[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H1098-H1099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                AMERICANS CANNOT AFFORD PRESIDENT BIDEN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, during President Biden's 
State of the Union Address, we saw a desperate attempt to jump-start a 
failing Presidency.
  After 3 years of weak and ineffective leadership, the American people 
continue to suffer under soaring inflation, increased crime, and a 
wide-open southern border.
  Now is not the time for more empty promises from a President who is 
unable to deliver. It is time to address these challenges head-on by 
cutting back on spending, giving law enforcement the tools they need, 
and returning to border policies that keep our Nation safe.
  Pennsylvanians cannot afford a President who cannot rise to meet 
these challenges, and Americans cannot afford a President who continues 
to rely on the far-left policies of his radical base.


                          Consistent Inflation

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, just this morning, it was 
reported that consumer prices rose by more than 3.2 percent in the 
month of February alone.
  This consistent inflation is continuing to force American families to 
make difficult decisions about what they can afford and what they 
cannot afford.
  Right now, a gallon of gas in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, costs 
$3.66. Instead of addressing these rising prices, President Biden has 
continued to attack American energy producers, stifling new development 
and making it more difficult to open new refineries.

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  Energy prices now cost Americans over $3,000 more each year than when 
Joe Biden first took office.
  It is clear that the President's failed policies are to blame for the 
skyrocketing cost of gas, oil, and electricity. It is time to rein in 
these runaway prices by returning to the energy that is underneath the 
feet of my constituents.

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