[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RETURN TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, last week, I received a 
letter from a Boy Scout in my district telling me how his family has 
been forced to change their budget and cancel their summer vacation.
  Unfortunately, this story is not unique, and right now, more than 
two-thirds of Americans have been forced to dip into their savings to 
pay for groceries and gasoline. This is the reality of an economy that 
has been wrecked by Biden's socialist spending spree.
  These policies have consequences, and it is estimated that American 
families will spend an additional $460 a month because of inflation. 
Just this morning, it was reported that inflation rose by 9.1 percent 
in the past year.
  Let's call this 9 percent inflation what it is. It is a tax on 
workers and families, and it is having a severe impact on my community. 
It is time to stop spending money that we don't have on policies that 
we don't need. It is time to return to fiscal responsibility.

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