the chair will alternate rk nation between the recognition between the parties with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50a.m. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas, ms. garcia, for five minutes. ms. garcia: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize president biden s and house democrats work in reducing the budget deficit, fighting inflation, and lowering the cost of goods in america. madam speaker, it s no secret russia s cruel war against ukraine is driving up prices not only here in america but all over the globe. putin s price hike has increased gas prices by $2 a gallon in many places since russian troops began to threaten ukraine and families are seeing higher prices at the grocery aisles also. but president biden and house democrats won t stand by and watch rising costs and inflation contin