Kevin Hern: “I thank my colleague. Mr. Speaker, as we look at inflation, and we heard one of my colleagues talk about it earlier, it…”

“I thank my colleague. Mr. Speaker, as we look at inflation, and we heard one of my colleagues talk about it earlier, it says it is 8.6 percent inflation caused by excessive spending. We have heard this from many of the past treasurers under the Obama administration. We have heard the current Secretary of the Treasury admit that she got it wrong last year, that excessive spending drove the inflation that we are seeing today. The problem is that most Americans don't believe the 8.6 percent. I mean when you look at gas prices up over 100 percent since Biden took office. If you look at hot dogs--something as simple as an all-American hot dog--up 64 percent; milk up 32 percent. And the numbers go on and on and on. The American people are struggling. We can do better. We must do better. We must produce a balanced budget, get it on the floor to have it voted on. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Barr), my dear friend, a member of the Committee on Financial Services, a very innovative member.”