Thomas Massie

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 140, nays 278, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 108] YEAS--140 Abraham Aderholt Allen Amash Babin…

May I inquire as to the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

At this time, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Mulvaney).

In closing, the Congress and, in particular, the House of Representatives has the power of the purse. Our Constitution gives this power to the legislative branch, not the executive branch. This means that the President cannot fund his…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 257, nays 167, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 109] YEAS--257 Adams Aguilar Ashford Beatty Becerra…

It certainly defeats the purpose of OGIS if it all has to be filtered in that way before it comes back to Congress, doesn't it, as an independent?

Madam Clerk, I present for election to the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 114th Congress the name of the Honorable Ted Yoho, a great defender of the Constitution and Representative-elect from the great State of…

I find it disturbing that the State of Kentucky has a moratorium on building any nuclear plants and I think that is a problem.

So do you understand fully why it was so insulting? You patronized them.

On June 19, 2014, the House of Representatives passed a historic amendment to the fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The amendment was offered by myself and Ms. Lofgren, along with several of our House colleagues…

Everybody is put at risk when there are no rules because the rest of the world is leaving us behind.

Thank you. Congressman Ron Paul's words are even more true today than they were then, and that is why I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this bill. It is time to force the Federal Reserve to operate by the same standards of…

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my friend and colleague Congressman Paul Broun's Federal Reserve Transparency Act, otherwise known as ``Audit the Fed.'' Our mutual friend and predecessor…

Day three, Washington under siege--3 days ago, a Federal judge struck down D.C.'s unconstitutional ban on the right to bear arms. D.C. went from having the most restrictive gun laws in the country to having virtually no restrictions 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:- Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Con. Res. 105. Article I, section 8, clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution gives the sole power to declare war to Congress, not the President. The situation in…

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. Ellison

As John Lott, author of ``More Guns, Less Crime,'' says: The District of Columbia should have learned the problems with gun control the hard way. There is only 1 year after D.C.'s handgun ban went into effect in 1977 where its murder rate…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has 3 minutes remaining.

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…

I certainly disagree with the gentleman's points there. First of all, Congress has the constitutional authority to legislate and exercise over all matters in the District of Columbia. Furthermore, if a law enforcement officer in the…

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…

All of the successful business owners that I know... they have one thing in common. Although they might be ideologically opposed to the rules... all of the successful ones are pragmatists.

I think it is fiscally irresponsible to undertake this new rule that will undeniably cost you more money to implement when you know in fact the President acknowledges your budget is going to go down.

I suggest you go use some science.