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On the recordJuly 9, 2024
Mr. Speaker, some things never change. I woke up today and thanked God the sky was blue. There was traffic, lots of traffic, in Washington, D.C., and once again, Democrats are trying to take away appliances from hardworking Americans. They want to take away the things that hardworking Americans do want and shove on hardworking Americans the things they don't want. This government's out-of-control spending by Democrats has already made everyone's life hell. Americans can hardly afford to stock their refrigerators with food, and now Democrats want to take the damn refrigerator away, as well. The state of this country's energy infrastructure is already alarming. Gas prices are above $3.50 a gallon. Our electrical grid, sorry to say, still remains vulnerable to cyberattacks. We are draining our strategic stockpiles and relying on foreign sources for energy. These are serious national concerns. Yet, what is President Biden and the Department of Energy focused on? Taking away the basic appliances that Americans want. Terrorists are crossing our borders daily, China continues to grow more emboldened, and violent crime continues to plague our streets, but if you didn't know any better, if you thought about it, you would think that refrigerators and dishwashers and stoves were the greatest enemies of the United States of America. Maybe they are in the eyes of our Democratic colleagues. {time} 1515 Let's focus on the real threats this country faces.…
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Jeff Van Drew
Republican · New Jersey

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