we will see what happens. maybe possibly even some that limit consideration. let's go to the house floor. we will see you tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on washington journal. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. september 28, 2021. i hereby appoint the honorable greg stanton to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 4, 2021, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate 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 gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, during the trump administration republicans passed one of the biggest tax cuts in american history and the largest regulatory relief ever. together they produced the biggest economic expansion in our lifetimes. before the lockdown left took a wrecking ball to our economy, americans were prospering with the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years, the lowest poverty rate in 60 years, and the fastest wage growth in 40 years. and for the first time in decades, the income gap was narrowing. joe biden and the democrats have reversed these policies with reckless abandon. it's no coincidence that real wages for americans have declined every single month since he took office. history is chris cal clear on this point. no country has ever taxed, spent, and borrowed its way to prosperity. but many have done so to their ruin. brian, tallied up the total cost of the democrats' new spending bills for the "new york post" today and estimates $8 trillion over the next 10 years, more than 60,000 -- $60,000 per family. joe biden and the democrats tell us it won't cost a penny. it will all be paid by somebody else. here's a dirty little secret of government spending. government cannot put a dollar into the economy that it hasn't first taken out of the same economy. every dollar it gives to you, it must take from you and there are only three ways to do that. through current taxes which rob you of your current purchasing power, through borrowing, which robs you of your future purchasing power, or printing money, which robs you every time you go shopping by reducing the value of your earnings while it silently hollows out your savings and retirement funds. don't fall for their lie that their taxes will only fall on businesses. businesses don't pay business taxes. you pay business taxes. you pay them as a consumer through higher prices. you pay them as an employee through lower wages. you pay them as an investor through lower earnings. that's your retirement fund. and you know they are coming after working families because they want to hire 87,000 new i.r.s. agents. 87,000 new i.r.s. agents. that is every man, woman, and child living today in miami beach, florida, or ogden, utah. imagine the ep tire population of one of those cities hired to go after every taxpayer in america. and get this, the democrats' so-called american families plan will require your bank to report every one of your private transactions over $600 to the i.r.s. every transaction you make over $600,000 automatically reported to the i.r.s. does that sound like they are coming after the biden family? no, they are coming after your family. and if you are typical, you already paid more in taxes last year than you paid for food, clothing, health care, and entertainment combined. yet according to the democrats that's just not enough. what else do you get for your $60,000 of new taxes and inflation and tax driven price increases? you get amnesty, legal permanent residents, fast track for citizenship for eight million to 10 million foreign nationals who illegally entered our country and demand to stay. take the lower number, eight million. that is the entire population of wyoming, alaska, vermont, south dakota, north dakota, rhode island, montana, and maine combined. this at a time when real family earnings are decline, crime sin creasing, homelessness is rampant. and mounting debt is killing the american dream of a better future for our children. explain to me how american workers are helped by flooding the labor market with low-wage labor of course the woke ruling class makes out very well. that $60,000 taken from your earnings over the next decade will, for example, pay bonuses of up to $50,000 each for reporters and bloggers across the country who so shamelessly do the democrats' bidding. there are lavish handouts to ivy league universities and fashionable elite who buy 82,000 tesla's. a new civilian climate corps, filled with vision climate pioneers ever eager to report whose chimney is smoking, who is watering their lawn on the wrong day, and spreading forbidden climate disinformation. it's easy to make fun of all this null realize this is about to become law. america for god's sake wake up. our country is on the precipice. i have just one question for my democrat colleagues, what makes you think socialism will work any better here than everywhere else it's been tried? i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. ruiz, for five minutes. mr. ruiz: i rise today to honor marine corps corporal hunter lopez, my constituent who was killed in action on august 26, 2021, while serving our nation in afghanistan. today i humbly rise to honor his memory in the hope that americans across the country and future generations will come to know his story. corporal lopez was a selfless young man with an infectious smile who truly lived his life with a larger purpose in mind. that purpose was serving our country and contributing to something greater than himself. he was born in palm springs, california, on january 15, 1999. growing up in indio, he possess add passion for service from a young age. his parents both public servants with the riverside county sheriff's department instilled in him the courage, kindness, and resolve that led him to join the marine corps. corporate low -- corporal lopez was a history buff, am ambitious student, and avid star wars fan with an affinity for quizzing his family and friends on the trivia. he was incredibly thoughtful. he was the kind of person who would take the time while serving overseas to write letters to his grandparents in their native spanish, despite not being fluent himself, just because he knew they would appreciate it. corporal lopez also strived for excellence and his determination to succeed motivated his friends and those around him to reach their full potential. after graduating from la quinta high school and achieving the rank of captain as an explorer scout with the riverside county sheriff's department, corporal lopez joined the marine corps where he served for four years. his first three years were with the fleet anti-terrorism security team company a, fifth platoon before he joined the second battalion, first marine division gulf company, first platoon, third squad. it was the second baon -- battalion that he served contributing to the large largest air lift in history in aiding the evacuation of over 120,000 of our fellow americans, allies, and afghan partners. a truly heroic and historic effort. on august 26, 2021, corporal lopez pez was stationed at the airport in bleul. that day -- in kabul. that day under the blazing sun they worked tirelessly to evacuate the thousands of women, children, and families who came to the airport desperately seeking safety, protection, and refuge. striving to bring calm to a panicked crowd, corporal lopez put the safety of others above his own. as the crowd grew more intense, corporal lopez and his fellow marine sergeant david trailer spotted two young girls trapped under the weight of a fleeing crowd about to be crushed. the two marines successful pulled the children to safety, saving their lives. they gave each other a fist bump. a very small celebration for an incredibly task that they had just achieved. and then the explosion happened. that decor pral lopez gave his life to save the life of others. i can't think of anything, anything more noble than that. corporal lopez saved two lives at the kabul airport and because of him two children now have a future and the promise of a new life. many others reached safety. and many others have a reason to hope. we lost corporal lopez and 12 other service members on august 26. and each and every day since then the lopez family and the families of all of our nation's fallen heroes continue to feel their loss. they feel the loss of a loved one who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. and they feel the loss of a hero who died serving the purpose larger than themselves. to the lopez family, parents, sister, and brother you are in our constant prayers and our entire nation grieves your loss. stands with you and supports you. we will continue to tell the story of hunter's remarkable service, compassion, strength, and valor so that his legacy will live on for generations to come. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. arrington, for five minutes. mr. arrington: thank you, mr. speaker. to my colleague, my democrat colleague from west texas, our heartfelt condole nses to -- condolences to corporal low peans his family. we can debate and i'm about to really launch into the debate over the tax and spend bill, we stand united for our troops and for those who are willing to give up their tomorrow -- their today so we can have a future in this country. god bless the lopez family. thank you for your remarks. mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate a few outstanding members of the next generation of west texans. the wily little league baseball team from abilene, texas, represented not only district 19 well but the whole state of texas and the little league world series in williamsport, pennsylvania. this team knows what it's like to compete in true west texas fashion. the success of this team is unprecedented. winning against teams from washington, new jersey, and nebraska. to the wily all stars their proud parents and coaches and especially manager reggie rigala, west texas is so proud of you and all of your achievements and your outstanding representation of west texas and congressional district 19. thank you, go all stars. and god bless west texas. mr. speaker, we are as a nation looking down the barrel of the largest tax and spend proposal in the history of the united states. this while our nation suffers from a recession and major run away inflation on account of policies from my democrat colleagues to sideline labor by paying people more to be on unemployment than to go to work. so you have labor sidelined which distorted supply and demand. you also had a bill that was $2 trillion with the flag of covid relief wrapped around it to bail out union pensions and blue states and blue cities that were broke before covid ever hit our shores. this has created inflation, a tax on every american, and the answer from my democrat colleagues is to tax the middle class. to chase jobs back overseas after the tax cuts lifted six million people out of poverty. gave us the largest wage increase in 20 years. the largest household income increase on record. we want to tax our job creators. we want to load the working man and woman and families with lower wages, with higher cost of goods and services. that's what the tax will translate to for these folks. this is not only the largest tax increase, it's not only the largest spending boondoggle. it is the largest redistribution of wealth. the largest expansion of government. the most radical reimagination of our government in the american people's lives in the history of our country. i believe that. i don't think that's hyperbole. and what are we taxing to america less competitive and put more burden on the american people? to what end? to pay for the green new disaster in my humble opinion. there are extreme environmental policies based on the premises we'll have an an apocalyptic end of the earth in 10 or 15 years. trillions of dollars while we cede economic leadership to the likes of china and russia. we give them the keys to the kingdom and we end up defaulting our energy independence which is such an important part, not only of our economic prowess but of our national security. we are racking up debt that's not sustainable. this bill represented 27,000 per household on top of the $200,000 per household of the $28 thrill none in debt. this bill will not be paid for, ladies and gentlemen. and we continue to put a deferred tax on our grandchildren. and we rob them of their freedom and their future in this great country. all of this because income quality crisis or a climate crisis or before it was the covid crisis. let me tell you the crisis the american people are concerned about. the chaos and lawlessness at the southern border, along the border of my home state. they're concerned about the runaway inflation and the crisis of being able to make ends meet. they're concerned about the crisis of the debt that will be borne by their children and grandchildren. they're concerned about the sustainability of the safety net for our seniors, medicare and social security. both are insolvent in less than 10 years and my democrat colleagues didn't spend a dime, not a dime of the trillions of dollars to make sure that wasn't the case and we could fulfill that promise. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from nevada, ms. lee. ms. lee: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today because believe it or not yet genuity infrastructure week here. for decades our country has been calling for investment to bring our infrastructure into not just the future but at this point the present. for months we've been meeting, both democrats and republicans, to get this bill to work for all of us and now it's time to take action and pass it for the american people. and the stakes could not be higher. nevada, where i'm from, has been ground zero for this pandemic. we are ground zero for the effects of climate change but more importantly, we're ground zero for the promise of the economic policies in this bill. roads, bridges, access to broadband, electric vehicles, electric buses, clean energy, water solutions for the west. all of this is needed and all of it will benefit my state in every corner in this country. and that's why we have to put politics aside, come together and pass this legislation now. you know, i came to congress because i was tired of the bickering and the dysfunction and the gridlock. i was tired of politics as usual. safer roads and bridges, these are not partisan political issues. we have the opportunity to pass these investments for every single american and create millions of good paying jobs and strengthen our recovery and get our economy back on track. the time to deliver solutions is now. thank you and i yield the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from recognize the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr, for five minutes. mr. barr: thank you, today i rise to honor the life of a devoted public servant, ray larson of lexington, kentucky. ray served as an assistant deputy attorney general for the commonwealth of kentucky but for 32 years ray was one of the most consequential commonwealth attorney to our great state's history, dedicated to the community and the rule of law. he was an outstanding prosecutor, always laser-focused on deterring crime, relentlessly pursuing justice, advocating for victims rights and keeping central kentucky families safe. ray was an unapologetic and principled fighter leading and advancing the cause of law and order. he believed in defending, not defunding the police. ray was a faithful member of the episcopal church where i served in sunday school for over 30 years. he was a dear friend and important mentor to me. mr. speaker, ray larson was a great american patriot who made a positive difference and he will be deeply missed. god bless him and his family, and i appreciate the opportunity to pay tribute to a great american. mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to the biden administration's proposal to mandate banks, credit unions and other financial institutions to report the inflows and outflows of customer bank accounts to the i.r.s. think big government has too much of your personal data now? just wait until the biden administration and congressional democrats require banks to submit the financial transactions of millions of americans to the i.r.s. let me repeat that. for the americans watching on c-span right now, president biden, as part of his massive job killing tax increase wants the i.r.s. to have unfettered power to spy on your bank accounts, your deposits, withdrawals and payments. while i was pleased to see the ways and means committee did not include this provision in their markup, news reports suggest there are still negotiations with the administration for its inclusion. minor policy shifts will not solve the proposal. the transactions violates their privacy and puts an undue burden on financial institutions that could cripple community banks that help get government agents and struggling small businesses on the pandemic and predicated on the biden administration that every american is somehow a tax cheat. this is a disgusting example of big government overreach and i'm sounding the alarm. i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to actively oppose this misguided and dig reduce proposal. mr. speaker, i rise today as a member of the house financial services committee in strong opposition to the democrats reckless and irresponsible vote to increase the debt ceiling without any fiscal reforms. and provide a blank check for the democrats socialist tax and spending free they intend to ram through congress later this week or in the coming weeks. everyone understands we cannot default on our debt but don't let the democrats and their allies in the media fool you. this debt limit increase does not cover funds already spent. the ceiling suspended in 2019 accommodated 100% of the spending under the previous administration, including five bipartisanship covid response bills and then some. but democrats chose to pass on a partisan basis $2 trillion in new spending, less than 10% of which actually responded to covid, and that is what has brought us to this new debt limit. republicans did not vote for that hads 2 trillion and now president biden and democrats want an additional $5.5 trillion, $4.3 trillion of which has zero republican support. so it is democrat partisanship that has resulted in a partisan debt limit vote. so let's be clear, this debt limit vote enables massive amounts of new spending, not old spending. that even with the largest tax increase in history, a tax increase that with a make the tax burden higher than in communist china. this is a bill that will add at least $2.4 trillion to the national debt even with all those new historic tax increases. and the hypocrisy of those who criticize the job producing and revenue producing tax cuts and jobs act claiming it would massively increase the deficit, where are they now? the hypocrisy is breathtaking. these are the same people who support adding trillions to the national debt. i came to congress to save this country from bankruptcy, and i will not stand i'dy buy while such dangerous legislation it pushed on a bipartisanship basis through the congress. oppose this tax and spending free is -- spree. i yield back. #. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from -- gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the chair very much and would like to revise and extend and place the statement in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, we've often turned to lincoln and our good friends on the other side of the aisle tried to be lincoln-esque but i don't think they've dug deeply in the virtues of abraham lincoln. they didn't delve deeply into his sense of courage, integrity. we know that his ultimate goal was to preserve the union, as it should have been. he was in fact the president of the united states of america, not of the union states, not of the confederate states. but often as they proceed tend lincoln hiving, it's abandoned along the trash heap of highways of despair. first of all, the bill back better is paid for over 10 years, in contrast to the debacle voted on 2-a-1 by my friends on the other side of the aisle of the trump tax cut, 83% for those who were already flourishing in dollars and left the bus drivers and teachers and paramedics, nurses and emergency room doctors along the highway with tin cups. any plan for embellishing, staffing, and that's what it is, for the internal revenue service, which we should continue to have oversight, is to ensure that those who have paid not a dime, not a dime, not a dime, mr. speaker, pay their fair share. do you think any american is against it? i've seen republicans, democrats and independents who are crucially asking the question, am i carrying the entire burden? and my friends stand stalwart, republicans, they are not going to raise the debt ceiling. first of all, it's the full faith and credit of the united states. read the constitution. it is to ensure that america's bills, money already spent, are paid. just like you use your electricity, you're paying ahead of time, you're paying for the bill already spent. the electricity light was on 20 days, you're paying for that light to be on. i'm sad to say there are so many who can't make ends meet, can't pay the light bill, i heard it often, can't pay rent, can't pay the water bill. so i'm going to start with two icons from different eras about the word "courage." abraham lincoln who eloquently spoke in 1862, and he was a most visionary writer, the dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. all we talked about, the contend she knowous we have to put it aside. the occasion is piled high, this 2021 this in the midst of a national health emergency is piled high with difficulty. and we must rise with the occasion as our case is new, so must we think anew and act anew, we must disenthrall ourselves and then we shall save our country. is anyone here willing to save their country? are they willing to join as americans to save the country? i know 2022 is coming, great campaign ads about what democrats did. i am glad my terminology will be what an american did by the name of sheila jackson lee. what did she do? courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently, iconic late maya angelou i had the privilege of teaching me. what a great memory i have of her being my professor. and so i want to speak this morning on the crucial of moving forward on the invest act and the bill back act. without a doubt, i want to be able to not give short shrift to the two years of free pre-k and two years of community college paid for, giving the americans the front end and giving the opportunity to be able for somebody to be in college the first time and then moving on to historically black colleges of their choice or other colleges of their choice. and what about the federal medicaid program when 12 states failed to opt in during the affordable care act and left a trash heap of desperate people, not the people desperate but on the heap of despair, no health care, because they were below the threshold. our friends as well decided not to do anything. finally, mr. speaker, how important it is to have the invest act with making sure we have broadband and making sure that we have high speed internet and as well, highways that work. so let's do the right thing, have the courage of americans, let's stand for america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from iowa, mrs. miller meeks, for five minutes. mrs. miller meeks: thank you. i rise today to recognize a individual from our district to keep both americans healthy, allen johnson, a professor in the department of psychological and brain sciences at the university of iowa has been selected for the 2021 excellence award for hypertension research by the american heart association's council on hypertension. this award by the american heart association is given to members of the scientific community who have had a major impact in research that has contributed to better understanding, the causes and effects of hypertension. : it's a cardiovascular condition and is a major contributor of both strokes and heart attacks. i'm proud of professor johnson into his research and effects and causes of treatment of this condition. i congratulate him for earning this prestigious award. mr. speaker, september is childhood cancer awareness month. i would like to take a moment to thank my district for their work in treating and researching childhood cancer. a staple to my district and to the iowa city community is the university of iowa, sted family children hospital. located across the street from the stadium. you all might know it well from the wave, one of college football's greatest traditions. the hospital specializes in treating pediatric patients, winning several awards for their specialties in not only pediatric cancer but also orthopedics and cardiology. our gratitude for helping these children extends beyond the staff of the hospital. many university of iowa students and members of the iowa city community use their free time to volunteer just to brighten the children's day. thank you to the men and women in iowa working to treat and research childhood cancer and those who use their time to comfort children currently battling it. a disease no child or parent should face alone. mr. speaker, i rise today to speak about the importance of childhood education and how a school in my district is taking extra strides to ensure their students' success. at hills elementary school, one out of four students are in the process of learning english as their second language. this is far higher than the average rate in high with a being 12%. though many night mite see it language disparity as a barrier to student achievement, this year hills elementary was selected as one of 325 schools to win a national blue ribbon school award from the u.s. department of education with 81% of students at the school showing improvement in their academics. beginning in 1982, the national blue ribbon school award has been used to recognize american schools for their academic excellence. i couldn't be prouder of both the students and faculty at hills elementary. i wish them the best for them as they continue their journey of academic achievement. i would like to take a moment to wish a happy belated birth yea to my legislative assistant and a happy belated birthday to my good friend and colleague, enthusiastically the, the gentleman from long island, representative gasha reasony -- garbarino. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. wasserman schultz, for five minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to support the infrastructure investment in jobs act, the historic investment that will create millions of good-paying jobs and support america's future of global competitiveness. this bill will do so much to repair our ailing infrastructure and will create two million labor friendly jobs each year for a decade. florida has 408 bridges and more than 3,564 miles of highway in poor condition. through this bill, florida will receive $13 billion for federal-aid highway programs and $245 million for bridge repair. florida will also receive $2.6 billion for public transit systems and $1.2 billion for airport development. and to further help us cut down on transportation emissions, the bill will provide florida with ear nearly $200 million to support the expansion of an electric vehicle charging network. i also heard, mr. speaker, from so many municipalities throughout south florida who are struggling with obsolete water infrastructure. thankfully this bill provides florida with $1.6 billion to get rid of lead pipes and improve water infrastructure. and for florida's highways and biways -- byways, some of the most dangerous in the situation, it ushers in safe street program to help reduce crashes and fatal its. this bill provides the army corps of engineers with $1.9 billion for aquatic ecosystem restoration projects. the florida delegation expects the corps to use large portion of this money to everglades restoration. and get the project back on track. this bill is a big investment in surface transportation and hard infrastructure. but it is only a segment of president biden's build back better agenda. i'm looking forward to passing the revolutionary climate and resiliency programs. for my own constituents and children and grandchildren of everyone in this nation, i urge a yes vote on this important bill and the build back better act. that will allow us to truly rebuild our working class and set us on a path to prosperity. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from nebraska, mr. bacon, for five minutes. mr. bacon: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to recognize new hispanic trail blazers in omaha, robert campos and dr. james for their again rugs contributions to our community. after growing up together in the same naibtd, they each went on to lead extraordinary, successful lives. they made a huge difference in our community. bob was born in 1938 to mexican immigrant parents in south omaha. a neighborhood long regarded as a melting pot of multicultural immigrant families. growing up his large family shared only a one bedroom home. when he was 8, he went to work at the neighborhood grocery store to earn extra income for his family. at 16, campos dropped out of high school and attempted to enlist in the united states marine corps. was unsuccessful after falsifying his age. shortly after that he fulfilled his desire to serve his country by joining the u.s. coast guard. after his military service, bob moved back to omaha and worked at a construction company. after 15 years there, he started his own business, cam pos construction on first, 1977. starting with only $500 and a pickup truck. he grew his company to be the largest minority-owned construction company in nebraska. his reputation for excellence led him to take on high-profile projects to include painting the home of president abraham lincoln in illinois, and the gerald art ford conservation senter in omaha. in 2003 he leased the land to build community soccer fields in south omaha, personally mowing and tending to the property known as the bomb campos soccer complex. he fosters educational leadership opportunities through the grassroots leadership development program. dr. jim was important in 1934 to mexican immigrant parents who worked in the meatpacking plants of south omaha. during high school he faced repeated discrimination and was told by guidance counselors and peers that latinos such as himself did not belong in college of the after graduation he joined his father at the nebraska meatpacking plant where work motivated him to pursue higher education and a better life. for 18 years he worked the slaughterhouse in the day and took classes at night. graduating in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in sociology from the university of nebraska, omaha. he earned his master's degree in guidance in 1974 and ultimately a ph.d. in adult continuing education in 1984. having witnessed discrimination throughout his years as a student, he made his life's mission to promote pathways to higher education for omaha's hispanic community n1972, he was selected to chair the u.n.o.'s committee on mexican american affairs upon whose recommendation the university hired more hispanic faculty, administrators, and staff. he was hired by them as a professor and counselor where he spent keaks mentoring countless hispanic and minority students. he went on to work as a human relation specialist where he recruited spanish teachers from across the country to teach and meantor -- mentor omaha's latino students. the latino center is an education and social service located in south omaha, the heart of the community. founded officially in 1971 as the chicano awareness certainty, their work is rooted in advocacy and service to omaha's latino community. three major programs, the family community well-being, the pathways to success, and the work force education and innovation center impact over 2,500 individuals and families a year. currently -- during hispanic heritage month no other two individuals and organizations are deserving for our recognition than bob. and jim, and latino certainty. together they demonstrate for all americans especially the latino americans through hard work, perseverance, and faith anything is possible. i'm pleased to announce that possible, dr. jim, and the latino center have been selected as the inaugural inductees into the nebraska hispanic hall of fame. established by the nebraska hispanic chamber of commerce in collaboration with my office where their stories and many others will be shared for centuries to come. thank you, bob and jim, and the latino center for making a difference in our great community. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey, mr. gottheimer, for five minutes. mr. gottheimer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of passing the historic bipartisan infrastructure bill on thursday. in august, all 220 house democrats came here on the floor and voted to support opening debate and to vote on this once in a century bipartisan infrastructure bill this week. why? because america simply can't afford to wait any longer. in new jersey our roads are the third worst in the nation. one third of our bridges are considered unsafe. our transit is the worst on time in the country. our train tunnel which is critical between new york and new jersey, 20% of the g.d.p. runs through that corridor, yet the tunnel is 113 years old and literally crumbling. moms and dads wait hours in delays to get home every night. it's affecting our businesses and productivity. hurricane ida and climate change destroyed so many family homes in my community just weeks ago. the unfortunate reality is this, we just haven't made the investments we need in this country and infrastructure. china spent last year, $3.7 trillion outside of china on infrastructure. and yet here we are year in and year out calling for infrastructure week and to get it done and nothing happens. now is our opportunity to get something done for our country. this historic bill, $1.2 trillion, will turn that around. and put two million hardworking men and women of labor to work every year for the next decade. it will invest in electric vehicle infrastructure and the gateway tunnel. and rebuilding that, the tunnel i talked about that's crumbling, this will help fix it. it invests in roads and bridges and transit. clean water to make sure we get lead water out. it invests in broadband. after the problem solvers caucus, which i proudly co-chair, worked for months with our senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle, and so many of us worked on it here in this house, 50 democrats and 19 republicans in the senate voted for this bill. everyone from bernie sanders to joe manchin to mitch mcconnell all voted for it and sent it to us early last month. it's critical to the rest of the country and to new jersey that we get it done. not only because it makes these historic investments, but because it's about the country coming together, democrats and republicans, to show that we can govern. we need to get everyone onboard this week, democrats and republicans, because this bill is simply too important for our country and our future. there is nothing partisan about fixing our roads and our bridges and tunnels. there is nothing partisan about investing in fighting climate change, which this bill does. there is nothing partisan about making sure that we had the resources we need for our economy to run and people to get to work every day. i urge my colleagues, every one of them, to come to this chamber thursday and vote for this critical legislation. i know that working together our best days as a country will always be ahead of us here in the greatest country in the world. and infrastructure is the best place to start. for our president, our country, for all of us. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia, mr. carter, for five minutes. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize steve howard of woodwine, georgia, on his appointment to the national association of counties environment, energy, and land use steering committee. known as an intensively hardworking leader, steve's accomplishments are impressive. over the past several years steve has led one of the most innovative and economic development projects in georgia and throughout the country. he has shown exceptional leadership in this space port camden project that is a tremendous opportunity for georgia's first congressional district. the project encompasses many of the aspects of the committee, making his expertise invaluable. there is no county administrator who has as much knowledge in energy, environment, and land use as steve. i know he will be an amazing resource for counties ooh -- across the nation. i'm proud to see steve represent our district. i would like to congratulate steve on his appointment and thank him for his years of service to georgia's first congressional district. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the savannah hilton head international airport for being awarded the second best domestic airport in the united states. complemented by amazing staff, this airport has shown ex-im mr.ry service to its customers since 1929. for the past five years, savannah hilton head international airport has ranked in the top 10 of best domestic airports in the united states. this award highlights their hard work and dedication to ensure safety and security while offering the best customer service. savannah's airport has been a tremendous economic contributor to georgia's first congressional district. supporting the community with over 20,000 jobs. although small in size, the savannah hilton head international airport has had a lasting impact on the people visiting the great state of georgia. i want to extend my congratulations to the great staff, t.s.a. workers, and savannah airport commission for their great work. . mr. speaker i raise today to remember and honor deborah smith who sadly passed away on september 12 at the age of 51. debbie devoted her life to improve her community in the last -- and the lives of others. she loved volunteering and helping people. debbie loved for her community was apparent during her time as the c.e.o. of united way of south georgia where she served eight counties and 26 agencies. a giant in her local community, debbie also served as the president of the rotary club of jessup and on the board of the downtown development authority.s ambassador of the year for her selfless sacrifice in her community and thankful for the impact she had on my district and know her legacy will remain and our thoughts and prayers are with her and all who knew her during this most difficult time. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize and honor jeff leury for his long and accomplished pharmacy career and he discovered his passion helping others at the university of georgia's school of pharmacy. following graduation, he bought his first pharmacy in 1973 and would go on to own five other pharmacies. his accomplishments are nothing short of extraordinary from starting the georgia pharmacy foundation to his service on the georgia pharmacy association, jeff's leadership has been felt throughout the great state of georgia. during his accomplished career, he served on numerous leadership positions within the georgia pharmacy association. jeff has received numerous awards throughout the state of georgia for his immense contributions to the pharmacy community. while his work with the georgia pharmacy association is coming to an end, i'm confident his service as a pharmacist will continue. i'm truly grateful for his contributions and thank him for his years of service. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. murphy, for five minutes. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. speaker. last week in her attempt for deflect the biden administration's complete and utter devastation at our southern border, the white house press secretary jen psaki said there are a lot of republicans giving speeches about how outraged they are for the situation at the border and not many are offering solutions to take. she got one thing right because we're outraged because every day we hear from constituents who are dismayed, angry about this administration's complete lack of concern for the safety and well-being of our nation at the southern border. they resent the fact that on his first day in office, the unity president gave up on border security and hung a welcome sign in our border communities. biden sent a very clear message to the world that our rule of law would not be enforced under his administration. jenn psaki has the audacity now to complain about the republicans highlighting a crisis that they themselves created and claims she hasn't heard solutions. jenn, if you haven't heard solutions, circle back and listen. to start, the biggest thing the biden administration needed to do to protect our country was nothing at all. the former administration had laid out a clear and effective border security measure. safeguard our communities and protected public health and incentivized legal pathways to citizenship and yet biden systematically unraveled all the former administration's effective policies in the name of lawlessness just to score political points with the radical and progressive left. i cannot fathom how anyone in a position of authority, president biden, harris, secretary may work as would spend more time ignoring our laws than correcting the crisis they created. so biden administration, now we've gotten your attention, please listen how you fix this crisis. number one, enforce the laws that are written. don't undermine our national security with pandering. two, complete border construction. right now there are millions of dollars worth of building material rusting in the desert because biden put a halt to the paid for border construction. this is a disastrous best of taxpayer dollars and a tragedy for our border security. number three, reinstate the remain in mexico policy so those seeks asylum can be processed orderly without putting our borders at risk. we had the buy-in and cooperation of all the central american countries. biden threw that cooperation out the window. number four, require a negative covid test before entry into the southern united states to actually protect public health. the biden administration's current covid policy is hypocrisy. right now international travelers who fly into the united states must show proof of vaccination or a negative test while illegal immigrants can walk across the border without any public health requirements. i mean, hell, in the midst of the fourth worst covid surge, the secretary himself confirmed none of the 15,000 haitians brought into this country from under the bridge were tested for covid. the absence of accountability and urgency of this matter is shameful. the hypocrisy is disastrous. number five, quit encouraging people to make the disastrous trek to america. just last week we saw thousands of haitians and their families make the treacherous journey to our border, many suffering from heat related diseases and then it was finally admitted over 10,000 haitians were brought into this country without being vetted. number six, promising amnesty, tax credits and health care in sanctuary cities to our cities. these enticing policies are enticing people to break our laws. so the next time jen psaki or anyone in the administration criticizes republicans about not knowing how to battle a security crisis their own making, i suggest she circle back and revisit all that we have said in the preceding months. the great hidden provisions in the reconciliation package represent the greatest worst policies and i don't envy her job of having to defend the disastrous decisions in this country. we are a country of laws and they need to be enforced and continue to fight for the security of this nation and our southern border. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to engage towards personality towards the president and direct their remarks to a chair and not a perceived viewing audience. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. earlier we remembered the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. i rise today to remember the innocent lives we lost. at 8:46 a.m. american airlines flight 11 flew into tower 1 of the world trade center. not long after flight 175 roared over lower manhattan into tower 2. while americans around the country were grappling with the events that just transpired, a third plane, flight 77, crashed into the pentagon, the center of our armed forces and national defense. in southwest pennsylvania, the fourth flight, united 93, originally headed to san francisco, was hijacked and made the abrupt turn towards washington, d.c. because of the brave passengers and crew members who attempted to take back the plane that crashed into a field at shanksville, pennsylvania. i had the humbling opportunity to join over 450 family members of united flight 93 passengers and crew members at the memorial site on the 20th anniversary of that tragic day. during the ceremony we heard from captain kurt u.s.s. somerset, and the brother of edward porterfelt who died in the crash and vice president kamla harris and former president george w. bush. the ceremony was a chance to reflect on the fateful day and honor the lives lost and heroes that united us and now in the two decades that followed september the country joined together the face of the very evil which attempted to take us down. we will forever be indebted to our service men and women who joined the fight to protect our freedoms and must remember the sacrifices made by our service members, the first responders and their families every day since. while today's work has grown no less dangerous, we as americans are resilient. we will continue to fight the evil that exists today and continue to be a beacon to the freedom of the world. let's reflect on the gift of life so tragically lost at the world trade center in new york city, the pentagon, and washington, d.c. and a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. let us honor the memory of every american that perished that fateful day because their legacies will be forever entwined with the strength and courage that defines our great country. we'll never forget not 20 years later, not ever. may god continue to watch over our first responders, our men and women in uniform and all those who keep us safe. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. shannon: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the interest rate spike and again, the 100 base rates, that's $2 trillion over 10, that would be

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