[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H3669-H3670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  LATEST BOONDOGGLE IN FOREIGN POLICY

  (Mr. GAETZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to alert the House and the country to 
the latest boondoggle in foreign policy executed by President Biden, 
and this time it is the decision we have made to become the port 
authority of Gaza.
  This pier has been a debacle, at a cost of $320 million. In 2 weeks, 
we have not even distributed 1,000 metric tons of food aid. Also, in 3 
months, the entire pier has to be dismantled because of rising seas and 
impermissible weather conditions. At most, we are going to be able to 
deliver about 7,000 metric tons of food at a cost of $320 million.
  Now, I don't know much about what a metric ton is, but I know what 
the price per pound is. This is $20,730 per pound for food. If my 
colleagues are in preparations for their summer barbecue and Members 
think your grocery bills are too high, know that the American taxpayers 
are incurring debt to send food to Gaza at a cost of $20,730 per pound.

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