[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 126 (Thursday, July 28, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   BUILD BACK BROKE CAUSED RECESSION

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, well, here are the numbers: gross 
domestic product is down another 0.9 percent on this quarter on top of 
last quarter's 1.6 percent drop in GDP for the second straight quarter.
  Why?
  There are several factors: the high cost of energy and energy being 
shut down in this country--energy affects everything--inflation, and 
profligate spending by government have driven us into a situation where 
we have--yes, we will say the word--a recession.
  Now, there are 38 different edits to the terminology of recession. 
However, the definition of recession on the Wikipedia page is not going 
to change the fact that the policies of overspending, choking 
regulations, and bad energy policy have made it impossible for people 
to afford anything anymore. Indeed, it has been a tax upon people's 
income. Approximately one full month's paycheck is lost to Americans 
because of these high costs.
  So instead of playing around on Wikipedia redefining what recession 
is, let's get back to work and put things together on our energy 
policies, supply chain, and, indeed, stop the profligate spending of 
build back broke.

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