[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1090]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  FACING FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WEAKNESS

  (Mr. CAREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CAREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as our Nation faces major 
foreign and domestic challenges brought on by the weakness of the Biden 
administration.
  The border crisis, the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, the 
failure to hold China accountable, the green-lighting of the Nord 
Stream 2 pipeline, and ``minor incursion'' remarks have sent signals of 
weakness to our global adversaries. That weakness is now being tested 
as Russian aggression threatens the sovereignty of our strategic 
partners in Ukraine.
  This threat to Ukraine is also a threat to democracy. Ukraine needs 
our support to defend itself. That means sending a strong signal by 
supporting more military and security equipment, as well as immediate 
financial, economic, and energy sanctions against the Russians.
  At this time, our national sovereignty has been betrayed by the 
administration. Illegal immigrants and drugs are flowing across the 
southern border at a record pace.
  We must act to secure our borders and support Ukraine. Failure to do 
so will weaken our national security for years to come.

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