[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19202]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                   LET'S GET OUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT

  (Mr. WENSTRUP asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, let's get our priorities straight when it 
comes to American leadership. Rather than showing leadership in the 
fight against ISIS or reassuring our allies in this fight, our current 
administration is still claiming that our greatest threat to national 
security is, believe it or not, climate change.
  I am all about science, but we need to be realistic as well. The 
biggest threat, according to them, isn't radical Islam, Russia, Iran, 
or North Korea. It is a couple of degrees Fahrenheit over the next 
century or so.
  And the remedy is costly. At a cost to whom? At a cost to hardworking 
Americans. Their government mandates mean higher energy costs for 
families, less energy reliability, higher manufacturing costs, and 
smaller take-home paychecks.
  I know that most Ohio families can't afford this, Mr. Speaker. Coal 
plants are already shutting down up and down the Ohio River, costing us 
jobs and reliable energy. We need American leadership that is willing 
to lead the fight and defeat ISIS.
  This week, the House voted to protect American families and consumers 
from the administration's price hikes. Let's get our priorities 
straight, Mr. Speaker, and bring the fight to ISIS, not burden Ohio 
families.

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