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“STATE OF THE ECONOMY” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the in the House section section on page H7264 on July 28.
The Department includes the Census Bureau, which is used to determine many factors about American life. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department is involved in misguided foreign trade policies and is home to many unneeded programs.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
STATE OF THE ECONOMY
(Mr. Moolenaar asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. MOOLENAAR. Madam Speaker, this morning, the Commerce Department announced that the economy shrank for the second quarter in a row. This means that under President Biden, we are now in a recession. And yet, the House is not acting responsibly to help the American people.
The Biden administration's policies have led our country into one crisis after another: Inflation, high gas prices, soaring grocery prices, supply chain problems, recession, children left behind in school, a record number of deaths from overdoses, vaccine mandates, and people quitting the workforce, and an overrun southern border with 500,000 people known to have gotten away in the past 10 months.
Meanwhile, House Democrats have focused on extreme policies, allowing abortion up to the moment of birth, forcing taxpayers to pay for abortions, and attacking the due process and Second Amendment rights of the American people.
None of these policies will help hurting Michigan families and seniors who are paying an extra $729 a month because of Biden's record inflation.
When Republicans led the House, we had low inflation, affordable energy, and a strong economy.
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