[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H2896-H2897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            ELECTIONS MATTER

  (Mr. Haridopolos of Florida was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. HARIDOPOLOS. Mr. Speaker, elections matter.
  Isn't it refreshing to see a President who actually keeps his 
campaign promises? He promises not only safety but also economic 
opportunity.
  On the safety front, it is clear that our border is once again 
secured with a 99 percent reduction of people coming through the 
border. We finally have a secure border, thanks to the work of our 
President leading by example and making sure now, with the big, 
beautiful bill, they will actually have the funding to make sure that 
is a long-term solution.
  In that same vein, as we face increasing threats from around the 
world, he is making the Golden Dome happen. We are seeing the success 
of the Iron Dome right now in the Middle East. We will now have this 
Golden Dome so that, God forbid, if something radical happens, we have 
the protective measures in place to make sure that all American 
citizens are safe.
  That is the kind of leadership that people were asking for last 
November, commonsense security not only economically but, of course, 
for national security.
  When we talk about the big, beautiful bill, what I am most happy 
about is that the folks who were left behind the last 4 years are 
finally being taken care of. We are in a situation where America is 
truly moving in the right direction. Those folks who earned tips or 
overtime, people who earned Social Security, and families who worked 
hard after being hard-hit by higher gas prices, rent prices, and food 
prices are being helped in this bill.
  This is what the American Dream is all about, looking to Washington, 
D.C., and finally seeing a Washington, D.C., that cares about the 
everyday Americans who make America work every single day.

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  Finally, I will say this about our President. My entire lifetime, I 
have watched the chaos in the Middle East created by one nation, Iran. 
They wreaked havoc on the region. They undercut the idea of democracy, 
let alone freedoms, not only around the nations that surround them but 
within their own nation, depriving people of basic rights, especially 
women.
  The President said enough is enough. This Nation has put too many 
nations in peril, and he has stood up and eliminated the threat of a 
nuclear weapon so that we no longer have this unrest in the region.
  Because of his prior policies as President, we now have economic 
energy security so we are not as reliant on the Middle East because the 
truth is our true threat now lies in China.
  If we can secure this area in the Middle East because of the 
President's bold actions, we finally have security and certainty, which 
so many American families are hoping for.
  This is the kind of leadership that people expect out of Washington, 
D.C., and probably why I chose to run for office once again. It simply 
wasn't working in Washington, D.C. We needed a leader who would 
actually enforce the laws, and that is exactly what our President has 
done.
  We are just getting started, and I am optimistic that, over the next 
few days if not a few weeks at the latest, we can pass this bill and 
offer economic certainty and security to Americans so that we can see 
the results as the years go by.
  Everyday Americans don't care what happens in Washington. They care 
what happens in their family and their local communities.
  We need to make America work, and when Washington works, we all 
thrive.
  I applaud our President for keeping his campaign promises, pushing 
forward this agenda of peace and prosperity to make not only America 
great again but make the world a much safer place.

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