[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 206 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     INFLATION AFFECTS THE HOLIDAYS

  (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, this holiday season, many parents in 
Washington's Fourth Congressional District and across the Nation will 
struggle to afford a special holiday meal for their family or buy 
presents for their children.
  The hard truth is that under the President's self-proclaimed 
Bidenomics agenda, we have seen trillions spent, causing inflation to 
skyrocket to a 40-year high.
  Americans today are still struggling to afford everyday expenses 
because families are spending over $11,000 more this year than last to 
purchase the same basic goods.
  Mr. Speaker, this Congress, we have been working to rein in the out-
of-control spending that this administration promotes and pursues. Over 
the summer, House Republicans successfully passed the Fiscal 
Responsibility Act to restore sanity, limit inflationary spending, and 
lift Americans out of poverty, but there is more work to be done.
  As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am proud of our 
efforts in mitigating the damage done by Big Government spending and 
reintroducing a commonsense, conservative approach to the way we use 
taxpayer dollars. We must continue to foster an economy that works for 
the American people rather than against them.
  On that note, I wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

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