WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-6) criticized H.R. 7606 on the House Floor Wednesday, a bill he believes will do nothing to combat rising prices in the near future. Instead, Rep. Rose endorsed H.R. 8069, the Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Product Act.
The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below:
Mister Speaker, our country is in an inflation crisis, caused by the Biden Administration’s failed, left-wing, progressive policies.
We have families that can’t find baby formula for their newborns. Grocery stores with empty shelves. Workers filling up their gas tanks for twice what they paid two years ago. Farmers paying triple for fertilizer compared to two harvests ago.
H.R. 7606, the bill that passed the House last week, will do nothing to combat these crises in the immediate future. Instead, Congress should consider a bill introduced by my friend and Ranking Member of the Agriculture Committee, Mr. Thompson. H.R. 8069, the Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Production Act will work to immediately combat rising food and fuel costs and has the support from our farmers, ranchers, and producers.
However, once again, Democrats passed a bill that doesn’t fix our problems, nor does it increase our domestic food or fuel production and blame everything on Republicans. Let the record show, we offered real solutions and Democrats simply didn’t listen.
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