[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H685]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  FAILED BIDEN ADMINISTRATION POLICIES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, tomorrow evening, President 
Biden will deliver his second State of the Union Address and attempt to 
defend his failed agenda, an agenda that has led to high inflation, 
crumbling supply chains, and, worst of all, an open southern border 
that has led to far too many deaths from drugs like fentanyl.
  We have seen reckless government spending drive the price of 
household goods out of reach for so many families. We have seen 
businesses forced to shut down assembly lines because of ridiculous 
vaccine mandates that led to critical components rusting in our ports 
instead of arriving on time at factories in Pennsylvania. As we stand 
in this body today, the number one killer of Americans between the ages 
of 18 and 49 is fentanyl poisoning.
  We need the President to show that he is willing to work with 
Congress to address the crises that his administration has caused. We 
need to cut spending. We need to slow inflation. We need to see that 
real American families have an administration that is listening to 
them. We need to end the public health emergency that has led to a 
shortage of healthcare workers. We need to finally see a plan to 
address the crisis that we all recognize at our southern border.
  Two weeks ago, parents from Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Ray and 
Deb Cullen, came before the Energy and Commerce Committee and told the 
story of their son Zach, who lost his life to fentanyl poisoning just a 
few short months ago.
  It is time for President Biden to address this crisis that has killed 
thousands of men, women, and children across Pennsylvania and offer us 
a concrete solution to secure our border and put a stop to these 
needless American deaths.
  American families are struggling, and so far, we have seen shockingly 
few attempts from the Biden administration to confront kitchen table 
issues that face every American.
  Pennsylvanians do not need a Green New Deal-focused EPA that 
threatens to take away their gas stoves. Families in my district do not 
need more government handouts that only raise the price of groceries, 
gas, cars, and housing and continue to grow our national debt.
  What Americans need tomorrow night here in this Chamber are answers. 
We can't afford another year of emptiness. We cannot afford another 
year of President Biden's failed policies.

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