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Mr. HARIDOPOLOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about something that maybe isn't the most exciting subject, but it is something I used to teach in the classroom. It is called federalism.
today, and it is a great thing. People have the power to vote with their feet and leave failed States. There is a reason States like Texas and Florida are attracting more and more people. It is because the system works.
it is time to leave that State. That is what is happening today: the idea where people are voting with their feet.
During the Biden years, food prices went up dramatically. You will see that what you used to spend $200 for at the grocery store, you now spend $250. If you spend $1,000 a month at the grocery store, you are now spending over $1,200, almost $1,300.
That is a significant amount of money. It is fundamental. Especially as we move toward the MAHA movement, people are making better choices but with great challenges.
With the idea of amnesia, what is the Democratic plan? Their plan has been: Let's go back to those failed policies.
It wasn't just on groceries. In early 2021, the monthly rent was between $1,550 and $1,600. When we took over in early 2025, it had gotten as high as over $2,000. Again, that is a radical increase.
Their plan is to go back to this plan. This is why I want to make sure people recognize where we are. The affordability issue is a challenge, no doubt, but to return to failure is not an option. That is why I am pleased to see that we are moving in a direction that should matter because not only are we reducing some of these costs, but, more importantly, we are putting more money back in people's pockets.
of things to actually reduce taxes for the working class. They could have cut taxes on Social Security, overtime, and tips, yet they failed to do so. They could have reduced taxes on the middle class, who are so hard hit by the inflationary numbers I just talked about. They did nothing.
We gave them a second chance. We said: We are actually going to reduce taxes on overtime, tips, and Social Security. Join us in that effort to help people hard hit by higher food costs and higher rent costs. To a Member, they said no.
people have the power to vote with their feet. They know when they go to my home State of Florida that taxes are lower.
I will give you one simple example. I am a former New Yorker. Do you know that Florida actually has more people than New York, and yet their State budget is twice as high? That means people are paying twice as much in taxes than you are in Florida.
I will ask the other logical question: Would you feel safer today in New York City or in Florida?
These are the choices that people get to make in America. It is a great thing. It is the reason why we don't think one
their feet, whether it be on education issues, tax issues, or even public safety.
The choices are clear. Stay on the positive path of putting more money in your pocket, giving you the flexibility to lives in States that actually believe in freedom or regress to 4 years of failure.
pack the Court in order to get their way in the end. That is not the way to solutions. That is why I think people need to make sure they do not have amnesia moving forward or memory loss.