[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7796]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IS CONGRESS DOING THEIR JOB

  (Mr. CAWTHORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CAWTHORN. Mr. Speaker, the purpose of this institution can be 
synthesized into one word--``represent.'' But can we, as a hallowed and 
time-honored body truly sit here in the sacred Chamber and say with 
straight faces that we are fulfilling this calling?
  Our woes as a Nation beset us upon every side, and this body has 
through inaction or, frankly, malicious action, made many crises worse. 
At the beginning of this Congress our border was in shambles. Can we 
honestly say the situation has improved even slightly?
  At the start of 2021 our economy was teetering. Today the smog and 
dust of collapse have yet to settle. Today we are weaker domestically, 
and frighteningly vulnerable internationally. China rises, Russia 
marches, the Middle East implodes, and this body sits on its hands and 
names post offices.
  Hear this: America cannot be saved through legislation. Men and women 
of virtue and value must rise to alter the very culture of our Nation. 
Christ, not Congress, will be what saves this country.

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