Posted on 03/11/2025 6:33:21 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) released a video on social media Tuesday on why he voted no on the Trump-backed Continuing Resolution passed by the House.
Massie recorded the response prior to the vote and released the clip immediately after the bill’s passage.
He revealed that Mike Johnson, who is no stranger to cutting deals with Democrats as he constantly did with Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries since he first became Speaker of the House, has cut another deal “with the Senate Democrats, Senate leadership, and even Hakeem Jeffries.”
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Massie revealed that Democrats in the Senate will be voting for this bill, and he believes that if 40 Republicans rebelled in the House, 40 Democrats would vote in favor of the bill. He explained that House Democrats have an offsite retreat this weekend and questioned, "You think they're not going to let this pass?"
In line with his prediction, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) joined Republicans in voting for the CR as Massie was the only Republican voting against.
Massie says that the threat of a government shutdown "can get conservatives to vote for liberal things."
"Why are we going to fund all of the waste, fraud, and abuse that DOGE found? Why are we going to cut, copy, paste that budget?" he questioned.
"I thought we were going to get rid of that stuff. Well, it seems like we're not."
Watch below:
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Sack of hot air ... How many pieces of ‘legislation’ has he sponsored .... Has he ever voted ‘for’ any continuing resolution, ever?
He’s right. Especially with the copy and paste of USAID funding. Rubio has cut USAID by 83% why can’t USAID be cut by 83% in the CR?
(Rubio has cut USAID by 83% why can’t USAID be cut by 83% in the CR?)
Good point!
“Has he ever voted ‘for’ any continuing resolution, ever?”
If you watched the video you would know the answer is yes.
There are too many news stories and versions of the news stories to keep up.
I am for the bills that lead us to a balanced budget and lower taxes, whichever ones they are. The best way to tell is to watch the ones over which the Dems are flinging hands and saliva.
“How many pieces of ‘legislation’ has he sponsored”
Quite a few including one to End the FED.
The bill passed why the need to cremate Massie unless this is for the lobbyists behind wasteful spending in Washington enshrined in the legislation.
Even President Trump admitting more needs to be done to change things this CR isn’t perfect.
Massie is in the spirit of DOGE which so far has cut some foreign aid and laid off a lot of workers. But there is more pork that needs to leave the room IMHO.
Massie single-handedly opposed the first two trillion dollars of COVID spending five years ago this month.
That was nothing but inflation generating spending and debt and history has proven him right.
What’s the endgame here creating divisions in our ranks? I stand for Massie. Nothing negative to say about others as in the trashing of the congressman.
That’s great satire!! Exactly what an incoherent Massie hater would blabber.
LOL perfect-
“He revealed that Mike Johnson, who is no stranger to cutting deals with Democrats..”
Massie is the one who voted with Hakeem Jeffries and the Dems. Repeat, Massie sided with the Dems.
The vote was 217-213 with all Republicans, except Massie, voting for the resolution which was backed by Trump. And again, Massie joined the Dems in voting against Trump.
they have his net worth at anywhere between $846,000 and $4.6 million- as of 2024
He’s a smart guy but I’m tired of this “principled” shit. We’re in a war, you can fight for your principles after it’s won, and if it isn’t, they won’t make any difference. There comes a time to stand together and put your personal crap aside. We’d be better off without him in congress.
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And the GOP leadership got a D to support it by the way.
The legislation passed why the need to keep beating ourselves up over this.
Stuck on stupid is NOT the way to go through life... I do not hate the millionaire, just got to wonder about his means and methods... given just how unsuccessful he has been in literally accomplishing anything but getting media attention.
But you keep carrying his water...
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