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On the recordJune 24, 2021
I thank the gentleman for offering this Special Order. It couldn't come at a better time and a better place in history. Mr. Speaker, Americans have been subjected to one of the most testing years we have ever seen. Just as they are starting to get back on their feet and the great economic engine that is the American economy is starting to turn over, this administration and my Democratic colleagues are proposing to shut down the engine that we had running so robustly for the last 4 years under President Trump. Six trillion dollars in spending, with no offsets, is downright irresponsible and unfair to the American taxpayer. We are not going to get this economy on the right foot by expanding our Government even more. Growing inflation concerns have already begun to hit our constituents where it hurts the most, at the gas pump--have you tried filling up your car lately? It has hit you in the grocery stores. It has hit you in the checkbooks. This oncoming crisis is putting hardworking Americans on rocky footing, and this President is proposing to pull the rug out from underneath them. Another cash infusion will do nothing more than kick those Americans while they are down by driving prices up even more. Enough is enough. Businesses are opening up, construction projects are expanding our neighborhoods and cities, and there is a light at the end of the tunnel and the light is a bright one. Don't shut the door on that light by throttling the demands of everyday items.…
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Ralph Norman
Republican · South Carolina

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