Live coverage here on cspan. The spe the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben please pray with me. Immortal, invisible god only wise deepen the appreciation of your truth and our hearts. Unchanging, unwavering god eternal root your strength in our souls. For your word and yours forever and your counsel stands for perpetuity. So may our meager efforts find our foundation in your eternal plan. May your decisions be rooted in your everlasting word. Use us in this time and this place that even the least of our accomplishments would find worth in your design. Guide us in these days that the most inconsequential elements of our work would have value in your eyes. In each fleeting moment confront us with the opportunity to acknowledge that you are present here, now and in every minute of our lives. And may we serve to glorify you this day. In your presence we stand and in your name we pray. Amen. Exoik the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings the speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from virginia, mr. Cline. Mr. Cline i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker the chair will entertain requests for up to 15 oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . The gentleman from texas seek recognition . Thank you, madam speaker. Seek recognition to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker , the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Madam speaker, and still i rise. Mr. Green and i rise today some 400 years after slavery was introduced to the United States. In 1619. I rise today proud of this house of representatives because on yesterday the house approved an historic slavery remembers day resolution. Madam speaker, in the out years this resolution is going to prove to be very beneficial to our country. You will find slave remembrance commemorations going on across the length and breadth of the the country. I thank every member of this house who voted for this resolution, each of you will receive from me a personal thank you as well as a commemorative booklet so that you can place this prominently someplace in your home, your house because it was a historic occasion and it will make a difference in the lives of people across the length and breadth of this country. I am so proud of you. I thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. God bless you. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Mccarthy mr. Speaker, i thank you for recognizing me. Mr. Speaker, this morning the government announced what every american has been feeling for nearly a year. We are in a recession. This news is a grim milestone that points towards more hardship, more suffering, and more pain for the American People. But even as we were expecting todays news, let me address what happened in the past 24 hours. The Senate Passed the bill that took a small Discretionary Program and turned it into a 280 billion blank check. Including 79 billion in mandatory spending on corporate welfare to be handed out to whoever President Biden wants. For the record, im a no on the senate chips bill. That will come to the floor today. I was a no last week. I was a no last night. And ill be the first no on the board later today. I urge all my republican colleagues to join me. Reject this deeply flawed bill. Lets start from scratch. If that wasnt enough Senate Democrats then announced they want to spend another half a trillion dollars during a recession. Democrats said they want to lower inflation, but you know what their new bill does . Gives you a 7,500 tax credit to buy an 80,000 electric vehicle for people making up to 300,000. They say they want to restore growth, but their new bill adds 700 billion in new taxes. Including a 300 billion made in america tax that punishes anyone who wants to build, manufacture, or invest in america. They say they want to help struggling families, you know what their new bill does . Who do they hire . They hire 87,000 new i. R. S. Agents to audit them and spy on their bank accounts. Thats what the democrat majority wants. They say they want to lower prices but their new bill will allow bureaucrats decide what drug seniors can access and destroy the hopeny of new cures and treatments for diseases like cancer. You know what . They are not done yet. Mr. Speaker, do democrats really believe that spending hundreds of billions of tax dollars right now while pursuing and punishing productive investments in the long run will lower inflation . Policies like that dont lower inflation, they cause inflation. Youre going to spend more dollars chasing the same goods with fewer jobs and lower income in the long run. All during a recession. But i know what youre going to say. Its ok. Because you changed the definition of a recession now. Einstein once said, we all know it, the definition of insanity is doght same thing over and over and expecting a different result. What you really should do is go with changing the definition. Maybe people wont hear or understand t we all know across this country what caused inflation. Democrats winning the house, senate, and the presidency. And now youre doubling down on the same failed policies. Was the worst inflation 40 years not enough . Are they trying to see how high they can get it . All while forcing the American People to pay the bills for your failures . Democrats just cant help themselves. They simply dont care about the consequences. Which brings me to this mornings news. The bureau of Economic Analysis announced the g. D. P. Fell by. 9 in the Second Quarter. Im not sure, mr. Speaker, if everybodys lined up to talk about that today. This comes after a 1s 6 decline in the economy in the first 1. 6 decline in the economy in the first quarter. Half of this year the economy shrank. It is no wonder an overwhelming eight in 10 americans feel the economy is heading in the wrong direction. And the National Federation of independent businesses, this is a survey, a Small Businesses, found that the confidence is at its lowest level in 48 years. But i guess thats putins fault. Consumers and businesses are losing hope and there is no secret why. Every week the American People know we are able to buy less with the money we have. Every week at the gas pump we are paying nearly twice as much to fill up our tanks. Every month the American People know when they get their pay stubs they are making less in real wages. And every day the American People understand the simple truth. We cannot afford democrats failed policies. We are certainly paying for them. Of course President Biden and Speaker Pelosi wont admit it. Their response to rising prices has been to issue dismissals, denials, distortions, and a little deceptive spin. Remember when President Biden told us last july that inflation was temporary and expected . Remember that . Right there. Many told us in december that inflation had peaked, no more fear. Its peaked. That was at 7. 0. Democrats tried to convince us that inflation was a good thing. Remember secretary yellen said this week that a recession isnt a recession, but rather our country is in a period of transition in which growth is slowing. Thats weird, huh . We all learn that a recession is really easy. You take two quarters in a row and you have negative growth. But its weird beginning this week the white house told us, i dont know, i looked in every book, but we are changing the definition now. We changed each and every place of where we went. We started at temporary, first covids fault. Then dont worry its transitory, not going to stay. Then we found out corporate greed is doing this. Then its just the high class problem. Its their problem. Nobody elses. Then its ok. Its peaked. Then when it went higher, its the supply chains fault now. No, no, no. Now its putins fault. Eventually americans may believe something. Then its just out of date. Now, no, no, its not a recession. The economy is just slowing. You would rather redefine a recession than restore a healthy economy . The American People know that inflation was not temporary. Inflation hadnt speaked and now we are in a recession peaked and now we are in a recession. Democrats continue to talk down to American Families. No matter the increased cost of nearly everything. But you know the worst part about all of this . Mr. Speaker, i see people here ready to speak. Mr. Speaker, i wonder, madam speaker, i wonder if anyones going to speak and show us your plan. Show us your plan to get us out of recession. Show us your plan to make our streets safe again. Show us your plan that you are going to produce more and lower the gas price. I guess your plan is just redefine and blame something else. Their failed policies have not only made inflation worse, you created it. Democrats have increased total Government Spending by over 9 trillion in less than 18 months. For every american if you wonder do elections have consequences, yes, they do. Oh, yes, they do. 9 trillion in 18 months. The democrats control the house, they control the senate, they control the white house. This is what they brought us. We have not felt this in more than four decades. 60 of every american has never lived through inflation above 4 . They halted energy projects. Slowed down pipeline construction. And took every step to discourage american oil and gas production. You know, when they had the majority like they do right now, they brought in all the energy companies. Not one democrat asked how could we lower the gas price. You know what they made every c. E. O. Do . They asked them, would you promise to produce less next year . Because we want the gas price higher. We want to punish americans. That was their question. To produce less. They want to intimidate them. And they crippled the labor market by paying people to stay home instead of going back to work. Including themselves. This is the only place in america you can go and enjoy a wedding in france for some movie star and still vote on this floor and get paid for it. This is the only place in america you could be on a boat celebrating, still vote in this house or in your committee and get paid for it. This is the only place in it doesnt matter what weve gone through. A pandemic, a war. And you know what, madam speaker, i dont see one member wearing a mask. And we were only going to keep that during the pandemic. I see one. I stand corrected. But i guess the rest of you feel its ok. If this sounds like a healthy economy to you, i hear theres an opening at the White House Press office. But for the rest of us that live in reality, its painful. I want to ask everybody in america, can you afford to give up one month income . Think about it. Could you give up one month of your pay up . I dont know very many people in my district that can. Madam speaker, maybe paul pelosi can but nobody i know else can. But thats exactly what you took from every single american. You see, inflation is so high, every single american has lost a full months pay. Can americans afford to keep the democrats in power . Can you afford to lose another months pay . Or do you feel good its not a recession or its putins fault . If you had a constant salary, like everybody in this body, one month is 8. 3 of those 12 months. Inflation is higher so you just lost a full salary. So you have less money but you pay more at the gas pump. But its ok. Tell everybody to go buy an electric car at 80,000. I wonder what your answer is to the homeless. Buy a house . You know, if you think about this, this is actually the pelosis pay cut, because not one republican voted for your 2 trillion inflationcreating bill. Not one. The pelosi pay cut effects every american. Its especially hard on families who have extra expenses. I dont know if you watched the clip, but i watched this clip of a 15yearold girl named ginger vincent from indiana. This poor girl was diagnosed with bone cancer and she has to travel every week for treatment. Located more than an hour away. Last year her parents, keith and elisa, paid around 100 each week for that trip. But because of the surge in gas price but its ok if i listen to the democrats. The president said its a good thing. A good thing. Theyre now spending more than 200 each week. They also have two other children. The vincents say they simply cant afford the price hike and theyve turned to loans to cover the cost. Can you imagine having to take a loan to pay for the gas to take your 15yearold daughter to get Cancer Treatment at the same time losing a full month of pay . You know whats worse, in this story, that 15yearold girl, ginger, this is what she said. Having watch her parents say we have to pay this bill, we have to pay that, and im downstairs and i hear all that. It just seems so stressful. Just seems so stressful. They shouldnt have to go through this. Madam speaker, my question is do democrats agree with secretary buttigieg that the more pain families like the vin vincents feel at the pump is a good thing . Madam speaker, thats the secretary of transportation. I guess they seem to agree with him. Because rather than having a plan to lower gas prices, their answer is to tell the vincents and others to buy a tesla. Theyre borrowing money to pay for the gas. And youre telling them to buy a tesla. But you know whos probably happy, because their new deal, you can make 300,000 and that same taxpayer that just lost a months salary that has to get a loan to pay for the gas, they have to pay more in taxes so somebody else wealthy can get that tax break. That is not compassionate. Its cruelty. And the American People are suffering the consequences every day. You know, americans arent imagining that the grocery bills are higher than ever. They are. Americans arent imagining that they have to pay more to fill up their gas tanks. They do. They arent imagining that their savings are shrinking and their 401ks have become 201ks. They are. But let me tell you what theyre actually living through and what theyre afraid of, what keeps them up at night. Higher taxes and Higher Energy costs. The first house theyll never be able to afford because prices are rising and their incomes are falling. Retirement savings that will no longer last long enough. Theyre worried about how much worse it can get if democrats failed policies continue. You think for all the suffering that theyve caused, theres no way that democrats would do this on purpose. Guess again. Everything about the biden recession was predictable and avoidable. Only democrats in washington chose not to see it coming. I remember coming to this exact floor warning that if you pass nearly 2 trillion of the American Rescue plan you would cause inflation. I listened to the other side. They said it was going to save us. That inflation is exactly what happened. You know its interesting to see when you look at these lice, producer these lines, Producer Price inflation, you dont have to put here but you can probably put when biden was inaugurated, thats when it all goes up. When did your wages start to drop . The day he was sworn in. The day the democrats took the majority in the house, the senate, and the white house. When did it really start dropping hard . The day they passed the American Rescue plan. But i know they want to reject what republicans say. They dont want to listen to republicans. But you know what, why dont you listen to larry sommers. He worked in the Obamabiden Administration as the National Economic counsel. He was the director of it. He was the secretary of treasury in bill clintons administration. Before the vote he told everybody, the American Rescue plan could set off inflationary pressures of a kind we have not seen in a generation. I guess he was right. Jason furman, an Economic Advisor to the Obamabiden Administration said the same thing. The American Rescue plan was definitely too big for the moment. I dont know any economist that was recommending something the size of what was done. But every democrat was. Why dont we go to steve ratner, another obamabiden economist . What did he say . The American Rescue plan was democrats original sin when it comes to inflation. Think of that. Steve ratner, who worked in the Obamabiden Administration who tried to help them during an economic crisis, especially when it came to the automobile industry, says this is the original sin, the American Rescue plan, that caused inflation. He didnt say it was putins fault. He didnt say it was temporary. He didnt apologize afterwards because he warned you about it. Treasury secretary yellen, i dont know how many calls she made to try to twist arms to get people to vote for it or how many times she went on tv telling the American Public this was a good thing, this was going to put us on the right path. She admitted in may she missed the biggest explosion of inflation in over 40 years. She said i was wrong then about the path that inflation would take. She was wrong when she said it was t transit it was transitory. Either democrats dont see the worst inflation in 40 years coming or t