David Schweikert: “I hope that my friend from Georgia is enjoying the experience. In the old days when you were bad, we used to put you in…”

“I hope that my friend from Georgia is enjoying the experience. In the old days when you were bad, we used to put you in the chair to have to cover Special Orders. Would you believe I had to cover a lot of Special Orders as a freshman? We are going to spend a couple of minutes tonight doing all sorts of things, Mr. Speaker, but one of the first things I want to walk through is: How many understand we are all poorer today than we were just a couple of years ago? We have to stop this White House, my brothers and sisters on the left, and even others, talking about how wonderful the economy is and how well things are going. The fact of the matter is that for the vast majority of the population, you are poorer today than you were in 2019, except for a little bit of a quirk for some population in L.A. To give you a sense, Jason Furman--you know that rightwing economist. That was sarcasm. Real wages are lower today than they were in December 2019 for every industry except retail trade and some leisure and hospitality. That is Jason Furman putting it out on social media because we have some updates today. This is off the Bloomberg Terminal from about 20 minutes ago. One of the reasons I am also here is I represent Scottsdale-Phoenix, one of the greatest spots on Earth, particularly during the winter. Please come visit us.…”