[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ONE YEAR OF CRISES

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, today marks the 1-year 
anniversary of President Biden's inauguration and 1 year under one-
party rule.
  And I ask: Is America better off? The answer is no.
  Since President Biden took office, we have seen crisis after crisis.
  We are facing an economic crisis. President Biden and the Democrats 
had the tools to bring our economy back to the prepandemic records of 
2019. But instead, we have massive supply shortages, labor shortages, 
and an inflation rate that has reached a 40-year high.
  Our country faces an energy crisis. We went from being energy 
independent to begging OPEC+ to produce more oil to offset the rising 
costs. This is because of anti-American energy policies enacted over 
the past year.
  Mr. Speaker, the list goes on: an education crisis as our youth 
continue to face uncertainty in the classroom; a national security 
crisis as our presence on the world stage has been weakened and our 
southern border remains vulnerable; and a crime crisis following 
dangerous defund the police rhetoric.
  Mr. Speaker, this is not the leadership America needs right now. In 
fact, it is far from it.

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