I am going to join a number of my Republican colleagues on the floor today to talk about the State of the Union. Tonight, President Biden will come to Congress to give his annual State of the Union Address. He is going to try to do his very best to paint a rosy picture of the status quo. No matter how hard the President of the United States tries tonight, Joe Biden cannot hide the fact that his policies have put America in crisis. There is a war in Europe. We have the worst inflation in 40 years, the worst violent crime in 25 years, the highest prices at the pump for gasoline in 7 years, and the most illegal crossings into the United States ever. So no matter what Joe Biden says tonight, he is the one who has created these crises. We are less secure at home and abroad than the day Joe Biden took office. Over the last 10 months, the American people have said loud and clear that inflation is a top concern, and Joe Biden has only poured fuel on the fire. He told us that the fire would burn itself out quickly. Yet inflation has only burned hotter. Yesterday, the Associated Press put it this way. The Associated Press said: ``On cusp of Biden speech, a state of disunity, funk, and peril.'' The article goes on to say: ``Today's national psyche is one of fatigue and frustration.'' They go on to say it is ``the malaise of our time.'' In March of 2021, Joe Biden signed the single largest spending bill in American history.…
On the recordMarch 1, 2022
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