Thomas Massie

Freedom surrendered is rarely reclaimed. We have an opportunity to do that. Few of the rights protected by our Constitution are more infringed than the right to privacy.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated...

I will give the American people an overview of the debate that is happening here today. Why are there three Members of Congress controlling time on the floor? I thought there were only two parties. No. When it comes to spending, there is…

They wanted to formalize it. They didn't call it a ministry of truth.

I have got a bill that I am going to introduce that would prohibit the funding for disinformation research grants.

Today we're seeing the Bill of Rights being trampled in every kind of way.

When my constituents complain about their taxes, I tell them to be thankful you don't get all the government you pay for.

The thing that troubled me is they are literally trying to ban math and powerful computers.

Is the administration asking us to remove books, or are they more concerned about search results (or both)?

If AI is banned, only the criminals will have AI. The criminals in fact will be inside of the government.

The American people rightly recognize that our own government is being turned against its citizens.

It's disappointing that Congress needed to create this Committee, but it definitely needed to be done.

The question, what are we going to do about it? I think this Committee is a good response to it.

I certainly see the irony; it is deafening that they are going to turn these tools on you.

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. Mr. Speaker, there is something in this bill called tax credits, but they are also called refundable. So what is a refundable tax credit? It is welfare by a different name. We are going to…

When steel and aluminum meets a concrete barrier at 35 miles an hour, all the fiction and politics go out the window.

Let me just say, I had a mentor who told me that hope is not a business plan. I think that applies here.

This won't be ready by 2026. Congress has asked the impossible. It's a wish. It's not a plan.

the technology talks about disabling a vehicle, possibly in transit. That's very concerning to me if you have a false positive for that.

I don't even think the press or the media has more rights to the First Amendment than the general public.

If they can do this to a Member of Congress's official account, they can do it to anybody.

This is my official account. This is not a personal account. This is not a campaign account. This is my communication with my constituents.

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the ranking member of the Rules Committee, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 869 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 869 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

If I had a nickel for every time the other side of the aisle uses the word ``extreme,'' I would buy you lunch today. It must be poll tested. ``Extreme'' must be good for them in the polls. Let me tell you what is extreme and what every…