Thomas Massie

House Resolution 495 provides for a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 277, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023 and provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking…

As a father and a grandfather, my heart breaks when I see the victims of these deranged killers at schools and elsewhere. We need serious solutions. I think it is an insult to the victims and families that banning a piece of plastic is…

Even before America declared its independence, John Adams emphasized that a republic is a government of laws and not of men. That is what we are here to debate tonight. Are we a government of laws or a government of the executive branch…

We now have had a sneak preview of what the next hour of debate is going to look like. The other side is going to argue that we need to give up more power to the executive branch. I think our constituents would be appalled. They sent us…

Reasonable minds may differ about certain policies, but under the Constitution, we should all be on the same page about who should make law. Congress should make law. Think about some of the laws that have been promulgated by the…

I include in the Record a cost estimate for H.R. 277 prepared by the Congressional Budget Office. AT A GLANCE, H.R. 277, REINS ACT OF 2023, AS ORDERED REPORTED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON MAY 24, 2023…

I wonder, since we are proposing that children would be saved by banning a piece of plastic, has anyone on the other side of the aisle proposed that Congressmen are safer now that this piece of plastic is banned? I don't think so. Has…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for his comments, and I reserve the balance of my time.

May I inquire as to how much time each side has remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky has 6 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 8 minutes remaining.

I'm particularly concerned about eliminating food safety regulations that might push serious health costs on to consumers.

The problem with that is it's regressive. How many families can afford to buy 500 pounds of meat?

Congressman Thomas Massie's PRIME Act would enable this.

If the goal is lower prices and more choices for consumers, then improved and targeted antitrust enforcement is needed to help create that competition.

This is going to be a monopoly worldwide unless we address it today.

The PRIME Act seeks to expand that alternate path, which has made nobody sick, and it's made a lot more people healthier.

This is a very real problem. I'm here to warn you today that this problem is no longer just the United States' problem.

Affordability is a big one because, as you mentioned, not only does the current system require large volume buying, the average American now can't put their hand on $400.

Traceability is another one. Right now, a typical burger at a burger joint has pieces of 600 animals in it.

I would love it if we were able to look at policies to strengthen the FTC and the USDA so they can break up monopolies.

Make no mistake: This administration wants to ban gas stoves. They have said it out loud. Mr. Speaker, 38 to 40 percent of Americans use gas stoves. I asked the ranking member of the committee of jurisdiction for these bills to save our…

The other side of the aisle has said that nobody's gas stove is going to be banned. Let me read you a statement from Jeremy Ortiz, a spokesperson for the Department of Energy: Our ``analysis is constructed so that the proposed standard…

Our constituents didn't elect us to come here and eat fancy dinners and go from one fundraiser to the next, take lavish trips, and rub elbows with important and famous people. They sent us here for one job: Pass laws or, in some cases…

One of the arguments made from the other side of the aisle that I find absolutely laughable is this notion that the REINS Act might be unconstitutional, might have some constitutional infirmity because it requires Congress to pass the laws…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 463 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 463 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…