Economic Recovery After the Pandemic
Floor Speech
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Mrs. BOEBERT. Mr. Speaker, I am so excited for Congressman Cawthorn's leadership on this issue tonight. I thank him for making time to address the American people.
Mr. Speaker, there are three people who come to mind when I think of people who cannot even give their money away:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, do you remember when her donations were returned to her by Members of Congress because they didn't want to be associated with her?
Harvey Weinstein. And Joe Biden.
Those three cannot even give money away. In fact, by July 3, 25 States across America will have rejected President Biden's Federal unemployment benefit bonuses.
I meet with organizations every day that request funds for worthwhile endeavors. Sadly, America is $28 trillion in debt and can't afford to spend the money on many of these worthy causes. But leave it to Joe Biden to try to spend money in a way that actually hurts our economy and is rejected by Republican and Democrat governors across our entire country. That is a special level of basement incompetency.
We have got 9.3 million unfilled jobs. And I hear it back home, businesses can't get people back to work because they are making more to sit at home on the couch. They would rather watch Dave Portnoy eat a slice of pizza. But then, again, maybe that is not his viewers. Maybe it is more of the folks sitting back, watching Joy Behar and ``The View'' cackle and demonize our country and all of our worthwhile efforts to restore dignity in this Nation.
The Biden regime is literally incentivizing laziness. But then again, they set that example on a regular basis, calling it quits in the middle of the day. When is the last time the President hasn't called a ``lid'' before his afternoon snack?
In my home State of Colorado, many corporations are offering bonuses that small businesses can't afford. We are seeing massive signing bonuses, from $10,000 to $30,000 for utility and HVAC workers, and that is simply unsustainable.
According to the Colorado Restaurant Association, more than 90 percent of restaurants are having issues finding workers. I am one of them. I have had employees say, ``I cannot work more than 2 days a week. I cannot exceed 12 hours of work because it will cut into my benefits.'' That is un-American.
Joe Biden is quickly becoming the greatest threat to small businesses since Fauci's fraud. While small businesses across my district and across America are struggling to find workers, struggling to stay open, Joe Biden is struggling to stay awake.
I am calling on this administration to end these excessive Federal COVID payouts and stop disincentivizing work.
Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Madison Cawthorn for his leadership on this issue.
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