By Bethany Blankley (The Middle Sq.)
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, stated on Monday he wouldn’t be voting for a seamless 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 stated a invoice to forestall noncitizens from voting received’t be signed into legislation.
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“Can we be sincere with the American folks about what’s occurring 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 brief spending invoice Congress passes as an alternative of a balanced funds and particular person appropriations payments.
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, stated on Monday he wouldn’t be voting for a seamless 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 stated a invoice to forestall noncitizens from voting received’t be signed into legislation.
“Can we be sincere with the American folks about what’s occurring 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 brief spending invoice Congress passes as an alternative of a balanced funds and particular person appropriations payments.
Regardless, each will vote to fund “each freaking a type of issues that we’ve got uncovered,” as an alternative of utilizing the one device Congress has to cease them.
“Why are we funding issues we don’t like? We don’t must,” he stated. The reply is, “as a result of we’re hooked on spending.”
He additionally stated there’s normally “a brilliant shiny object” connected 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 social gathering traces with 5 Democrats voting with Republicans. A coalition of practically two dozen attorneys normal known 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 issues 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 need to try this … as a result of they need to flip these folks into voters.”
Massie stated 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 solid a vote in order that illegals can vote in our elections.”
The American folks might be “all revved up,” he stated, considering, “we’re going to avoid wasting these elections. We’re going to cease the illegals from voting.”
“Actually? How are you going to do 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 stated of noncitizens, together with unlawful border crossers.
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“This SAVE Act ain’t going to avoid wasting something,” he continued. “It ain’t ever going to change into legislation. It’s a false promise to get all of the Republicans half pregnant. Then you definately’re going to get totally pregnant by the top of September while you vote for this CR,” which received’t have the SAVE Act connected anymore, he stated.
“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 connected “is an insult to People’ intelligence. The CR doesn’t minimize spending, and the shiny object connected to it is going to be dropped like a scorching potato earlier than passage.”
Syndicated with permission from The Center Square.
