Tomorrow evening, President Biden will deliver his second State of the Union Address and attempt to defend his failed agenda, an agenda that has led to high inflation, crumbling supply chains, and, worst of all, an open southern border that has led to far too many deaths from drugs like fentanyl. We have seen reckless government spending drive the price of household goods out of reach for so many families. We have seen businesses forced to shut down assembly lines because of ridiculous vaccine mandates that led to critical components rusting in our ports instead of arriving on time at factories in Pennsylvania. As we stand in this body today, the number one killer of Americans between the ages of 18 and 49 is fentanyl poisoning. We need the President to show that he is willing to work with Congress to address the crises that his administration has caused. We need to cut spending. We need to slow inflation. We need to see that real American families have an administration that is listening to them. We need to end the public health emergency that has led to a shortage of healthcare workers. We need to finally see a plan to address the crisis that we all recognize at our southern border. Two weeks ago, parents from Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Ray and Deb Cullen, came before the Energy and Commerce Committee and told the story of their son Zach, who lost his life to fentanyl poisoning just a few short months ago.…
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