Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Finally, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the
student-athletes in our community who have won State championships in
the spring 2026 season.
  A total of nine varsity spring sports teams in our community achieved
this goal. There were so many that I couldn't do nine different
speeches. I wanted to do one for all of them.
  The teams include: Freedom High School boys' tennis, Independence
High School boys' lacrosse team, and Independence High School girls'
soccer. Riverside High School boys' lacrosse and girls' lacrosse both
won the State championship this year. Other State championship teams
include: Rock Ridge boys' tennis and Tuscarora High School softball.
Woodgrove and Battlefield baseball teams both won. They could really
help our baseball team on the Democratic side.
  It is not easy to compete at such a high level while also balancing
classes and personal lives. I commend these student-athletes for their
commitment to excellence. Many of them are going to go to college and
continue to play.
  It is safe to say that Northern Virginia is the home of stars both in
the classroom as well as on the field.

                          VOTING WITH OUR FEET

  (Mr. Haridopolos of Florida was recognized to address the House for 5
minutes.)
  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.
  The map to my left here shows exactly what is happening in America
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.
  People are recognizing that when we have high taxes and high crime,
it is time to leave that State. That is what is happening today: the
idea where people are voting with their feet.
  Federalism is that opportunity, and it is the reason why I want to
talk about what has happened in the last few years.
  One of the issues I want to talk about is what I would call amnesia
or maybe memory loss.
  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.
  The Democrats had the opportunity in 2021 and 2022 to pass all types
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.
  They wanted to actually let the tax rate regress back to the old
Obama rates, which would have been, on average, a 23 percent increase.
Is that giving relief to people? Absolutely not.
  That is why I think, as I have mentioned before in this map, that
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

size fits all and the reason why we want to allow people to vote with
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.
  It is not just, again, on money issues, but that issue of crime is so
important today in understanding where we want to go.
  They even want to change the number of people on the Supreme Court,
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.
  The best way to solve problems is to empower the individual, send
less power to Washington and more power back home.

  CONGRATULATING OREGON WHEAT GROWERS' LEAGUE ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. BENTZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BENTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Oregon Wheat
Growers' League on its 100-year anniversary.
  Since its inception in 1926, the Wheat Growers' League has supported,
encouraged, and promoted the production of wheat, one of the most
important sources of nutrition in the world.
  Over the past 100 years, the League has transformed the individual
voices of wheat farmers into a formidable and effective political
organization.
  The League's advocacy is essential because Oregon's agricultural
sector continues to face serious challenges, including skyrocketing
fertilizer and energy costs, market uncertainty, severe drought, and
misguided regulation.
  Again, congratulations to the Oregon Wheat Growers' League on
reaching its 100th year. I thank the generations of producers,
families, and local leaders who helped build and maintain this
successful and essential organization. I look forward to working with
all of them as we build a brighter future for Oregon's wheat producers.

                     TRUMP IS KEEPING FAMILIES SAFE

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, President Donald Trump and
House Republicans are helping keep families safe.
  Border provisions in the Working Families Tax Cut Act secured the
addition of completing hundreds of miles of border wall with advanced
border technology, hiring 10,000 new Immigration and Customs
Enforcement officers, 3,000 new Border Patrol agents, and strengthening
the Coast Guard operations targeting drug trafficking and human
smuggling.
  A secure border is the first defense for American families.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops. President Trump is reinstituting
peace through strength, revealing war criminal Putin lies, insulting
Trump and mocking Trump, providing targeting information to Iran to
murder Americans and Israelis.
  This weekend, South Carolina Republicans convened to celebrate the
nearly 70 percent primary victory of Alan Wilson for Governor, with
teammates Mike Reichenbach for Lieutenant Governor, David Stumbo for
attorney general, Ellen Weaver for superintendent of education, and
Cody Simpson for agriculture commissioner.