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Lone Republican becomes only lawmaker to vote against crackdown on human organ trafficking (Massie)
Fox News ^ | 5/7/2025 | Elizabeth Elkind

Posted on 05/08/2025 5:21:54 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat

A bill aimed at cracking down on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its practice of forced organ harvesting passed with overwhelming support on Wednesday – though one House lawmaker voted against it.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the lone Republican to oppose the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act, which passed 406-1.

"It's just another example of us trying to stick our nose in another country's business and write their laws," Massie told Fox News Digital after the vote. "And at the end of the day, they're gonna do what they're gonna do, and it's just sort of a virtue signal over here."

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But his pushback is also notable now given his status as an open critic of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and at times, of President Donald Trump.

The bill was introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and would authorize the Secretary of State to deny U.S. passports and visitor visas to people involved in organ trafficking circles.

It would also call for sanctions on entities and individuals found to have participated in the gruesome illicit industry.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ccp; massie; organharvesting; thomasmassie

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The bill ... would authorize the Secretary of State to deny U.S. passports and visitor visas to people involved in organ trafficking circles.

It would also call for sanctions on entities and individuals found to have participated in the gruesome illicit industry.

Oh how "nosy" of us...

1 posted on 05/08/2025 5:21:54 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat

Always Massie

Attention hog


2 posted on 05/08/2025 5:26:02 AM PDT by digger48 (Mp)
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To: Republican Wildcat

You can do much better Kentucky, this guy’s got issues.


3 posted on 05/08/2025 5:28:12 AM PDT by Vision (“Our Democracy” means "Our Slush Fund." The Left is hate.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

The issue is poignant, but Massie may be correct in that it might be as effective as wearing ribbons.


4 posted on 05/08/2025 5:28:16 AM PDT by alstewartfan (Child slavery, rape and drug OD's mean nothing to Roberts and Barrett. )
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To: Republican Wildcat

The Clown Libertarian rides again!


5 posted on 05/08/2025 5:28:50 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: alstewartfan
The issue is poignant, but Massie may be correct in that it might be as effective as wearing ribbons.

I think it's more Massie wants his name in the news. The bill, as described, doesn't violate the chinese sovereignty, it simply addresses how America deals with people and organizations that participate.

6 posted on 05/08/2025 5:31:45 AM PDT by MortMan (Charter member of AAAAA - American Association Against Alliteration Abuse)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Just you wait, Thomas Massie. Wait until you need GOP support for a bill you are proposing.


7 posted on 05/08/2025 5:31:57 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

Trump is sucking up all the oxygen. How else is this guy gonna get noticed?


8 posted on 05/08/2025 5:32:56 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Republican Wildcat

Jeff Yass owns a huge stake in Chicom’s Bytedance.


9 posted on 05/08/2025 5:33:13 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: MortMan

You may be right, but bills such as this one allows even the most vile congressmen to virtue signal. AOC and Crockett care about this??


10 posted on 05/08/2025 5:39:51 AM PDT by alstewartfan (Child slavery, rape and drug OD's mean nothing to Roberts and Barrett. )
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To: Republican Wildcat

What an absolute idiot.

>> “It’s just another example of us trying to stick our nose in another country’s business and write their laws,” Massie told Fox News...

>> The bill was introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and would authorize the Secretary of State to deny U.S. passports and visitor visas to people involved in organ trafficking circles. <<


11 posted on 05/08/2025 5:48:57 AM PDT by dangus
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<< “It’s just another example of us trying to stick our nose in another country’s business” >>

Bet if China were murdering and then harvesting the organs of libertarian attention whore a-holes, Massie would’ve voted differently.


12 posted on 05/08/2025 5:49:45 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: digger48

“And at the end of the day, they’re gonna do what they’re gonna do, and it’s just sort of a virtue signal over here.”

Virtue signalling, parading himself as a paragon of purity in thought, is his stock-stock-in-trade.


13 posted on 05/08/2025 5:50:50 AM PDT by odawg
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To: alstewartfan

So your argument is that if a bill addresses an issue so vile and repugnant that even AOC and Crockett feel the political pressure to turn on their Chi-Com masters, we should oppose it?


14 posted on 05/08/2025 5:50:55 AM PDT by dangus
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To: Republican Wildcat

Massie is proving himself to be a self-absorbed psychopath. He needs to be primaried out next year.


15 posted on 05/08/2025 6:11:17 AM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: digger48

Massie is a bought and paid for attention hog. He’s a dirty bird. Something so communist about forced organ theft. Massie knows they kill the people after the organ harvest. I could imagine his take on the Nazi ovens: not our business.


16 posted on 05/08/2025 6:52:19 AM PDT by healy61
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To: Republican Wildcat

Go wash your GREASY HAIR, assie.


17 posted on 05/08/2025 7:15:15 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience..)
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To: dangus

No, there are 100 issues where their attention might make a positive difference. This bill only gives thin gruel rationality to the dummy voters who are easily swayed.


18 posted on 05/08/2025 8:04:51 AM PDT by alstewartfan (Child slavery, rape and drug OD's mean nothing to Roberts and Barrett. )
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To: Republican Wildcat

Just another Diva belting out his Aria ... look at me ... look at me


19 posted on 05/08/2025 8:53:41 AM PDT by antidemoncrat ( )
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To: digger48

Rand Paul and Thomas Massie, with friends like these, who needs enemas?


20 posted on 05/08/2025 9:18:13 AM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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