Luke Messer

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, let me make three quick points: first, as to the underlying merits of the bill, transparency matters. It matters that we let the American people know what is happening here. This…

I appreciate the gentleman's help and comments on this bill. It's a good government bill. It's transparency. It makes sure that taxpayers know how much the Federal Government is racking up on their dime, and I'm hopeful that it will pass…

First, I want to thank Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen for allowing the House to consider this measure, which will require the President's annual budget submission to Congress to include the cost per…

I appreciate Representative Van Hollen and his comments. As he well knows, this Chamber has twice considered sequester replacement bills put forward by the House Republican leadership, voted on and passed out of this Chamber. The…

$85 billion is a lot of money, yet it represents just 2 percent of the $3.6 trillion this Nation spends every year. I hold in my hand two pennies, two pennies to represent the 2 percent of budget reductions we are asking for in this $85…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the subject of this Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

I appreciate the comments of the gentleman from Utah. As we consider the tragedy that occurred in Newtown, Connecticut, it is natural to want to do something to prevent that from ever happening again. The victims of such unthinkable crimes…

Thanks again to the gentleman from Florida. I appreciate your comments today. I thank my colleague from Utah and my colleagues from Texas who had the opportunity to speak earlier, and I appreciate your leadership on this important topic…

College costs too much. Parents are scrimping and saving and spending their nest eggs to pay for their children's education while trying to make ends meet in this sluggish economy.

We can't just keep subsidizing skyrocketing tuition; we'll run out of money.

Taxpayers cannot continue to subsidize the soaring cost of higher education.

Uncle Sam's free-spending ways have cost each American $27,000 over the last 4 years. As a Nation, we are adding $50,000 in debt each second. But listening to this President talk about sequestration, you would think that we can't spend one…

A lot of energy is spent talking about the injustice that would fall to those who have invested and paid in over their lifetimes if they did not receive the benefits that they rightly should receive, but probably not enough energy is spent…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In section 3(b), strike ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3), strike the period at the end of paragraph (4)…

I want to thank the gentleman from Maryland for his statement in support of the bill. It's a commonsense provision, and I appreciate your support. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment…

I yield 1 minute to my good friend and classmate, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins).

The victims of the recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, and the victims of the other recent shootings deserve our solemn prayers for their loss and our deepest sympathy for their pain. As a Nation, we should focus our collective grief…

It is unconscionable that the Federal government will be taxing schools and employers to the point where student instruction may suffer.

I believe one of the biggest challenges facing our schools and workplaces is the numerous insurance mandates and hundreds of billions of dollars in new taxes on employers in the Affordable Care Act.

I say with great pride to my honorable colleague that we do it better in Indiana. I worked with then-State Representative Walorski and Governor Daniels as a member of Indiana's General Assembly to help pass Indiana's balanced budget. We…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Utah. I appreciate his remarks. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to address their remarks to the Chair.

I next would like to recognize the distinguished gentleman and my good friend from Texas (Mr. Williams).

I would like to next recognize the distinguished gentleman from Utah (Mr. Stewart).

It's an honor and privilege to stand here today in what I hope to have as the first of many Special Orders that the Republican freshman class does together. Today, we want to highlight the importance of the upcoming debt ceiling debate and…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank you for your time and help tonight as another distinguished Member of the freshman class. I hope we will have opportunities on other nights for you to be able…