congressional_record: CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgE169-3
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| CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgE169-3 | 2026-02-26 | 119 | 2 | PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S WORDS STILL RING TRUE TODAY; THE FAILINGS OF THE STATE OF THE UNION | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | ALLOTHER | E169 | E169 | [{"name": "Marcy Kaptur", "role": "speaking"}] | 172 Cong. Rec. E169 | Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E169] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S WORDS STILL RING TRUE TODAY; THE FAILINGS OF THE STATE OF THE UNION ______ HON. MARCY KAPTUR of ohio in the house of representatives Thursday, February 26, 2026 Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today and include in the Record a portion of President Harry S. Truman's Address in St. Paul at the Municipal Auditorium on October 13, 1948. While this speech is over 50 years old, the sentiments still remain today, as highlighted by the President's recent State of the Union. Millions have lost access to much needed food assistance, while prices at the grocery store continue to rise. Daycare centers and rural hospitals are closing. Ill- considered tariffs have cost every hardworking family more than $1,750 and caused untold inflation which is making everyday life unaffordable. We cannot pretend all is well when many of our fellow citizens know it simply is not. I hope that my colleagues across the aisle will join me in this pursuit, because all the people we represent surely need it. Well, I have been studying the Republican Party for over 12 years at close hand in the Capital of the United States. And by this time, I have discovered where the Republicans stand on most of the major issues. Since they won't tell you themselves, I am going to tell you. They approve of the American farmer--but they are willing to help him go broke. They stand four-square for the American home--but not for housing. They are strong for labor--but they are stronger for restricting labor's rights. They favor a minimum wage--the smaller the minimum the better. They indorse educational opportunity for all--but they won't spend money for teachers or for schools. They think modern medical care and hospitals are fine--for people who can afford them. They approve of social security benefits--so much so that they took them away from almost a million people. They believe in international trade--so much so that they crippled our reciprocal trade program, and killed our International Wheat Agreement. They favor the admission of displaced persons--but only within shameful racial and religious limitations. They consider electric power a great blessing--but only when the private power companies get their rake-off. They say TVA is wonderful--but we ought never to try it again. They condemn ``cruelly high prices''--but fight to the death every effort to bring them down. They think the American standard of living is a fine thing--so long as it doesn't spread to all the people. And they admire the Government of the United States so much that they would like to buy it. ____________________ |