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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.
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…
if Congress has decided that it is better not to legislate on that problem, then it is not appropriate for the President to sort of take over through emergency powers.
Big business is working with the government to weaponize against the American people.
Americans are upset, and they are angry that the government's been weaponized against them.
I think it's wrong that they don't get their day in court, that they get a one-sentence affirmation of PTAB, and I think we need to change that as well.
I share my colleague's view that we should be writing the laws, not the Supreme Court, and we shouldn't leave these open areas for you to have to do it.
I think we--the danger of not allowing patents in certain areas is that other countries, like China, are going to overtake us in those areas.
Ten years for owning a piece of plastic that you were told was legal and that you owned for a decade and that millions of people did.
What concerns me is this statement down here. This tweet can't be replied to, shared, or liked.
I think it's a very important part of the First Amendment. If you can't communicate with your government, how do you get any redress?
Imagine my surprise when I found out that the Virality Project was targeting my communications in social media with my constituents.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: TITLE VII--SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO TERMINATION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF…
As my colleague from Oklahoma pointed out, Congress lacks the constitutional authority to create what amounts to a national school board of unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats. How many are there; 4,000 bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.? My…
Bumping the PFC would be a very significant help, and it would be airports self-generating the funds from local users of airports and airport facilities.
Sometimes when Congress wants to raise taxes, we call it a user fee as a euphemism.
The modern Administrative State's violation of these fundamental principles is significant.
It seems like our Founders were really wise to put the legislative function in this Chamber and in the Senate, because we're up for reelection so frequently.
That's why I've introduced legislation called the Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act.
On one hand, I love the maxim that every bit of gun control is a claim that gun control doesn't work.
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