Andy Barr: “during the recently concluded campaign, which culminated in the landslide victory for myself and many other candidates…”

“during the recently concluded campaign, which culminated in the landslide victory for myself and many other candidates all across this land, we heard a message loud and clear. That message was: less government, lower taxes, and less regulation. Mr. Speaker, let us not engage as we have seen in recent days up here in the old Chinese torture of death by a thousand cuts, to engage in death by a thousand amendments. We have heard that message. The message is, we the people of these United States want lower taxes, less Government, and less regulation. We will have the opportunity to stand tall before the American people this week and pass the unfunded mandates bill and pass a balanced budget amendment with a set of teeth in it; namely, the three-fifths majority to raise taxes. This is what the people want. Let us give the people what they want, and they have spoken oh so eloquently. Let us take up that charge and do them proud.”