Luke Messer

The federal financial aid system is one of the great success stories in the history of the federal government.

I am a product of Pell Grants, could not have gone to college--graduated from Wabash College--without Pell Grants.

I certainly appreciate the gentleman from Louisiana and his leadership. I know you were quoted over the weekend on FOX News by George Will describing the tragic circumstances that most Americans see themselves in, those that have lost…

In Indiana, where I am from, we have had in recent days reported that 701 Hoosiers have signed up on the Affordable Health Care Act exchanges, and 108,000 are going to lose their health care plan.

I think it highlights a very important issue with what I would say is the unintended consequences of the Affordable Care Act.

I think reforms that drive us towards completion are at least something we ought to give strong consideration.

And sadly for many students, if you--leave with tens of thousands of dollars in debt and have no degree then you are, by definition, much worse off because you don't have a better economic opportunity and you have a lot of debt.

I certainly understand the importance of the federal student loan program; I am very much a product of the federal student loan and student financial aid program.

President Obama is willing to negotiate with Syria's dictator. The President made a phone call last week to open negotiations with Iran's new leader. But yesterday, the President held a press conference in the Rose Garden to talk about why…

I would vote yes. I certainly believe it is a vote of conscience.

The facts, as I see them, are that chemical weapons were used, innocent children were gassed.

I am convinced whether the consequences are intended or not that placing the Obamacare requirement on employees that have 30 hours or more has become the biggest attack on the 40-hour work week in decades.

ObamaCare is not working. The American people know that. Now, it seems President Obama knows that, too. The President's unilateral decision to violate the law and delay the employer mandate postpones some of the law's worst damage for…

Four days. In 4 days, interest rates on student loans will double if nothing is done. A bill to stop that from happening passed this House last month. But the President and the Senate refused to do anything but posture. The truth is we…

I would just add, sometimes I think this comes from both sides. In other words, there are times when laws passed by Congress are intentionally vague so that the bureaucracy steps in and leaders are able to say, Hey, blame it on those…

The American people see the challenges in Syria as a mess with no clear answers.

It's 2013, and the world is full of successful women, women like my mother, who raised her two sons on her own while working at the Delta Faucet factory in Greensburg. Some women, like my wife--a successful full-time lawyer and a…

The real threat is the explosive growth of debt in this country, the fact that we are adding $1 trillion of debt each year, $6,800 of debt per taxpayer each year. It's dragging down our economy and hurting our ability to create jobs. Let's…

I would now like to yield 2 minutes to my good friend from Georgia (Mr. Collins).

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for his comments and his leadership on this important topic. It's certainly a pleasure to work with you on this bill and on the other bills that you mentioned. I would now like to yield 1 minute to my…

I thank the gentleman for his moving remarks. I thank all my colleagues for their remarks today. We're going to vote this week on repealing ObamaCare. That vote is more than symbolism. ObamaCare is wrecking this economy. ObamaCare is…

I thank the gentlelady for her remarks. As many other speakers have said tonight, ObamaCare is Big Government at its worst. Federal agencies have recently reported that it will take them almost 190 million additional man hours per year for…

I thank the gentleman for his remarks. I would like to speak briefly about broken ObamaCare promise number four. The President promised ``Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see their taxes increase.'' The truth…

I thank the gentleman for his remarks. I'll talk to you briefly about broken promise number three. The President promised that ``coupled with comprehensive reform, our bill could save families $2,500 in the coming years.'' The truth? Just…

I appreciate the gentleman's remarks. I yield to my good friend from Montana (Mr. Daines).