Luke Messer

Good jobs are hard to find these days. The gap between America's highest- and lowest-income families is wider than ever. American workers are on unemployment longer than any time since World War II. A record 46 million Americans live in…

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

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

The President's $30 billion excise tax on medical device manufacturers is bad for America. The tax is costing jobs, particularly in Indiana, and limiting patient access to lifesaving devices and therapies. We should not be putting American…

Last week's $19 billion bankruptcy by the city of Detroit should serve as a wakeup call for every American. Chicago, with a reported $19 billion unfunded pension liability, and Los Angeles, with an estimated $30 billion in debt, may not be…

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 want to thank my good friend from Georgia (Mr. Collins) for recognizing me and for leading this Republican freshman class Special Order on the need for regulatory reform. I also want to commend him and the gentleman from Florida (Mr…

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…

``Those who give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.'' Ben Franklin uttered those words several hundred years ago, but his warning is still relevant today. Reports that the…

The First Amendment is under attack in Madison, Indiana. One of my constituents, Bill Grote, is a profile in courage as he litigates against the government's attempt to force him to violate his First Amendment rights and comply with…

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…

I would like to thank Chairman Kline for his hard work on this bill. I'd also like to thank Subcommittee Chairwoman Foxx for her hard work. I rise today in support of H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act. This debate is about…

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 yield such time as she may consume to my friend and colleague from the great State of Indiana (Mrs. Brooks).

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 am a former State legislator from Indiana. They used to say on the House floor back there, ``Good bill. Should pass,'' and it's great when you have the opportunity to work together across the aisle on a bill that just makes sense. My…

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

I thank the gentlelady. I rise in support today of ObamaCare repeal. I can't begin to highlight all the problems of ObamaCare in 1 minute, so I will instead focus on this simple fact: ObamaCare is the biggest assault on the 40-hour…

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).

I thank the good gentleman for his comments. Next I yield to my very good friend from the great State of Georgia (Mr. Collins).

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I would like to talk right now about ObamaCare broken promise number two. The President promised: I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits, either now or in the future. The truth…