Andy Barr: “I thank my friend, the gentleman from Louisiana for that stirring story, and I appreciate what he had to say. Every…”

“I thank my friend, the gentleman from Louisiana for that stirring story, and I appreciate what he had to say. Every generation in America has had to fight for freedom and fight for free enterprise. And I am reminded by a couple generations after the Founding Fathers when our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, in fighting for capitalism freedom said this: You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves. Abraham Lincoln. And now, I yield to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman), my friend from the Commonwealth and a great patriot.”