How Republicans Have Delivered for Americans

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for hosting this Special Order Hour.

Mr. Speaker, America is back and, like the President says, hotter than ever.

Throughout 2025, Republicans worked to undo the damage of the Biden- Harris administration, resulting in less red tape, bigger paychecks, a blue-collar boom, and a stronger, more resilient workplace.

The United States will always be the land of opportunity, but the previous administration shuttered small businesses, choked economic growth, and enacted countless regulatory measures that hurt families and businesses alike.

I believe in America First. That means a Federal Government that gets out of the way and allows hardworking people to succeed.

Republicans put America first when we passed the largest tax cut in American history. We delivered no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and tax relief for seniors by lowering taxes on Social Security benefits, because the key to affordability is bigger paychecks, not bigger government.

People are going to be feeling the effects of these tax savings in their pocketbooks this tax season, where Georgia families can expect up to $5,000 in savings. By unleashing American energy, we are bringing relief to families right now.

The national average of gasoline is now under $3 a gallon. That matters to everyone, from the large-scale shipping to the blue-collar worker driving their daily commute.

Mr. Speaker, what we have done in 2025 is just the beginning. As we move to 2026, Republicans are focused on expanding opportunity even further, bringing jobs back home, growing domestic manufacturing, and ensuring the American Dream is within reach for every person willing to work hard, especially our young people.

The key to Republicans' success is that we govern by a simple concept, common sense. It is common sense to use our vast natural resources and unleash American energy dominance because affordable energy means affordable living, just like it is common sense that trillions spent on so-called Green New Deal projects caused runaway inflation at over 9 percent.

President Trump and Republicans are reviving the American Dream by advancing progrowth, proworker, America First policies that help young people build a future, provide relief for our elderly, and strengthen the middle class and everyone in between.

I thank the President for his work on our economy.

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