Luke Messer

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 21, strike ``and''. Page 4, line 25, strike the period and insert ``; and''. Page 4, after…

This debate is a remarkable one. There is only one group here that has a budget that balances. For the fifth or sixth or seventh year in a row, we will be submitting a budget that balances. The gentleman speaks of the President's budget…

I thank my colleague from Texas (Mr. Marchant) for his great work on this important bill, a bill that seeks to make the administration accountable for the out-of-control national debt which others have said just hit a staggering $19…

With all due respect to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, their arguments seem to be summarized this way: that somehow if we just would all go bury our head in the sand that we would be better off. I mean, the reality is this…

How much time is remaining on my side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana has 3 minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman from Missouri for his work on this very important bill. The Constitution is clear: the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, yet time and time again, this administration has attempted to…

Those families are a mosaic of our state. Every race, color, and creed, religion, economic background, all just looking for an opportunity to have their shot at the American dream.

The best way to determine what is the best path for a child's future is to let that parent decide.

I believe it is the civil rights issue of our time.

I thank the chairman, Mr. Carney, and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York for their leadership on this bill. What would you think if I told you that the Federal Government bureaucracy is favoring foreign bonds and corporate bonds over…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for offering this important amendment. Mr. Chairman, this amendment will ensure that costly, unfunded mandates are given full consideration by the commission established by this underlying bill…

I have not heard from one parent, student, or teacher who likes No Child Left Behind. Despite what may have been the best of intentions, its one-size-fits-all mandates led to Federal Government micromanagement in the classroom, overtested…

If we bring forward policies that actually end up hurting the very people that we are saying we are trying to protect, that does not make sense for anybody.

Why do you need to be protected from yourself?

In life and in public policy, we are not only accountable for our intentions, we are also accountable for your results.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Ignoring this simple wisdom, the CFPB issued a guidance bulletin, without public notice and comment, threatening to eliminate a car dealer's ability to discount interest rates for their customers. This…

I thank the chairman. I thank Mrs. Wagner for her leadership on this important issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Retail Investor Protection Act. Let me be clear. We all agree that investment advisers should act in the best…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in support today of H.R. 10, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act. I want to commend Speaker Boehner for introducing this important legislation and thank him…

Again, Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Kentucky for his remarks. I believe the most direct path towards a healthier and more secure economy now and in the future is less spending, lower taxes, a balanced budget, and a smaller debt. The…

I appreciate the gentleman's comments. I certainly appreciate his support for the legislation. I would just suggest I don't think this is meaningless at all. I think it is important that we let the American taxpayer understand the true…

I appreciate the gentleman's comments. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Messer). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that…

I want to thank my colleague and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton) for his leadership on this important bill, and I am hoping today to join the voice vote kumbaya, if possible. H.R. 702 is a commonsense legislation that repeals 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: Add at the end the following: SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF CRUDE OIL, REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, AND…

Again, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton) for his leadership on this important bill and reiterate my support for H.R. 702. This is commonsense legislation that repeals the outdated ban on crude oil exports. The U.S. is…