Todd Tiahrt: “there is good economic news in America. Yesterday, the stock market hit another record high; unemployment is at a…”

“there is good economic news in America. Yesterday, the stock market hit another record high; unemployment is at a 20-year low; farm income is up. In fact, the average American income is up. America's pocketbook is full. But our hearts are empty, and there is a crisis of the soul. We have all known about the downward spiral of our society. Child abuse has increased, spouse abuse is up, abortion is ubiquitous for reasons that simply do not make sense. We are now seeing the first signs of turning on our elderly because they have become an inconvenience. Tensions in our community indicate there is a need for racial reconciliation. God's Word says that what good is it if a man gains the whole world and yet loses his own soul? Mr. Speaker, America is in danger of losing its own soul, losing those values that built a great Nation: faith in God, hard work, integrity, a common sense of decency, and respect for men and women regardless of race or religion. Mr. Speaker, I challenge those of us here in Washington to return to the values that built a great Nation, lest we fall from our greatness.”