Michael Burgess: “I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that none…”

“I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that none of my fellow Republican colleagues want to come down and join in with my colleague from Texas to talk about how great this bill is to fight inflation. I would be embarrassed to be here defending this measure, as well. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an article from The Washington Post titled, ``What should the White House do to combat inflation? Experts weighed in with 12 ideas. [From the Washington Post, Jan. 26, 2022] What Should the White House Do To Combat Inflation? Experts Weighed in With 12 Ideas (By Jeff Stein and Rachel Siegel) The United States is experiencing its most dramatic burst of inflation in four decades, as rising prices hit nearly every sector of the economy and create new political hurdles for the Biden administration. As the country frets over inflation and the administration weighs how to react, The Washington Post asked independent experts from across the ideological spectrum how they would respond if they controlled the White House. Their 12 ideas include using antitrust to break up large corporations, relaxing the trade war with China, and massively scaling up U.S. manufacturing production, among other proposals. Some of the experts blamed President Biden for increasing economic demand, while others insisted that concerns about inflation have been overblown.…”