[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 135 (Friday, August 12, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. GREG PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 12, 2022

  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I am not recorded for Roll Call vote No. 
418, Roll Call vote No. 419, and Roll Call vote No. 420 on Friday, 
August 12, 2022. Since my first day in office, I have been squarely 
focused on what I was sent here to do: Represent Hoosiers of the 6th 
Congressional District of Indiana. Unfortunately, the out-of-control 
spending bill being rammed through Congress is wrong for Hoosiers and 
wrong for America. Our Nation does not need more taxes, does not need 
more spending, and certainly does not need more liberal pet-projects 
being forced upon us by the radical left.
  I am wholeheartedly opposed to H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act 
of 2022--this tax and spending spree will push our country further into 
a recession, fuel our rampant inflation, and slow economic growth to a 
halt. Democrats in Washington are intent on crushing the American dream 
with out-of-control wasteful government spending. Instead, we should be 
focusing our efforts on reining in inflation for hardworking families, 
lowering the costs of energy through domestic energy production, and 
incentivizing common sense free market solutions to spur economic 
prosperity in our communities.
  Had l been present, I would have voted Nay on Ordering the Previous 
Question on H. Res. 1316 (Roll Call No. 418), Nay on Adoption of H. 
Res. 1316 (Roll Call No. 419), and Nay on Final Passage of H.R. 5376 
(Roll Call No. 420).

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