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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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Jul 28, 2021

I want to focus on these stimulus checks that were sent overseas to folks that weren't American citizens.

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Jul 28, 2021

I know U.S. citizens who didn't get checks.

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Jul 28, 2021

I would hope that we have the measures in place to keep this money from going to these individuals.

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Jul 28, 2021

How about entrepreneurs get out there and do that like they did with gas stations.

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Jul 15, 2021

This is 'Ministry of truth' level malfeasance. They're literally admitting to colluding with media to control the narrative. This is censorship.

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Jul 12, 2021

I hope Congress will weigh in on this instead of, like the Brady doctrine, allowing the courts to write this for us.

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Jun 28, 2021

I thank the gentleman from Georgia, and I appreciate his unwavering support for the Second Amendment. Madam Speaker, I rise today because, just last week, our President of this country spoke about using the nuclear option. He wasn't…

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Jun 16, 2021

I fully support creating a day to celebrate the abolition of slavery, a dark portion of our Nation's history. However, naming this day National Independence Day will create confusion and push Americans to pick one of those 2 days as their…

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Jun 9, 2021

From at least 2007-2016, the FBI conducted an investigation into evidence that the Saudi Government agents provided essential assistance to the first arriving 9/11 hijackers.

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Jun 9, 2021

To the best of your knowledge, did anybody at the FBI or anybody representing the FBI, or any other branch of the U.S. Government consult with these social media companies before they took these actions?

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May 26, 2021

I think this bill may have problems that the other bills in this same category have, which the category is bills that try to solve crimes before they happen or bills that assume that everybody who's doing business is doing it…

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May 19, 2021

Let me tell you why they don't support background checks.

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May 19, 2021

Ninty-four percent of all successful mass public shootings in the United States since 1950 have occurred in places where the average citizen is banned from possessing guns.

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May 19, 2021

If they want ban misdemeanor offenses, people who've committed them from possessing a gun, then do that.

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May 19, 2021

We care about victims. I care about the victims of gun control.

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May 19, 2021

It's frequently assumed that safe storage guns laws reduce accidental gun deaths and total suicides, while the possible impact on crime rates are ignored.

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May 19, 2021

There are a lot of falsehoods that I want to disprove here today.

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May 19, 2021

We don't want to see a victim of gun control, and this could cause more victims of gun control.

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May 12, 2021

The Biden Administration's border crisis also raises serious concerns about violent, criminal gang activity.

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May 12, 2021

Don't forget an emerging policy objective from some of the Democrats on the left to defund police or even elimination of police departments altogether.

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May 12, 2021

At a time when our country is trying to recover from once in a generation pandemic, the last thing we need is a self-created crisis that exploits families, undermines public safety, and threatens our national security.

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May 12, 2021

The only nexus the Federal Government has to the juvenile system in America is when Congress inserts itself into the process through the Administration of grant programs.

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May 12, 2021

I believe he acted in self-defense, that's just an opinion, I'm not a jurist or a judge.

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May 12, 2021

I think it should be left up to the states.

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May 12, 2021

It has been 50 days since President Biden appointed Vice President Harris to solve the crisis and she still has not even visited the border.

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