Kevin Hern: “I thank the gentleman from Indiana for the opportunity to speak to everyone tonight. Madam Speaker, this week marks a…”

“I thank the gentleman from Indiana for the opportunity to speak to everyone tonight. Madam Speaker, this week marks a historic milestone, the 1-year anniversary of the Biden Presidency. There is a date in January that 1 year ago has affected all Americans, and that was the election of Joe Biden to the Presidency, his taking office. Looking back at the previous 12 months, several words come to mind: failure, confusion, disarray, pain, dishonesty. I am sure that many of my colleagues will touch on these and many other themes relevant to what has unfolded at the White House since its latest occupant took office some 11 months ago. However, I want to focus on one word that has defined the Biden administration this year, and that is ``inflation.'' Every single month since Biden took office, inflation has risen higher. In the past 11 months, inflation has reached its highest level in 40 years. Most of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle have never experienced this type of inflation. The last time it was this bad, ``E.T.'' was showing in theaters. Jimmy Carter, the man largely responsible for those hardships, was a one-term President for this very reason. Thanks to the Biden job-killing policies, taxpayers are paying the price. Our economic recovery is stagnant. Our small businesses are being crushed out of existence.…”