[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7176]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       AMERICA IS AT A CROSSROADS

  (Mr. SMITH of Missouri asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, our Nation is at a crossroads.
  After 1\1/2\ years of one-party Democrat rule, America is on the 
brink of a recession, violent crime is on the rise, and our freedoms 
are under attack like never before.
  Homicide rates across the Nation are up nearly 50 percent compared to 
2020. There have been at least 80 incidents of pro-abortion vandalism, 
intimidation, and violence since May.
  At a time when 85 percent of Americans are concerned about rising 
crime rates, the left is pushing to ban one of the most popular 
firearms in America. Not only is this reckless, it is a violation of 
America's Second Amendment rights.
  Our country needs leadership. When the left is in charge, the only 
thing Americans get is an attack on our freedoms.
  I will never stop fighting for Missourians and our conservative 
values.

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