[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        THE PRESIDENT'S INTERPRETATION OF THE STATE OF OUR UNION

  (Mr. CLINE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, last night President Biden gave his 
interpretation of the state of our Union, but after hearing his 
version, one thing is clear: our President lives in an alternative 
reality.
  We all know the problems:
  Crippling inflation and soaring interest rates, making it harder to 
save money and do business;
  An open border with nearly 5 million illegal crossings since this 
administration took office;
  A drug and crime crisis harming our communities; and
  A more dangerous world with feckless leadership out of the White 
House, from a botched Afghanistan withdrawal to an emboldened CCP.
  The fact is that Americans know the real state of our Union every 
time they buy groceries, put gas in their tanks, can't find baby 
formula or medications, or lose a loved one to the fentanyl pouring 
over our border.
  That is why Americans elected House Republicans last November to 
bring change back to Washington.
  We have already got to work by passing legislation to defund 87,000 
IRS agents, establishing a select committee to compete with China, 
halting the COVID vaccine mandate for servicemembers, and ending the 
national emergency and fully reopening the Capitol to the American 
people.
  We are just getting started. To use the words of President Biden: 
House Republicans plan to finish the job the right way for the American 
people.

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