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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.
I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. I think some words from James Madison are instructive to this debate. He said: In no part of the Constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question…
Well, you are an optimist, Mr. Gohmert, and I would wholeheartedly second that, but, look, you are also a realist, and I think we all need to be realists. The best way to keep those promises is not to make a promise you can't keep or not…
I appreciate the gentleman from Texas for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we had a vote on the TPA here, and I just wanted to take some time to explain, and I think my colleague from Texas probably feels the same way. I am for trade. I think trade…
That is absolutely correct. Furthermore, the document that we viewed was a draft. It is not complete. If you read it, virtually every page of it has a little footnote that says, oh, we are still working on this page here. So, yeah, we are…
Well, I don't want to question anybody's motivations here in this body or in the other branch of the government, but I will say I have seen a zeal for the deal, a zeal for the trade deal, a zeal for a deal that people don't fully even…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kentucky will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina
As my colleague stated, my amendment also prohibits NSA and the CIA from placing backdoors into commercial products. This is important because, in December of 2013, it was reported that a U.S. security company had received $10 million from…
The Director of the FBI has also confirmed that he uses the information to build criminal cases against U.S. persons, but the Director of National Intelligence and the FBI are not above the Fourth Amendment, and this practice should end…
The American people don't want to be spied on by their own government. Our Founding Fathers included the Fourth Amendment for a reason: to require probable cause and a warrant before the government and government agents can snoop on…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following new section: Sec.__. (a) Except as provided in…
I ask my colleagues to think about where the hotbeds of innovation are in this country. They are at universities, where students and professors come up with new ideas. They are at our startups, where inventors and entrepreneurs pursue…
Americans want to know: Where does their food come from? Parents want to know before they give it to their children: How was this food raised? Where did it come from? Moms want to know, dads want to know, and today they can; but if…
At this time, I yield 45 seconds to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren).
Now, it has been said here tonight that this is not the time or the place to address these problems with 702, but, look, we have a constitutional crisis, and this was the excuse we were given in the Judiciary Committee when my colleague…
On rollcall No. 299 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Amendment Offered by Ms. Esty The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kentucky will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Massie
May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has 2 minutes remaining.
What is the balance of my time remaining, Madam Chair? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
In December of 2013, news broke--and this was in a Reuters article--that, as a key part of a ``campaign to embed encryption software that it could crack into widely used computer products, the U.S. National Security Agency arranged a…
I appreciate that. I appreciate the effort that the chairman put in to making sure that our 556, 223 ammunition did not get banned. I appreciate my colleague from Pennsylvania's comments as well. Let me say something. I am sympathetic to…
I thank the gentleman from Arizona's leadership on this issue, and my profound gratitude and immense respect to Chairman Culberson for making sure that this interpretation that was applied to 5.45 ammunition was not applied to 5.56. He has…
Back in March, the ATF backed off on a controversial proposal to restrict the use of so-called ``green tip'' ammunition, some of the most popular ammunition in the country. In fact, it is used in the popular rifle, the AR-15. The BATFE…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kentucky will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Gosar
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