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To: kiryandil

Massie was supporting Biden those 4 years

May 30th, 2023:
Thomas Massie was the DECIDING VOTE (7-6) to move the “Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023” out of the House Rules Committee to allow it to come to a full vote in the House.
He also voted in favor of this bill in the full vote.

This bill suspended the debt ceiling for the remainder of Biden’s term and wound up adding $3T to the National Debt.
Now it has come out that he has taken money from IPAC, a PAC that is aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America that is working to fight ICE.
For a man with “principles” he sure seems to have none of them.
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76 posted on 10/19/2025 1:02:17 PM PDT by JayGalt (For America!)
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To: JayGalt
You are trying too hard to demonize Massie. Your claim that Massie was the "DECIDING VOTE" ignores the reality of the situation: "The compromise bill to raise the debt ceiling passed its first major test Tuesday night in the House Rules Committee, where it advanced to the House floor in a 7-6 vote, with two of the panel’s nine Republicans opposing it.

Late-stage support from GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky cleared the way for the bill to be approved by seven of the nine Republicans on the committee."

Source

Everyone on the committee has one vote. So in reality of the 9 Republicans, 7, including Massie voted to move the bill out of the committee.

Massie did just what the other Republicans on the committee did. Why aren't you claiming that they were "supporting Biden"?

82 posted on 10/19/2025 7:27:57 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: JayGalt
Of course, you also neglected to point out that in the House Rules Committee vote, every Democrat voted against Rep. Massie and the other Republicans who voted Yea. So how is voting the opposite of the Democrats supporting them?

The actual vote:

Majority Members (R)
Mr. Burgess Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler Yea
Mrs. Fischbach Yea
Mr. Massie Yea
Mr. Norman Nay
Mr. Roy Nay
Mrs. Houchin Yea
Mr. Langworthy Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman Yea

Minority Members (D)
Mr. McGovern Nay
Ms. Scanlon Nay
Mr. Neguse Nay
Ms. Leger Fernandez Nay

Massie voted along with the Republican leadership, Chairman Cole, Reps. Roy and Norman voted with the Democrats.

Posting lies doesn't help anyone.

84 posted on 10/19/2025 7:42:59 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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