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Thomas Massie's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (KY) - District 4

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  • "I believe that life begins at conception. I will vote against government funding of abortion services and will vote to defund Planned Parenthood. I believe no public money should ever be spent on abortion procedures, abortion pills, or embryonic stem cell research." (www.thomasmassie.com)
  • "The Supreme Court has taken two great steps to save lives in the past 48 hours: it reaffirmed Heller's decision regarding self-defense rights and repealed Roe v. Wade to allow state legislatures to defend the unborn." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 8296 "Women's Health Protection Act of 2022" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 26 "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "We know that if we simply hold to current spending levels--even assuming today's historically low interest rates--spending on interest alone will surpass defense spending within 5 years. Medicare is slated to run out of funds by 2026 and Social Security is slated to run out of funds by 2035. The good news is that current law is on our side to restrain spending. Congress should hold overall spending to the caps levels already in place while ensuring our men and women in uniform have the tools necessary to do their job. Doing so would be a modest step on a path towards balancing the budget. We respectfully request that you adhere to the existing spending caps currently in law in order to preserve our ability to defend our nation, protect our seniors, and pass down a strong Republic to the next generation of Americans." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "What kind of chucklehead thinks the $6 trillion of extra spending Congress injected into the economy over the last 18 months had nothing to do with the inflation we’re experiencing? The kind that thinks Build Back Better won’t do the same for the next 10+ years." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 3684 "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Taxes are too high and too complicated. My wife and I have three engineering degrees from MIT and we can't do our own taxes! As the founder of a company, I understand how the tax code throttles the development of new businesses. Our tax system needs to promote economic growth, not punish it. I will support legislation to achieve a simpler, flatter, fairer tax code that is helpful, not harmful, to domestic job creation and economic recovery." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 0% by FreedomWorks (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6760 "Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 0% by FreedomWorks (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Taxes are too high and too complicated. My wife and I have three engineering degrees from MIT and we can't do our own taxes! As the founder of a company, I understand how the tax code throttles the development of new businesses. Our tax system needs to promote economic growth, not punish it. I will support legislation to achieve a simpler, flatter, fairer tax code that is helpful, not harmful, to domestic job creation and economic recovery." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 7120 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "H.R. 1280, aka the "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021," expands the size and scope of the federal government while violating the 9th and 10th Amendments to the Constitution and spending money we don’t have. I will be voting no on this bill later this week." (twitter.com)
  • "Take half of what we spend in Afghanistan, spend that on missile defense, and you will double the missile defense budget. SAD!" (twitter.com)
  • "This week, we were given 19 hours to review the 3,488 page National Defense Authorization Act — a bill that authorizes $738 billion of spending in FY2020. The bill passed. I voted no." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 2670 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against S 1605 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 3684 "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 5376 "Build Back Better Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "What kind of chucklehead thinks the $6 trillion of extra spending Congress injected into the economy over the last 18 months had nothing to do with the inflation we’re experiencing? The kind that thinks Build Back Better won’t do the same for the next 10+ years." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 93% by Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 5735 "THRIVE Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 7301 "Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 8294 "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Quit pretending that subsidized mass public transportation and cramped housing is better for the human species and planet. Stop subsidizing it." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 7688 "Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Congress, under both Trump and Biden, spent $7 trillion we didn’t have, in the name of COVID. There wasn’t $7 trillion available to borrow, so of course we printed trillions of dollars. Anyone who is telling you this didn’t cause inflation is either ignorant or lying." (twitter.com)
  • "I’ve never voted by proxy. I’m headed to DC now for tomorrow’s vote on the inflation enhancement act. Expanding the size and scope of the federal government will not reduce inflation, unless it does so by causing a recession!" (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 5376 "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Does Biden plan to forgive newly issued student loans each year he’s in office? Is this to become an annual White House tradition for all Presidents, like pardoning the turkey on Thanksgiving? What’s the long term plan? What happens when SCOTUS says it’s illegal?" (twitter.com)
  • "Many are upset with Biden’s student loan giveaway, but some don’t yet know they got the shaft: If you restructured or consolidated your loan in order to keep up with payments, it’s possible a third party holds the debt now and you won’t be eligible for student loan forgiveness." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 0% by National Education Association (NEA) (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 2547 "Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "HR 1 would subvert voter ID laws and Biden just called for congress to send it to his desk." (twitter.com)
  • "Widespread Mail-in ballots+Accepting votes after Election Day+Lack of voter ID=Loss of election integrity" (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 4 "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 5746 "Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "I will work vigorously to defend the rights of gun owners. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is not principally about hunting or recreation. In fact, the Second Amendment to our Constitution is our Founding Fathers' restatement of our natural God given right to defend life, liberty, and property." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Republicans MUST defund this when we get the majority back. A federal gun registry is illegal in the United States." (twitter.com)
  • "Weapons bans and gun-free zones are unconstitutional. In speeches, legislation, and through my votes in Congress I continuously make the point that gun-free zones make law-abiding citizens less safe." (www.thomasmassie.com)
  • Voted against HR 1808 "Assault Weapons Ban of 2022" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Over 70% of Americans who died with COVID, died on Medicare, and some people want #MedicareForAll ?" (twitter.com)
  • "Presidents don’t get to invent new rights for people to take things from other people. Our country does not work that way." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 1425 "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I voted no tonight on the UIGHUR Act (sanctions against China) for the same reason I voted no in the Hong Kong bill two weeks ago: When our government meddles in the internal affairs of foreign countries, it invites those governments to meddle in our affairs." (twitter.com)
  • "Trivial sanctions against Russia will have mostly trivial results, while inflaming the situation. Major sanctions against Russia will be detrimental to US businesses, raise prices for US consumers, exacerbate US supply chain issues, and eliminate US jobs." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 6968 "Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against S 3522 "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Congress has voted for ten bills now that will draw us further into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, put US citizens at greater risk, prolong the war, waste tax-payer money, and increase domestic food and energy prices. I voted against ALL of them." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 5692 "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6833 "Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Congress just authorized Biden to transfer virtually any weapon of war, other than a nuclear weapon, to Ukraine. Insane! Here is the link to the bill and the statutory definition of "defensive article" the bill references. I voted No." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 7521 "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7520 "Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Today I claimed 20 minutes in opposition to the TikTok ban bill, and yielded time to several likeminded colleagues. This bill gives the President far too much authority to determine what Americans can see and do on the internet. This is my closing statement, before I voted No." (x.com)

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