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Kentucky congressman 1 of only 2 Republican 'nays' on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
WLKY ^ | Alex Suckow

Posted on 05/22/2025 5:21:38 PM PDT by NoLibZone

After a marathon overnight session, House Republicans passed their multi-trillion-dollar tax breaks package, dubbed the "One Big Beautiful Bill."

The bill passed the chamber by a single vote, 215-214, with Democrats unanimously opposing and only two Republicans voting against, one of which represents Kentucky.

As expected, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, of Kentucky's 4th District, which includes a lot of area just east of Louisville, was one of the two who broke from party.

When Massie began holding out, President Donald Trump lashed out about him, saying, "he doesn't understand government," and other various insults. Read more here.

Ohio Rep. Warren Davidson, who represents Ohio's 8th District, was the other.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: alexsuckow; bigbeautifulbill; foreignagent; kentucky4thcd; massie; muslimlobbyist; ohio8thcd; rinosedition; thomasmassie; warrendavidson
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To: shelterguy

“My buddy from Kentucky always brags about doing it with his hot teacher. ......But he was homeschooled.”

2,3,4...He’s here all week folks, try the cheesecake!

CC


21 posted on 05/22/2025 6:09:57 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: MtnClimber

Asked and answered dozens of times ...

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/budget-reconciliation-simplified/


22 posted on 05/22/2025 6:10:52 PM PDT by TexasGator ().'1'11\1I11111111111.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
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To: NoLibZone
Two noes because of the debt. After the Senate is done adding their pork there will be more noes
23 posted on 05/22/2025 6:19:44 PM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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To: NoLibZone
President Donald Trump lashed out

Saw the video of that and it could hardly be described as having "lashed" out. That implies yelling/screaming...no such thing occurred.

24 posted on 05/22/2025 6:32:41 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: shelterguy
Since I don’t marry my cousins I have no reason to go there.

That's a really stupid and ignorant thing to say.

Massie could be defeated if he actually had a decent, well funded opponent. That has yet to occur.

25 posted on 05/22/2025 6:33:55 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: bigdaddy45

Oh quit defending Massie. This is the guy who voted against sanctioning and denying visas to those who engage in human organ harvesting on principle. There was nothing in the bill that was added to it, etc. for him to have a reason to vote against it - he was against taking the action itself.


26 posted on 05/22/2025 6:36:03 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: bigdaddy45

Why not elect someone who understands government?


27 posted on 05/22/2025 6:42:23 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (Don’t want to hurt no kangaroos )
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To: NoLibZone

Big, beautiful deepState bill .


28 posted on 05/22/2025 6:51:30 PM PDT by A strike (ICE ICE baby !)
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To: NoLibZone
The bill adds 20 TRILLION to the deficit.

The tax breaks END when Trump leaves office.

a lot of the good things, like the End of the New Green Raw Deal do not even start until Trump is out of offie.

It is a joke.

29 posted on 05/22/2025 6:53:13 PM PDT by Captainpaintball (America needs a Conservative DICTATOR if it hopes to survive. )
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To: A strike

President Trump would not recognize it as being his bill, sadly.


30 posted on 05/22/2025 6:53:59 PM PDT by madison10 (God chose President Trump. Satan chose judges and Democrats.)
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To: Captainpaintball

“The bill adds 20 TRILLION to the deficit.”

Wrong

“The tax breaks END when Trump leaves office.”


The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, makes the successful 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent

https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/05/14/ways-and-means-votes-to-make-2017-tax-cuts-permanent-provide-additional-relief-for-workers-reward-investment-in-america-and-hold-woke-elites-accountable/


31 posted on 05/22/2025 7:00:40 PM PDT by TexasGator ().'1'11\1I11111111111.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
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To: Captainpaintball

“It is a joke.”

You must not be aware that the 2017 tax cuts end this year without this bill.


32 posted on 05/22/2025 7:03:10 PM PDT by TexasGator ().'1'11\1I11111111111.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
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To: madison10

ummm, wrong. He embraced it.

Including/especially the totally deepState SALT corruption.


33 posted on 05/22/2025 7:22:09 PM PDT by A strike (ICE ICE baby !)
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To: TexasGator
How about just having a straight up tax/spend bill instead of the totally corrupt uniparty criminal farce we've had for decades? Johnson and Thune RINO enablers.
34 posted on 05/22/2025 7:31:45 PM PDT by A strike (ICE ICE baby !)
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To: NoLibZone

Same state as Mitch “The Turtle” McConnell.

Shame Kentuckians won’t primary him.


35 posted on 05/22/2025 7:36:59 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: A strike

“How about just having a straight up tax/spend bill instead of the totally corrupt uniparty criminal farce we’ve had for decades? Johnson and Thune RINO enablers.”

Asked and answered dozens of times.

That would need 60 votes in the senate.


36 posted on 05/22/2025 7:37:47 PM PDT by TexasGator ().'1'11\1I11111111111.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
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To: Lisbon1940

Thats exactly the problem. All those who “understand government” are spending us into oblivion. I’d much rather have someone with the courage to stand up to the madness as opposed to just another sychophant who goes along with the crowd.


37 posted on 05/22/2025 8:03:03 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: Republican Wildcat

Let me help you reword that a bit. “Massie could be defeated if he actually had another decent, well funded opponent who is more interested in going along with the crowd as opposed to having the courage to take a stand against the debt-fueled disaster that is looming larger and larger with every passing month of government overspending.”

There. You’re welcome.


38 posted on 05/22/2025 8:08:13 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: chajin

“ make Massie work for a living.”

Yeah.

No more Chicom money.


39 posted on 05/22/2025 8:10:03 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: boycott

Paul gets Chicom TikTok money.


40 posted on 05/22/2025 8:11:45 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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