Luke Messer

We need to make sure every family has that choice.

Overwhelmingly, we live in America today where we agree on almost nothing, but we all agree on school choice.

I think it is crazy to say that supporting students somehow makes you anti-teacher's union, or Department of Education.

It is immoral in a country like ours. No child should be forced to go to a failing or unsafe school.

You might be entitled to your own argument, but you are not entitled to your own facts, right?

If we change the status quo and block grant our federal education spending, states like Ohio would have the flexibility to spend taxpayer dollars in ways that impact their students the most.

The key is parents. You know, you mentioned money may not make a difference. What does matter is engaged parents.

I have worked for many years to reform K-12 education, with a particular emphasis on expanding education freedom and parental empowerment in K-12 education.

Congress can heed the call from voters and parents of school age children, and pass America's boldest school choice bill, H.R. 531, the Educational Choice for Children Act.

The great myth about school choice is that it allegedly hurts public schools.

Parents need the freedom to choose the education environment that best meets their child's needs.

This committee has spent a significant amount of time exploring the damaging effects of activist investors using the shareholder proposal process.

I am especially pleased that Chairman Clayton has acknowledged the importance of reducing burdens on public companies.

This bill is just a common sense, bipartisan bill that provides greater flexibility in the way our veterans can use GI Bill benefits.

Hoosier families deserve a pay raise, and that is what President Trump's tax plan is going to give them: more jobs, fairer taxes, and bigger paychecks for working Hoosiers. Importantly, the plan includes a provision that I have been…

Income share agreements are not the answer for everybody, but I think they are the answer for more people than are currently being served by them now.

It's wrong, and it's long past time that we do something about it in America.

We already have school choice if you can afford it.

I believe in school choice, because I trust America's parents.

When given the opportunity to say something nice about Dan Coats, I didn't want to pass it up. If I could give one word to describe U.S. Senator Dan Coats, it would be ``Hoosier.'' He is a person of grace and humility, hard work and humor…

I respect the gentleman's position. I would just submit that the express language of Dodd-Frank says what we should do here. It creates a 3-year statute of limitations for the CFPB, and the CFPB is ignoring the rule of law and ignoring…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

If we really care about our kids, we need to do something about it.