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Thomas Harold Massie is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Massie has been an advocate for limited government and individual liberties. He is known for his libertarian-leaning views and has often focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility and government transparency. Throughout his tenure, he has been involved in various legislative efforts and has made headlines for his outspoken positions on a range of topics.
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…
House Resolution 869 provides for a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 5893, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and a closed rule, H.R. 5961, the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act. We have a…
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 190, beginning on line 16, strike ``by any country'' and all that follows through ``Maduro Moros''…
I think it would be useful at this point to define gain-of-function research. I will use the written testimony of Richard Ebright, Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers University and laboratory director…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…
I think this expertise resides in your department, not theirs. Do you agree that they shouldn't be reevaluating what you have already done?
We need not scale prejudicial regulations, but scale appropriate regulations so that these farmers--you can help them on the back end try to fight the oligopoly of four processors.
My constituents benefit from low-cost carriers at the CVG Airport. I want to make sure they are viable, and sometimes they require a merger to remain viable.
None of my 750,000 constituents. They do have concerns--and by the way, I have got some search engines on my phone and they don't include Google.
I think we have been more active with respect to protecting farmers and family farmers than we have been in over a century.
Another is the farmers worried about this oligopoly that exists in the meat market.
President Biden addressed it in his State of the Union, at least acknowledged the problem that four meat companies control 85 percent of the meat that is consumed in the United States.
I think there's a honeymoon period here. I'm not sure how long it lasts, maybe 30 days.
May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has 2 minutes remaining.
Drunk driving is a serious problem. That is why 31 States already have a law to implement interlock ignition technology where if you have been convicted of a DUI that you have to pass this test in order to operate your vehicle. This…
As a member of the Transportation Committee, I had the honor to question Secretary Buttigieg on whether he had this authority and what metrics he would use to exercise this authority. It was obvious that they don't have any experience in…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…
I reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized and has the right to close.
May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…
We actually don't know how this technology is going to work. They don't know over at the DOT either, because we have sent a letter to them, that they haven't responded to yet, asking them: Will this have cameras inside the car? Will it…
I ask unanimous consent to submit for the record October 30, 2023, Executive Order from Joe Biden titled, 'Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,' where he says AI reflects the…
As the only still-serving coauthor and cosponsor of the motion to vacate Speaker Boehner, I can tell you this motion to vacate is a terrible idea. As the only Member who is serving here who took every chance to vote against Speaker Boehner…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following: Sec. _. None of the funds made…
Over the past year, our country has been engaged in a proxy war with Russia. We are on a path to a hot war where we will be directly involved if we don't change that path now. It is shortsighted to use cluster bombs there, to transfer…
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