Kay Granger: “As I said before, the bills before us do not reflect the economic realities we face. At a time of record-high inflation…”

“As I said before, the bills before us do not reflect the economic realities we face. At a time of record-high inflation, the Federal Government should be reducing not increasing spending. The priorities included in these bills are simply out of touch with what the American people need. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no,'' and I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, first, let me just say, I thank the ranking member (Ms. Granger) for her commitment and her dedication to the Appropriations Committee and the process, a place where she has spent a number of years in the various subcommittees, and it is an honor to work with her in this effort. I applaud the funding bills that help the middle class, working families, and small businesses, in what are desperate times. And that is what these bills do is to provide that kind of assistance to these families. I am proud to support these bills. I listened to my colleagues about inflation, what they failed to mention, which has been really demonstrated, is that we are looking at oil companies who have consolidated; and what they are doing is buying back their stock, instead of lowering the price of gas. They now have 26 million acres of Federal land in which they could deal with extraction, and they have the permits, but they refuse to do it.…”