[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4801-H4802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PRESIDENT BIDEN'S EMPTY COMMITMENTS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, President Biden recently claimed that his 
top priority is fighting inflation. Nobody is buying that narrative, 
not even for a second.
  It is staggering that he genuinely believes that this inflation 
catastrophe is not of his own making. He acts as if his own failed 
policies are without sin, that they are truly helping the country.
  Try and sell that to Americans who are facing an average of $4.37 per 
gallon at the gas pump. Try and sell that to Americans who face 
astronomical prices in grocery stores. You can't.
  Madam Speaker, Americans are not fooled by the narratives that have 
been spun by this administration. The simple truth is that President 
Biden has no plan to fight inflation. He continues to double down on 
the failed policies that got us here in the first place.


                 Honoring the Service of John F. Clark

  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, as CEO of the National Center for Missing & 
Exploited Children, NCMEC, John F. Clark worked tirelessly to protect 
children across the United States. Although he retired from his 
position as CEO last month, Mr. Clark leaves behind programs and 
initiatives that will continue to safeguard America's youth. Since its 
founding in 1984, NCMEC has worked with law enforcement to locate more 
than 355,000 missing children. This organization has been a champion 
for children in danger of sex trafficking, gang violence, and 
homelessness.
  For decades, NCMEC has found innovative and reliable ways to enhance 
child safety. For example, NCMEC's CyberTipline is an important tool to 
report child exploitation. Over the past 2 years, the tip line received 
more than 38 million reports and massively expanded the ability of law 
enforcement to prevent child exploitation.
  In 2017, the Committee on Education and the Workforce led the 
bipartisan Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act. 
This bill modernized the 1984 Missing Children's Assistance Act. It 
also identified new ways of promoting child safety in the modern era.
  As a grantee benefiting from this law, NCMEC has helped ensure the 
intent of the committee and Congress to help keep children safe.
  Committee members also joined the NCMEC safety pledge, started under 
Mr. Clark, to raise awareness and share resources about the dangers to 
children online. Through initiatives like these, NCMEC is providing 
parents and guardians with the resources needed to prevent child 
exploitation.
  The importance of NCMEC and its private-sector partners cannot be 
overstated. As former President Ronald Reagan explained at the founding 
of NCMEC: ``No single sector of our Nation can solve the problem of 
missing and exploited children alone. But by working together . . . we 
can accomplish great things.''
  During Mr. Clark's time as CEO of NCMEC, he developed new ways to 
help exploited children, even during the onset of the COVID-19 
pandemic. Despite overwhelming odds, Mr. Clark and NCMEC continued to 
protect children from exploitation when they were even more vulnerable.
  Mr. Clark's dedication to protecting children extends beyond his time 
at NCMEC. During his 5-year tenure as Director at the U.S. Marshals 
Service, he was pivotal in administering the Adam Walsh Act, which 
directed USMS to pursue child sex offenders. He also oversaw the 
implementation of the National Sex Offender Targeting Center, further 
underscoring his commitment to the safety and security of America's 
youth.
  Thanks to his work, thousands of families have been reunited, and 
because of his dedication, more children have been saved from 
exploitation than ever before.
  For a lifetime of such extraordinary public service, Mr. Clark 
deserves all the honor we can bestow. With deep appreciation, I say 
again: Thank you, John Clark, for all your selflessness and hard work, 
and congratulations on your retirement. America's children are safer 
thanks to you.

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