[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H8122-H8123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REPUBLICAN COMMITMENT TO AMERICA

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the American people are at their wits' end.
  They fear that our great country has fallen into a state of disrepair 
the likes of which have never been seen before.
  They have watched as our time-tested institutions have become 
engulfed by a smog of bureaucratic rot.
  They have gathered at their kitchen tables for nights on end 
wondering how much further they could stretch their budgets to support 
their families.

[[Page H8123]]

  All the while, Washington has trudged onward with more spending 
schemes and irresponsible policies that are poisoning America.
  Mr. Speaker, I cannot overstate the severity of the catastrophes that 
this administration has created. From the southern border being overrun 
to inflation that has robbed hardworking Americans and their families, 
no matter where you turn, the carnage is palpable.
  Republicans are taking a stand to end this madness and move America 
in the right direction. That starts with our Commitment to America. The 
American people deserve an economy that is strong, a Nation that is 
safe, a future built on freedom, and a government that is accountable.
  These are the tenets of the Commitment to America.
  Mr. Speaker, let me be clear, the American people can no longer 
afford one-party Democrat rule in Washington.
  Under one-party rule, Americans are bearing the brunt of 40-year high 
inflation.
  Crime has exploded in major cities across the entire country.
  Millions of illegal aliens have poured across the southern border.
  Gas and grocery prices are growing by leaps and bounds.
  The list goes on and on. Mr. Speaker, there is no denying that.
  Americans are not witnessing progress under one-party rule, they are 
watching our Republic crumble by the second.
  It is time for a serious change in leadership in Washington.
  No more reckless spending. No more policies that are antithetical to 
the will of the American people.
  No more bureaucratic assaults on the freedoms and values that this 
country was built upon.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people deserve much better than the hand 
that Washington Democrats have dealt them. In a few short weeks, 
Americans across the country will make their voices heard, and I can 
guarantee you that they will not speak softly.
  The disarray, incompetence, and negligence in Washington must be put 
to an end. It is time that Washington truly delivers on the priorities 
of hardworking taxpayers and families across our country. There is not 
a second to lose.

                          ____________________