Luke Messer

ObamaCare is built on broken promises. President Obama promised that, through his healthcare law, premiums would go down. Instead, they have gone up. In most States, premiums have increased by double digits. In some States, like Oklahoma…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for his help on this amendment as well. It is an amendment designed to take an already very good bill and make it just a little better. A good friend of mine, former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, used…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Section 801(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, as proposed to be amended by section 3 of the bill, is…

Nothing unites Indiana's Sixth Congressional District quite like the simple phrase, ``we must stand with Israel.'' Throughout most of my rural district that has far more Christian churches than synagogues, Hoosiers are united in their…

I think it is long past time to stop the runaway train of the Federal regulatory bureaucracy. I urge support for the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from…

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 thank the gentleman for organizing today's celebration of Indiana's 200th birthday. I thank him for his distinguished little giant career at Wabash College and all of his service to our great State. It is an exciting time to be a Hoosier…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Sunday, we celebrate two centuries of statehood, history, tradition, and accomplishment in Indiana. We Hoosiers have a great deal to be proud of in our State, and in the Sixth District that I represent. The…

I send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 166) and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the concurrent resolution as follows: H. Con. Res. 166 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate…

First, I want to thank Chairman Forbes for his leadership on this issue and for his distinguished career here in Congress. The gentleman certainly will be missed. Mr. Speaker, some issues just boil down to common sense. Despite the…

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…

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 want to thank my colleague, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Crenshaw), for his great work on this important bill. Mr. Chairman, the amendment I am offering today is a simple and modest proposal. It ensures that the CFPB follows the…

It wouldn't be fair that we would be paying for that health care law on the backs of schools across this country.

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

I want to thank my colleague, my good friend, the gentlewoman from Indiana, for her important work on this legislation. I rise in support today of S. 524. Mr. Speaker, an astounding 78 people die every day of opioid overdose in America--78…

I have Hudson and Ava with me. That is right. I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.J. Res. 88, and I commend my colleague from Tennessee for bringing this important measure forward. In life and in public service, we…

I begin my remarks with just a clarification of the argument of my friends on the other side of the aisle. Their argument is essentially this: that Federal regulators--banking regulators--cannot do their jobs if their funding is somehow…

It creates anxiety in the U.S. and global economy for no good purpose.

Will these policies hurt the very people that they are designed to protect?

I mean, to me, this is the ultimate win-win. I mean, not only are we doing right by our veterans, but these business entities get people with the skills and values they need to be successful, too.

Thank you all again for your service to your country, and I want to thank you for your service now, which is equally important to the veterans that you help transition into the workplace.

I think we have a moral obligation to stand by our veterans, and not only appreciate them while they are serving, but help them transition into civilian life.

I think we have to rethink as a country are we doing everything we can to serve our veterans.