Smucker: One Year into Biden Presidency America Faces Crises

Washington, D.C.-Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) released the following statement marking President Biden's first year in office:

"Today marks one year since President Biden has taken office.

And in one year's time, President Biden and the policies of his administration have the American people facing crisis after crisis.

President Biden's has an economic and inflation crisis. Inflation, which is a tax on the middle class, is crushing American families' budgets in Lancaster and York counties. Inflation is at a 40-year high.

And because my constituents are paying more for goods, their pay effectively is going down. Real average hourly earnings have decreased 2.4 percent since December 2020 and have dropped 8 out of the 11full months President Biden has been in office.

Job creation has failed to meet expectations. Just this last month, 199,000 jobs were created-less than half of the estimated 400,000that economists expected. And we're still millions of jobs shortof where the economy was pre-pandemic. Too many people are sitting on the sidelines. Businesses are in dire need of workers. I see "we're hiring" signs everywhere in my district.

President Biden policies have created an energy crisis, as the price of gasoline continues to skyrocket. The price of gasoline is up nearly 50%from December 2020.

President Biden has created a crisis at our southern border, with 1.7 million crossings in the last yearas a direct result of the policies of this administration. And yet, his administration refuses to take concrete steps to secure the southern border.

President Biden has created a crisis of American leadership on the global stage. Despite saying that we would stay until every American was safely evacuated, President Bidenleft Americans behindin Afghanistan. Now, other nations are testing the resolve of American leadership.

Despite all their failures, the administration has excuses for them all. The Biden administration has said inflation is only "temporary." They told the American people not to worry about gas prices, noting that we just need OPEC to raise their production! The president said the surge in illegal immigration happens "every single solitary year."The State Department notes only "fewer than a dozen" American citizens who are still trying to leave Afghanistan.

One year after taking office, my constituents see what the policies of the Biden administration have done for them. Higher prices resulting in falling wages, surging illegal immigration, and unsteady leadership. The American people are fed up. It shows in recent polling.

President Biden has a 33% approval rating according to a Quinnipiac pollreleased last week and a majority of Americans now believe President Biden is doing more to divide us than bring our nation together.

There's no amount of excuses this administration can share with American people to shrug off their policy failures. I will continue to oppose President Biden's radical policy agenda and will continue to support pro-growth policies that can turn this economy around and strengthen our free enterprise system," said Smucker.

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