[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5908]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. McCormick) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Speaker, how often do we have a chance to do the 
right thing, defeat Communism, grow the economy, create jobs, reduce 
the deficit, and secure the southern border all at the same time?
  It would be all good for America. It would be all good no matter what 
party you are from and no matter what part of the country you are from. 
This is a rare thing indeed.
  I suggest we support the Make Putin Pay Act. I suggest we combine it 
with securing the southern border. How many opportunities are we going 
to have to do the right thing and use the right assets to do the 
mission?
  We can right now use over $100 billion in frozen assets from Russia 
to pay for the military support required to defeat an invading 
Communist country into Europe.
  We can secure 70 percent of Europe's grain stores so it is not sold 
to a foreign national government that is unfriendly, but to sustain a 
bigger, stronger, more friendly Europe. Meanwhile, that money is going 
to be spent back in the United States to support our defense industry, 
to create jobs, and through taxes, created by those jobs, to reduce the 
deficit, all while defeating our biggest adversary in the European 
theater.
  If we can combine that with H.R. 2 and secure our southern border, 
even better. Let's just get this straight: We win for the economy; we 
win for reducing debt; we win for defeating Communism; and we win by 
securing our southern border. This is what we are working with right 
now with the Senate.
  How many opportunities do we have to combine a Senate and a House 
resolution to actually do these things? We win, win, win, and win some 
more.
  Mr. Speaker, I highly suggest that my comrades here in the House 
support the Make Putin Pay Act. It will use over $100 billion in frozen 
assets from Russia to support our economy, pay down debt, and secure 
our southern border.

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