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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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May 6, 2024

They were conflicted. They wanted everybody to take the vaccine. They didn't have data that showed it would help anybody who had already had the COVID infection.

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May 6, 2024

We're out of time. You are out of time. We are tired of this. It's not incompetence. It's insolence.

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May 6, 2024

When are you going to produce these? Why are you not producing these? Why are you even--why are you pretending that these emails don't exist?

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Apr 30, 2024

This is unprecedented that somebody's foe in leadership, the leadership of the Democratic Party would offer to save the leader of the Republican Party.

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Apr 19, 2024

I truly thank the chairman for yielding me time because he knows I am slightly opposed to the rule, so he is very gracious. I am concerned that the Speaker has cut a deal with the Democrats to fund foreign wars rather than to secure our…

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Apr 16, 2024

The strategy is not to try. I think the strategy is to fall on his sword.

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Apr 12, 2024

The committee granted by a recorded vote of 8-4 a rule providing for consideration of the following measures: H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act; H.R. 529, the Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act; H…

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Apr 12, 2024

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Neguse), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

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Apr 12, 2024

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1137 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1137 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the…

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Apr 12, 2024

I congratulate the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess), in his appointment as the new chairman of the Rules Committee. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess), chairman of the Rules Committee.

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Apr 10, 2024

Today, we are voting on a resolution that will bring forward reauthorization of a program that has been abused for decades, the FISA 702 surveillance program. Before we vote on that program, though, this resolution that we are voting on…

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Mar 22, 2024

Today we are setting a dangerous precedent. We are suspending the 3-day rule so that our constituents don't have time to see what is in this bill. We know a few things that are in it. We know it spends too much money. We know it has got…

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Mar 19, 2024

This man you're representing is somebody that I've met. He treats his customers like family. He treats his employees as if they were family.

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Mar 19, 2024

the argument is that justice is too expensive, and I'm not buying that.

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Mar 19, 2024

For having the temerity to say that he might not vote Democrat.

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Mar 19, 2024

Isn't it true that a judge doesn't need to be an expert in the topic and that they can call expert witnesses in Article 3 Courts?

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Mar 19, 2024

Doesn't that mean that elections don't matter if we have people in a Branch of Government that is elected, right?

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Mar 19, 2024

He finally did it. For that, he's been brought before all these agencies.

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Mar 19, 2024

There's so much of government that happens in these administrative agencies.

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Mar 19, 2024

If the Administrative State can do this to him, just imagine what it can do to Mr. and Ms. Smith on Main Street in your Congressional District.

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Mar 13, 2024

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 352, nays 65, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 86] YEAS--352 Adams Aderholt…

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Mar 12, 2024

May I inquire as to how much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Alford). The gentleman from Kentucky has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 7 minutes remaining.

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Mar 12, 2024

The committee granted by a recorded vote of 9-3 a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 6276, the Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act of 2023, and H. Res. 1065, Denouncing the Biden Administration's Immigration…

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Mar 12, 2024

The first step in solving a problem is to acknowledge that it exists. The other side of the aisle is having a problem with that because that is what this resolution does. It describes the problem. The second part of solving a problem is to…

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Mar 12, 2024

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1071 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1071 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the…

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