On the recordMay 19, 2021
Mr. Speaker, just like that, America faces four simultaneous crises: loss of control of the border, energy supply disruption, a sudden spurt of stagflation, and a key ally under assault. Why is all this happening at once on the eve of the 4-month anniversary of Inauguration Day? Because a weak President signals a weak America. The President sets the tone, and, today, it is very different than the previous 4 years. On the world's stage, our adversaries are newly emboldened, and our allies more vulnerable. After several years of creative Trump peace deals, Israel is already under attack. Is that a coincidence? No. Hamas and other terrorists knew that with Trump there would be consequences. They know with Biden there will be none. At our southern border, we have plateaued at a 20-year high for illegal border crossings. It is not slowing down. The word is out: You can cross without consequences. In fact, Biden and his allies think progress is expanding the throughput. Persons are also now experiencing gas shortages, last seen with Jimmy Carter. Even before, the price at the pump sky-rocketed. Why? Because this President doesn't value or fight for American energy independence, like the last one. Instead, he cancels our pipelines and green-lights Russia's. Now families have new worries about their fuel budgets, while being lectured to by this legislation on leftist green energy fiascos.…





