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On the recordJuly 20, 2022
Fake handcuffs won't close the southern border. Fake handcuffs won't lower gas prices, curb inflation, harden the supply chain, put baby formula on our shelves, deter Russia, or fix our broken and weak reputation across the globe. Mr. Speaker, fake handcuffs won't fix our education system, protect our students from CRT and grooming, or create opportunities to lift communities out of poverty. Fake handcuffs won't increase domestic energy, increase recruitment for our military--go woke, go broke--or solve a single problem that the American people actually care about. Mr. Speaker, fake handcuffs make for a good photo op, but they don't benefit the American people. Fake handcuffs only benefit those who pretend to wear them. Mr. Speaker, this body should be delivering solutions for the American people not with fake handcuffs but without restraint. ____________________
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Lauren Boebert
Republican · Colorado

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