but i'll leave you in the capable hands of bob weiner. thank you, bob. >> thank you, tommy. >> thank you, congressman. >> so, hello, again, house republican policy member luke messer is going to be discussing governing issues in the election of 2016. what should, what can, what can't pass and why in the election year and what that environment presents as challenges and opportunities. so congressman messer's opening statement is about 25 minutes will be followed by questions and answers in this one-hour event from credentialed media and club members. and please, identify yourselves. elizabeth burke will be holding this microphone. and she will give it to you so you can ask questions into the mike and that way the media has better quality in terms of its questions and answers. congressman messer is the congressman for indiana's sixth congressional district, a large 19-county region. he was elected to congress in 2012 and established himself as an emerging leader. in the first term, he was elected president of the freshman class by his peers.

i will leave you in the capable hands of bob weiner. rep. messer: thanks, tommy. >> thank you, congress and. -- congressman. chairse republican policy luke messer is going to be discussing governing issues and the election year 2016. what should and cannot pass and wife. so congressman messer's opening statement will be in about 25 minutes, will be -- will be about 25 minutes and followed by questions from media members. please identified -- identifier so. elizabeth burke will be holding this microphone and she will give it to you to ask questions -- mic.he mike elected to congress in 2012 and establish himself as the emerging leader. in his first term, he was elected president of the freshman class by his peers. in his second term, he was elected house public and policy chair. houseo served as the financial services and workforce committees, where he leads issues ranging from k-12 education to banking reform. he is chair of the school choice -- non-for-profit sco. andraduated summa cum laude served on the wall review at vanderbilt universit

i want to thank not only bob weiner, newsmakers committee event coordinator, tommy burr, the president of club who you just heard from, and jamie horowitz, the chair of the newsmakers committee for inviting me today. i want to thank everybody who's here today for braving -- braving the weather and the rain to find your way here to the club. as bob mentioned, i was asked to speak today on governing during the 2016 election year and i'm excited to have that opportunity. but first i wanted to start with a quick word about the unfortunate passing of supreme court justice antonin scalia over the weekend. judge scalia was a brilliant jurist, a dedicated constitutionalist and with a unique sense of humor and knack for vivid language that made him a favorite of the conservative movement. his wisdom will to doubt continue to touch this country