Thomas Massie: “I am embarrassed for my own party today. I am embarrassed we withheld swearing in a duly-elected Representative of the…”

“I am embarrassed for my own party today. I am embarrassed we withheld swearing in a duly-elected Representative of the people for 49 days just to avoid this vote that is finally going to happen today. I am embarrassed that my own party isn't going to yield me time to debate this. Even though they say they support it and I authored it, they don't even want to yield me time to debate this during the bill debate. However, Mr. Speaker, let me tell you whom I am thankful to: these three brave women, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nancy Mace, and Lauren Boebert. They have been threatened, and they have been intimidated physically and politically--it is disgusting--not by the far left. They have been intimidated by people in our own party. For what? It is for seeking justice for these victims. So my hat is off. I congratulate them for standing strong. I have always wondered: Where were the Republican men during this battle? We have taken 5 months. These three women and I have had to drag our party to this floor today to even vote on this. Ro Khanna is the most to be thanked here.”