[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            REPUBLICANS WILLING TO WORK WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN

  (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I listened last night to President Biden's 
press conference, and I was disappointed that he felt the Republicans 
did not want to work with him.
  I would like to open the door, first of all, to working together to 
balance the budget. We don't consider it a goal of ours to race to get 
to $30 trillion in debt.
  Please, Mr. Biden, convene a group of Republicans and Democrats. 
Let's work together to balance the budget.
  Secondly, prior to you taking office, it was routine that about 
20,000 people per month came across the border. Now, we are at over 
80,000.
  I secondly ask that we convene a bipartisan group to get back down to 
20,000 a month to cross the border.
  Finally, at the time President Trump was President, he was given a 
cocktail which cured his COVID illness almost immediately. That 
cocktail should be available to all Americans.
  I, again, encourage a joint conference with us to get together and 
cure the people who get COVID.
  Finally, Mr. President, stop being so divisive and screaming racism 
right and left. It does no good for this body to constantly call 
racism.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks 
to the Chair.

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