Thomas Massie

The regulatory burden totals greatly exceed those of its immediate two predecessors.

My constituents say, just don't change them on me. Let me know what the rules are.

I think we're putting regulations over people. I don't think we're keeping people safe with more regulations.

The overarching conclusions drawn from this data are hardly surprising.

A Republic is a government of laws, not of men.

Powers are separated with the intent that the legislature makes the law.

How many majorities are required to approve of a bureaucrat changing a law or a rule?

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield…

I said that the other side could have released them. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time, the gentleman said that all the tapes had been released. The only person who got the tapes was a political hack at FOX News who used them…

Last night, the Rules Committee met and reported House Resolution 199, providing for consideration of three measures: H.R. 140, H.J. Res. 27, and S. 619. The rule provides for H.R. 140 to be considered under a structured rule with 1 hour…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 199 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 199 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman.

I want to talk about the weaponization of the CDC against the American people.

In this article that I have just referenced, misinformation No. 7 was that ``COVID originating from the Wuhan lab is a conspiracy theory.'' It is not. I think we are going to find that out when this resolution passes, and I expect a lot of…

I thank the gentleman from Indiana for yielding. I find it somewhat ironic that the other side is complaining about the process during the debate on the amendment that the other side gets to offer by virtue of a decision in the Rules…

It is interesting to hear the other side of the aisle talk about logic. What we are talking about today is whether to repeal the vaccine mandate on international travelers. Well, what is the logic of having a vaccine mandate on legal…

This is the best country on the planet, best country that has ever been. It is deeply flawed, but we owe it to our children to fix it.

I thank the gentleman from New York for yielding. The U.S. should be leading the free world right now but, instead, we are falling behind. Hundreds of countries have a vaccine policy that is more liberal than the United States at the…

I am particularly taken by your testimony because I am in a growing district, there is a lot of need for housing, particularly affordable housing for people that work.

I think it would be dangerous to put it on the burden of the landowner to say that he had a farming nexus to avoid this wildlife nexus that the Federal Government seems to be trying to create here.

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for organizing this time on the floor. I think it is so important. We are talking about the brace ruling from the ATF. A brace is a firearm accessory for disabled individuals. But I am sure Biden went to…

I find it incredible what the other side of the aisle is saying. They said this bill was rushed to the floor. Do you remember when this was invoked, the National Emergencies Act? March 13, 2020. After that we were told 15 days to slow the…

I thank the gentleman from Oklahoma for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the very words expressed by those opposed to this committee demonstrate the dire need for this committee. We have gone 4 years without oversight, and to quote Shakespeare…

Last month we ended the vaccine mandate for the military, but there are still many unscientific, illogical, and unconstitutional mandates for vaccines in this country. If you watched C-SPAN last week, you saw 434 of us in here screaming…

One thing also that seems somewhat disingenuous about this claim from the other side of the aisle is the number of AR-15s, so-called assault weapons or military-style weapons, that were in circulation and ownership in the United States…