memorialize the anniversary of Roe v. Wade as the day of tears by 
lowering our flag to half-staff each year in honor of the unborn lives 
lost to the evils of abortion.
  After being involved with the crisis pregnancy center in Athens, 
Georgia, for nearly two decades, I can confirm to you that the 
consequences of abortion go well beyond the murder of millions of 
precious lives. Despite being portrayed as a simple and quick solution, 
abortion ultimately alters at least three lives instead of one: a child 
that is lost forever, a mother that is scarred for life, and a father 
that is burdened with lifelong guilt.
  We must never downplay the evils of abortion. As an unapologetic pro-
life advocate, I am proud to defend the unborn and fight for the 
sanctity of life because every life is invaluable, worthy, and made in 
the perfect image of God.

                          ____________________