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On the recordMarch 2, 2022
Energy policy is national security policy. Energy security is national security. We know that acutely now. Madam Speaker, I am delighted to yield next to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. McClain). Mrs. McCLAIN. Madam Speaker, the state of our Union is atrocious. There are crises everywhere we look: record-high inflation; record-high illegal border crossings; a supply chain crisis that has stalled our economy; soaring energy prices; a devastating and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan; an emboldened Russia trying to overthrow a sovereign country and a democratic ally, Ukraine. This is what a full year of complete Democratic control and failure has brought the American people. The President is completely backward. The policies he and his congressional Democrat allies have pushed us into haven't gotten us out of these crises. They have actually pushed us into these crises under his first, short 1-year term in office. The speech we saw last night was completely detached from reality. {time} 1800 What the American people are hearing from the Democrats is not what they are seeing, and it is not what they are experiencing. They can no longer afford to suffer these crises brought on by incompetent, arrogant, and out-of-touch leaders. Sadly, the speech last night indicates that this administration plans to double down on their nonsense and spread lies and misinformation to the American people.…
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana
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Mar 2, 2022

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