[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5970]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          THE INFLATION CRISIS

  (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, I am sure every Congressman who has been 
back in their district for the last 2 weeks heard the same thing as the 
number one issue that is facing the American public right now, and that 
is inflation, be it gas, even more food, even more housing, again and 
again and again.
  People say: How are you going to get around that? It is simple to get 
around it; it is just sometimes a little more difficult. That is 
finally saying no to the excessive government spending around here that 
has forced the Federal Reserve to print dollars and decrease the value 
of the dollar.
  Within the next couple of weeks, we are going to vote on 
appropriation bills for the budget year beginning October 1. Let's 
look: Are we holding the line?
  Transportation and HUD, 12 percent increase; water, 7 percent 
increase; financial services and general government, 16 percent 
increase; interior, 18 percent increase; military construction and VA, 
11 percent increase.
  Congress has not yet adapted to the new crisis.

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