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Thomas Massie

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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.

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  1. Let me explain this absurd ruse: The Pentagon is pretending there have been two Iran wars separated by a brief cease-fire.4 sources2026theguardian.com
  2. I think it’s ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we’re yelling ‘election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections.2 sources2026talkingpointsmemo.com
Aug 20, 2026

$4,000 per year per American. That’s how much interest we are paying on the debt to banks & foreign countries every year. A family of four owes $16,000 per year for nothing but interest on the debt!

theguardian.com
Aug 19, 2026

I’ll soon be introducing a bill to withhold all federal funding for cameras used to track American citizens.

dailycaller.com
Aug 12, 2026

Privacy is not a loophole for criminals. It is a precondition for a free society, and the Supreme Court just said so in as many words.

oklahomavoice.com
Aug 2, 2026

We should leave the table before any of those cards are played.

tehrantimes.com
Jul 28, 2026

For the first time since the law was enacted, a concurrent resolution has passed in accordance with 5(c) of the law, but the White House has ignored it.

foxnews.com
Jul 28, 2026

Unfortunately, Speaker Johnson has chosen to let the power of our institution atrophy and is doing harm to our constitutional authority by his inaction motivated by political expediency.

foxnews.com
Jul 28, 2026

the Trump administration has sought no such Congressional authorization for the war in Iran, and is therefore operating unconstitutionally.

foxnews.com
Jul 27, 2026

The U.S. has been significantly weakened by the war with Iran.

foxnews.com
Jul 27, 2026

This administration depleted our missile defenses, drained our oil reserves, sacrificed our men & women, inflated the price of consumer goods, increased our debt, and neglected our domestic needs… all for Israel.

foxnews.com
Jul 27, 2026

The reality: By going more than 90 days without congressional authorization, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, IS BREAKING THE LAW and must be held accountable.

theguardian.com
Jul 27, 2026

By going more than 90 days without congressional authorization @SecWar IS BREAKING THE LAW and must be held accountable.

reason.com
Jul 27, 2026

The Pentagon is pretending there have been two Iran wars separated by a brief cease-fire.

reason.com
Jul 24, 2026

Let me explain this absurd ruse: The Pentagon is pretending there have been two Iran wars separated by a brief cease-fire.

theguardian.com
Jul 23, 2026

Our founders would be appalled at what Congress is doing now.

commondreams.org
Jul 23, 2026

Section 219 is a betrayal of our sovereignty.

theguardian.com
Jul 23, 2026

We should not merge our military tech and supply chain with Israel’s," Massie said on X.

foxnews.com
Jul 22, 2026

“a lopsided arrangement” in which American national security is unnecessarily compromised

theintercept.com
Jul 22, 2026

a slush fund for the Iran War, and in the process add $130 billion to our debt.

rollcall.com
Jul 22, 2026

“Codifying the integration of our military technology and supply chains with those of any other country is dangerous,”

theintercept.com
Jul 22, 2026

“Enshrining this broad agreement and the permanent position it creates in legislation removes the flexibility of future Presidents to withdraw from such an arrangement,”

theintercept.com
Jul 21, 2026

To get over 100, to get a majority in the Democratic caucus, demonstrates a couple things.

huffpost.com
Jul 17, 2026

I feel sorry for the folks who will be sold worthless knockoffs of this by the usual grifters.

huffpost.com

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