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Andy Barr
@andybarr· Republican · KY· Apr 15, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is increasingly out of control and lacks transparency because there are virtually no checks on the agency's power.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 15, 2024

You would not add more people if you were in private business, you would not add more people to an undefined.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 15, 2024

But here's my point. When you get to the pensions being a problem, and you say, most of this is generated by pensions and past pensions, and this was all thrust upon you, that's fine. But you are adding people to that problem.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 15, 2024

You do not need legislation to privately contract.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 15, 2024

The debts continue to mount. I do not see a whole lot of change.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 15, 2024

I do not know on what principles of reasoning it is that good men think that the public ought to pay more for a thing that they would themselves if they were buying it themselves.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 15, 2024

In our State, what we do is we are hiring people with a different pension plan.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 15, 2024

I am against your pension program, but I am against putting more people in it so you do not quite get it.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 15, 2024

Private corporations face these kind of problems and when they do, they do not add to their labor costs.

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Apr 12, 2024

The committee granted by a recorded vote of 8-4 a rule providing for consideration of the following measures: H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act; H.R. 529, the Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act; H…

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Apr 12, 2024

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1137 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1137 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the…

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Apr 12, 2024

I congratulate the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess), in his appointment as the new chairman of the Rules Committee. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess), chairman of the Rules Committee.

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Apr 12, 2024

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Neguse), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

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James Comer
@jamescomer· Republican · KY· Apr 10, 2024

I think it will be known throughout history as the Inflation Creation Act, and that is why I do not believe a single Republican voted for it.

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James Comer
@jamescomer· Republican · KY· Apr 10, 2024

But this Administration has proven it is unable to do anything at the border with respect to security.

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Apr 10, 2024

Today, we are voting on a resolution that will bring forward reauthorization of a program that has been abused for decades, the FISA 702 surveillance program. Before we vote on that program, though, this resolution that we are voting on…

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James Comer
@jamescomer· Republican · KY· Apr 10, 2024

The illicit vapes coming from China flooding our market, these kid-friendly flavors... is the next chapter in this youth vaping epidemic.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 10, 2024

We cannot control everything China does, but we certainly should not be funding it.

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