davis is on assignment today and maybe join us later, but i believe mr. steil will be offering his opening statement. so mr. steil, you are now recognized. >> thank you very much, madam chairwoman. today's hearingaiai is titled "e elections clause: constitutional interpretation and congressional exercise." this is a hearing that our committee should of had before we had hearings on election administration, before the drafting and introduction and passage of h.r. one and before the drafting and introduction of h.r.-4 last congress. clearly se primary role in establishing the times, places and manners upholding elections for senators and representatives. under the constitution, congress has a purely secondary role in this space. this is evident from the weights written. the states are lifted first and congress is listed second. congress is clearly outside these constitutional bounds. these bills prevent any states establishing the time, place and manner in which elections are held by establishing a national election system by bureaucrats in washington, d.c. the s

i yield back >> thank you the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. steil, is now recognized for five minutes >> thank you, madam chairwoman thank you mr. powell for being here today i want to stay on the topic of inflation. i'm a bit of a broken record on this issue because it's so important to families in wisconsin and across our country. the in fact the prospect of rising inflation, i brought this up in committee last july and last december. in those committees you suggest you're not ready to take action to head off inflation. and yesterday we received more data confirming the prices are continuing to rise and inflation is not an abstract concern. although the white house social media team put out information that a fourth of july barbecue went down 16 cents, but families can see rapid price increases with their own eyes. i know it's not your role to comment on fiscal policy, but i'm very concerned with president biden's spending plans and its impact on inflation. last month increase in consumer prices at 5.4%, it was the largest jump that we've seen sin

. >> the gentleman from missed -- wisconsin mr. steil is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you madam chairwoman and thank you mr. poker beard today. as you know i am a bit of a broken record on this issue but is so important to families across our country. the prospect of rising inflation and i brought this up maybe last july at last december and in those meetings you continue suggest you are ready to take action to head off inflation yesterday we received more data confirming that prices are continuing to rise. although the white house media chain put out information on the 4th of july barbecue the biden administration gain time what they want but families are seeingnd rapid price increases with their own eyes. no it's not your role to counteract fiscal policy but i'm very concerned with president biden spending plan and its impact on inflation but last month increase in consumer prices of 5.4% was the largest jump that we have seen since august of 2008 before the financial crisis. of the past year used cars of government 30% and pl