[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RISING INFLATION HURTS EVERYONE

  (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the record-
high inflation hurting working families in Iowa caused by the Biden 
administration.
  When President Biden took office in January 2021, inflation was at 
1.4 percent. As of May 2022, inflation is 8.6 percent, the highest in 
40 years. President Biden has been exclaiming that the rise in 
inflation would be a temporary problem, but the data does not reflect 
his claims.
  Inflation is hurting families in Iowa and all across the country. 
With food and housing prices increasing, families are having to make 
sacrifices to make ends meet. It is unacceptable for the Biden 
administration to advocate for more government spending that caused 
inflation rather than addressing these pertinent issues, such as rising 
prices.
  This rising inflation in fuel prices is hurting rural farmers in 
Iowa. Gas and diesel prices are now expected to cost farmers an extra 
$900 a year, and $500 to families, as well.
  I call upon the Biden administration to take necessary steps to 
address inflation, such as increasing domestic energy production and 
stopping wasteful government spending. The Biden administration's 
policies are hurting the families it is meant to serve.
  I would also like to take this time to wish a happy birthday to 
Michael Pinette, and I wish my sister Mari-Eleanor Martino a very happy 
birthday.

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