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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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Mar 25, 2019

Would you say that competition has driven down prices at the CVG airport?

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Mar 25, 2019

So the airlines can charge $50 for a bag, and you can't charge $5 to use the whole airport.

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Mar 25, 2019

Legislation introduced in the previous Congress would have uncapped the PFC, while proportionately reducing AIP authorized spending.

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Mar 13, 2019

I hope we don't lose focus on that aspect of what the Department of Commerce does.

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Mar 13, 2019

I am convinced that just about everything's been asked, but not everybody has asked it yet.

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Mar 12, 2019

It is my pleasure and my honor to introduce Holly Harris, the Executive Director of the Justice Action Network.

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Mar 12, 2019

we are depriving him of a year of income and the children that he has fathered need that income.

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Mar 12, 2019

Representative Massie, in our very first meeting with Kentucky policymakers in 2016, we urged executive action on Ban the Box and in 2017, the policy was implemented.

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Mar 12, 2019

I support this legislation. I think it is great idea.

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Feb 13, 2019

I thank Mr. Price for yielding. Mr. Speaker, our colleague and my great friend, Walter Jones, was both courageous and kind. He frequently quoted a statement by Senator John Ashcroft's father: ``Washington is the spirit of arrogance, and…

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Jan 28, 2019

The EpiPen has about 25 cents of epinephrine in it, if you were a veterinarian and bought epinephrine.

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Jan 28, 2019

The drug pricing system is sick and it is failing. The prices are unnecessarily too high.

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Jan 17, 2019

For final passage of H.J. Res. 30, disapproving of the President, I am not recorded because I was absent on account of attending a U.S. Army Basic Combat Training graduation ceremony. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on…

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Jan 16, 2019

For final passage of H.R. 268, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, I am not recorded because I was absent on account of attending a U.S. Army Basic Combat Training graduation ceremony. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on…

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Dec 21, 2018

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to suspend the rules will be followed by a 5- minute vote on the motion to…

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Dec 21, 2018

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the order of the House of today, this 15-minute vote on: Suspending the rules and agreeing to H. Con. Res. 149…

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Dec 21, 2018

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the order of the House of today, this 15-minute vote on the motion will be followed by a 2-minute vote on agreeing to the…

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Dec 20, 2018

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 382, noes 9, not voting 41, as follows: [Roll No. 473] AYES--382 Abraham…

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Dec 20, 2018

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 399, noes 0, not voting 33, as follows: [Roll No. 471] AYES--399…

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Dec 19, 2018

When a quorum is not present, under the rule, the yeas and nays are automatic. Will there be a vote of the yeas and nays? The SPEAKER pro tempore. When business resumes, pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, a demand for the yeas and nays will…

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Dec 19, 2018

I request the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. That request is not in order at this time. ____________________

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Dec 19, 2018

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 362, noes 1, not voting 69, as follows: [Roll No. 440] AYES--362…

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Dec 19, 2018

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 348, noes 11, not voting 73, as follows: [Roll No. 442] AYES--348 Adams…

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Dec 19, 2018

When a quorum is not present and that is noted by a Member, under the rules, the yeas and nays are automatic. Is that correct? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, when proceedings resume on this question, a demand for…

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Dec 19, 2018

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 350, noes 11, not voting 71, as follows: [Roll No. 444] AYES--350 Adams…

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