By Bethany Blankley (The Middle Sq.)
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, mentioned on Monday he wouldn’t be voting for a unbroken decision (CR) to fund the federal government, saying any debate or perceived battle over funding points between Republicans and Democrats is “political theater.”
He additionally mentioned a invoice to stop noncitizens from voting gained’t be signed into regulation.
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“Can we be trustworthy with the American individuals about what’s happening right here?” he requested colleagues at a U.S. Home Committee on Guidelines assembly held to debate the Persevering with Appropriations and Different Issues Act of 2025. The CR is a short lived spending invoice Congress passes as an alternative of a balanced finances and particular person appropriations payments.
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, mentioned on Monday he wouldn’t be voting for a unbroken decision (CR) to fund the federal government, saying any debate or perceived battle over funding points between Republicans and Democrats is “political theater.”
He additionally mentioned a invoice to stop noncitizens from voting gained’t be signed into regulation.
“Can we be trustworthy with the American individuals about what’s happening right here?” he requested colleagues at a U.S. Home Committee on Guidelines assembly held to debate the Persevering with Appropriations and Different Issues Act of 2025. The CR is a short lived spending invoice Congress passes as an alternative of a balanced finances and particular person appropriations payments.
Regardless, each will vote to fund “each freaking a kind of issues that now we have uncovered,” as an alternative of utilizing the one instrument Congress has to cease them.
“Why are we funding issues we don’t like? We don’t must,” he mentioned. The reply is, “as a result of we’re hooked on spending.”
He additionally mentioned there’s normally “a shiny shiny object” hooked up to the CR; this time it’s the SAVE Act, filed by U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. The invoice was filed to implement a spread of measures to make sure noncitizens don’t vote in federal elections.
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The Home handed it in June largely alongside occasion strains with 5 Democrats voting with Republicans. A coalition of practically two dozen attorneys normal referred to as on the Senate to behave, to no avail, The Middle Sq. reported. The invoice has gone nowhere.
It was filed after Home Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, met with former President Donald Trump elevating considerations that Democrats have been registering noncitizens to vote within the election in November.
“Election integrity is tied to the border,” Johnson said. “We solely need U.S. residents to vote in U.S. elections, however there are some Democrats who don’t wish to try this … as a result of they wish to flip these individuals into voters.”
Massie mentioned that whereas he agrees with the aim of the SAVE Act, including it to the CR was “good political theater. We’re going to see virtually each Democrat forged a vote in order that illegals can vote in our elections.”
The American individuals will likely be “all revved up,” he mentioned, considering, “we’re going to save lots of these elections. We’re going to cease the illegals from voting.”
“Actually? How are you going to try this six weeks earlier than the election?” he requested. “They’re already registered, in the event that they’re going to vote, a few of them most likely already voted,” he mentioned of noncitizens, together with unlawful border crossers.
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“This SAVE Act ain’t going to save lots of something,” he continued. “It ain’t ever going to grow to be regulation. It’s a false promise to get all of the Republicans half pregnant. Then you definately’re going to get totally pregnant by the tip of September while you vote for this CR,” which gained’t have the SAVE Act hooked up anymore, he mentioned.
“That is political theater. Everyone knows the place it finally ends up. I’ve been right here 12 years. I’ve seen it 12 instances. I refuse to be a thespian on this failure theater.”
A CR with the SAVE Act hooked up “is an insult to Individuals’ intelligence. The CR doesn’t reduce spending, and the shiny object hooked up to it is going to be dropped like a sizzling potato earlier than passage.”
Syndicated with permission from The Center Square.
