Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/thomas-massie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thomas Massie</a> (R-KY) gave an impassioned speech on the House floor Tuesday afternoon in defense of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), warning that McCarthy has done the best he can given the narrow majority Republicans have and that if he is removed, no Republican will fight as hard moving forward.
&#8220;Mr. Speaker, as the only still serving co-author and co-sponsor of the motion to vacate Speaker Boehner, I can tell you this motion to vacate is a terrible idea,&#8221; Massie said. &#8220;As the only member who&#8217;s serving here who took every chance to vote against Speaker Boehner and to vote against Speaker Ryan, I can tell you that this chamber has been run better, more conservatively, and more transparently under Mr. McCarthy than any other speaker that I have served under.&#8221;
&#8220;As a member of the rules committee — one of three conservatives who were placed there out of trust, the speaker gave us a blocking position by putting three of us on there to keep an eye on the rules committee to make sure the process was fair and even — I can tell you, it&#8217;s been fair and even,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;None of us are voting against the speaker today.&#8221;
&#8220;Regular order is at odds with predetermined outcomes, yet the speaker is being accused of not holding to regular order and predetermined outcomes at the same time, it is not possible,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;You cannot be for both at the same time.&#8221;
Massie said that McCarthy has kept his promise to try to implement the conservative policies that he said he would, but that does not mean that President Joe Biden will sign them.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve been trying this since this summer,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And there&#8217;s enough blame to go around for why we don&#8217;t have 12 bills, but part of it was a re-litigation of the debt limit deal. By the way, there was no promise on the debt limit deal. No conditions on that in January, zero whatsoever. I was in the room for that.&#8221;
&#8220;So the 12 bills were delayed over what? $100 billion. That&#8217;s a lot of money,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;But it&#8217;s nothing compared to the $2 trillion that I came here to object to when Speaker Pelosi and President Trump pushed that bill through. We&#8217;ve had over 500 amendments. Listen, this is a referendum on this institution. We have tried regular order, Speaker McCarthy has tried regular order, if regular order fails today, if you vacate the speaker, nobody is going to try it again and this institution will fail. Please do not vacate the speaker.&#8221;
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MASSIE: &quot;So the 12 bills were delayed over, what? $100 billion? That&#39;s a lot of money! But it&#39;s nothing compared to the $2 trillion that I came here to object to when Speaker Pelosi and President Trump pushed that bill through!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/eT4rjFe4HQ">pic.twitter.com/eT4rjFe4HQ</a>
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Thomas Massie Delivers Impassioned Speech In Defense Of Speaker McCarthy

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Congressman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/thomas-massie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thomas Massie</a> (R-KY) has a three-word response to the Biden administration&#8217;s latest green energy scheme that would implement new hot water heating standards and disrupt the market.
&#8220;Leave us alone,&#8221; Massie tweeted in response to the news that Biden&#8217;s Department of Energy plans to update hot water heater standards. Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/us-plans-water-heater-standards-says-will-save-consumers-11-bln-yearly-2023-07-21/?taid=64baf8f31dc575000150f7a1&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that those standards would require &#8220;most common-sized electric water heaters to achieve efficiency gains with heat pump technology&#8221; while gas-fired water heaters would be forced to use condensing technology.
Massie went on to explain that such &#8220;products already exist in the free market,&#8221; thus negating the need for more government interference.
The Energy Department claims that these new standards would help save consumers billions upon billions of dollars. Critics say that the new standards are &#8220;technologically impossible&#8221; and would limit choice.
&#8220;Consumers should decide whether the upfront cost of a heat-pump water heater is worth the possible long term savings,&#8221; Massie added. &#8220;In many cases, the monthly savings never make up for the upfront cost of the equipment.&#8221;
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Leave us alone.
These products already exist in the free market. Consumers should decide whether the upfront cost of a heat-pump water heater is worth the possible long term savings. In many cases, the monthly savings never make up for the upfront cost of the equipment. <a href="https://t.co/I0j36USrr4">https://t.co/I0j36USrr4</a>
&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1682799399565443072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Reuters also reported the Biden administration has already finalized or proposed 18 new efficiency standards for a range of products. These new rules are often touted under the guise of health, safety, and fighting climate change.
Most infamously, the Biden administration has been pushing to create new standards for gas stoves — which experts say would effectively remove gas stoves from the market by making them too expensive.
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Indeed, in May, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy</a> Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Granholm</a> announced new efficiency regulations for dishwashers, beverage vending machines, and electric motors.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-energy-department-starts-crackdown-on-dishwashers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported that new dishwashers imported into the United States beginning in 2027 would have to consume 27% less power and use 34% less water, while more compact models would need to implement a 22% power reduction and an 11% water use reduction, according to an <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/water-wasting-dishwashers-in-crosshairs-as-biden-eyes-efficiency" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analysis</a> of the proposal released by Bloomberg Law.
But, similarly to other products, those changes will force companies to pour time and money into creating new products that meet those standards — the cost of which will get passed onto the consumer.
In reaction to the latest attack on water heaters, conservative conservationist Gabriella Hoffman tweeted, &#8220;How is banning gas stoves, water heaters, &amp; modern conveniences &#8216;energy efficient&#8217; &amp; a &#8216;cost savings&#8217; measure? (It&#8217;s not.)&#8221;
&#8220;Who&#8217;s benefitting? (The green energy lobby),&#8221; she asserted. &#8220;If we dare question proposed rule making that&#8217;s published on gov&#8217;t websites, we&#8217;re now stoking a culture war.&#8221;
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How is banning gas stoves, water heaters, &amp; modern conveniences &quot;energy efficient&quot; &amp; a &quot;cost savings&quot; measure? (It&#39;s not.) 
Who&#39;s benefitting? (The green energy lobby.)
If we dare question proposed rule making that&#39;s published on gov&#39;t websites, we&#39;re now stoking a culture war.
&mdash; Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gabby_Hoffman/status/1682741872194646016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-50-of-gas-stoves-could-be-removed-from-market-under-potential-new-energy-standard-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nearly 50% Of Gas Stoves Could Be Removed From Market Under Potential New Energy Standard: Report </a>
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Thomas Massie’s Three-Word Response To Biden’s Latest Green Energy Scheme

Thomas Massie’s Three Word Response To Biden’s Latest Green Energy Scheme

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Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a> was roasted this week after she said that population reduction was a way to ensure that future generations would be able to have clean air and water. 
Harris made the remarks at Coppin State University in Baltimore, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/maryland" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maryland</a>, during a speech where she <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/maryland/kamala-harris-coppin-climate-funding-ZH5DKOOW6NDUBAYMAUCZ6H5YM4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discussed</a> the designation of $20 billion toward green energy projects. 
“When we invest in clean energy and electric vehicles and reduce population, more of our children can breath clean air and drink clean water,” Harris said during her speech, prompting reactions from people like Tesla CEO <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). 
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VP HARRIS: &quot;When we invest in clean energy and electric vehicles and reduce population, more of our children can breath clean air and drink clean water.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/yhZzDmkeAM">pic.twitter.com/yhZzDmkeAM</a>
&mdash; Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1679940886401019905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“Reducing population is [nuts],” Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1680030451816337411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1680030451816337411%7Ctwgr%5E7d1ea5d3f5151e9c548a5f83f6df05208257f440%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latestly.com%2Fsocially%2Fworld%2Felon-musk-takes-a-dig-at-us-vice-president-kamala-harris-after-she-calls-for-reducing-population-as-part-of-climate-change-movement-5267170.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “We need to increase population.”
The Twitter CEO has frequently warned about declining birth rates across the world, including in the United States, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-again-bucks-the-smart-people-to-warn-against-low-birthing-rates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">once saying that</a> “most people in the world are operating under the false impression that there are too many people.”
Massie <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1680017451407245312" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> by asking, “Are you the population she wants to reduce?” to which Blaze commentator Steve Deace replied, “Thomas Malthus lives! Granted, he sounds dumber than I remember…”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)  also <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1680041607104696320" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reacted</a>, asking if the vice president was referring to abortion or assisted suicide. “Or what means are you suggesting to reduce population in [order] to help public health?” she said. 
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) <a href="https://twitter.com/Eric_Schmitt/status/1679965650284863490" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Harris was saying “the quiet part out loud regarding her and other climate alarmists very anti human ideology and their desire to &#8216;reduce population.'&#8221;
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“Reducing population has always been a goal of climate alarmists. It was the premise of John Holdren&#8217;s book Ecoscience, and Obama made him climate czar,” political commentator Stephen Miller <a href="https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1680030633501032448" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
The White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/07/14/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-on-combatting-climate-change-and-building-a-clean-energy-economy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transcript</a> of Harris’ speech was later edited to cross out the word “population” to replace it with the word “pollution.” 
In her speech, Harris also said that time was running out to deal with climate issues. “It is clear that the clock is not only ticking, it is banging and we must act,” she said. 
Roughly $14 billion of the money discussed by Harris will go toward “tens of thousands of clean energy technology projects.” The other $6 billion will be used in green energy efforts in low-income neighborhoods, according to the Baltimore Banner. 
The money was designated through a fund that was coupled with a bill that was touted as President Joe Biden’s package to fight inflation, but some argued only added to it because of the amount of spending included in the bill.

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Kamala Harris Roasted After Suggesting Population Reduction To Help The Environment

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI</a> Director <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/christopher-wray">Christopher Wray</a> refused to divulge findings from the bureau&#8217;s years-long <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/january-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 6</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-lawmakers-demand-fbi-share-findings-in-d-c-pipe-bomb-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pipe bomb investigation</a> under questioning before a House panel on Wednesday.
During his five minutes to question Wray <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/corrupted-phone-data-hindered-jan-6-pipe-bomber-search-ex-fbi-official-says">before the House Judiciary Committee</a>, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) asked Wray when the FBI plans to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-lawmakers-demand-fbi-share-findings-in-d-c-pipe-bomb-probe">respond to a letter</a> about the probe, which has a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/reward-for-info-on-dnc-rnc-pipe-bomber-jumps-to-500000-as-investigation-nears-two-year-mark" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$500,000</a> reward for information leading to a suspect&#8217;s arrest.
&#8220;I will work with the department to make sure we can figure out what information we can provide,&#8221; Wray said. &#8220;As you know, this is a very active, ongoing investigation and there are some restrictions on that.&#8221;
Wray rejected Massie&#8217;s suggestion that classified information may be holding up any disclosures, stressing that it is rather &#8220;an issue of commenting on ongoing criminal investigations, which is something that by longstanding department policy we are restricted in doing.&#8221;
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Why doesn&#39;t Director Wray have answers about the January 6th pipe-bomb investigation? 
🎥 : <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepThomasMassie</a> <a href="https://t.co/mBJUcMQajG">pic.twitter.com/mBJUcMQajG</a>
&mdash; House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href="https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1679144031270346753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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A suspect, seen in surveillance video only as a hooded figure carrying a backpack, has yet to be publicly identified more than two and a half years after federal authorities say <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-cop-who-responded-to-pipe-bombs-sentenced-in-january-6-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a pair of pipe bombs were planted</a> outside the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) and Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) offices in Washington, D.C.
Authorities <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-cop-who-responded-to-pipe-bombs-sentenced-in-january-6-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found the devices</a> on January 6, which is when rioters breached the U.S. Capitol and disrupted lawmakers as they worked to certify Joe Biden&#8217;s presidential victory.
Massie pushed Wray for answers on how law enforcement became aware of the &#8220;second&#8221; pipe bomb placed next to a bench outside the DNC headquarters, which reportedly <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/kamala-harris-january-6-2021-democratic-national-committee/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prompted the evacuation</a> of then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris from the building.
The congressman played a video that he said lawmakers had &#8220;found&#8221; that &#8220;miraculously&#8221; appears to show a masked individual with a backpack approaching a D.C. police vehicle and informing officers inside about the device, with the security detail for Harris in an SUV parked right next to them. Within a minute they got out of the vehicles and approached the pipe bomb roughly 30 feet away, Massie said.
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&#8220;Miraculously, I say, because it was at specifically the precise time to cause a maximum distraction from the events going on at the Capitol,&#8221; Massie added.
In response to a question about whether this individual would be a suspect if he or she found the pipe bomb, Wray said he did not want to &#8220;speculate&#8221; about specific individuals. &#8220;I will tell you we have done thousands of interviews, reviewed something like 40,000 video files of which this is one, assessed 500-something tips, reviewed the devices,&#8221; he added.
Massie asked Wray if the FBI interviewed the masked individual in the video he showed. The director did not answer him directly, saying, &#8220;We have conducted all logical investigative steps and interviewed all logical interviews at this point.&#8221;
Capping their exchange on the pipe bombs, Massie said, &#8220;It&#8217;s been 900 days. You need to tell us what you found, because we&#8217;re finding stuff you haven&#8217;t released into the public.&#8221;

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FBI Director Refuses To Share Findings, Address ‘Found’ Video In D.C. Pipe Bomb Inquiry

FBI Director Refuses To Share Findings, Address 'Found' Video In D.C. Pipe Bomb Inquiry

Christopher Wray

January 6

U.S.

The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted against <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/adam-schiff-faces-house-censure-vote-and-prospect-of-steep-fine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">formally</a> rebuking Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Schiff</a> (D-CA) for playing up allegations of collusion between Russia and former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>.
Twenty GOP lawmakers joined with a majority of Democrats in <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023269" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voting 225-196</a> in favor of tabling the resolution to censure and condemn Schiff, while seven members voted &#8220;present&#8221; and five did not cast a vote.
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-anna-paulina-luna-the-firebrand-conservative-who-wasnt-supposed-to-win" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anna Paulina Luna</a> (R-FL) brought forward the privileged resolution, meant to be fast-tracked for consideration, and referred it to the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/437" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Ethics Committee</a>. The <a href="https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hres489/BILLS-118hres489ih.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">four-page resolution</a> mostly accused Schiff of abusing his position and telling falsehoods about the Russia matter, but also mentioned issues related to the Ukraine-focused impeachment inquiry against Trump.
But a sticking point among GOP holdouts appeared to be a clause that said Schiff should be fined millions of dollars if the ethics panel found that he lied and abused sensitive information. The $16 million fine it listed represents about <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/02/politics/mueller-report-cost/index.html#:~:text=The%20Mueller%20investigation%20cost%20a,figures%20from%20the%20Justice%20Department." target="_blank" rel="noopener">half the cost</a> of special counsel Robert Mueller&#8217;s investigation into Russian election interference.
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/thomas-massie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thomas Massie</a> (R-KY) said Schiff acted &#8220;unethically,” but the measure was not constitutional because it would <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1668967480922972161" target="_blank" rel="noopener">violate the 8th and 27th Amendments</a>. Luna <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLuna/status/1669011781476405249" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sought to clarify</a> that the financial penalty in the motion was a &#8220;suggested fine that can be paid with campaign funds, like any other fine levied by Ethics,&#8221; but that did not alleviate the concerns.
&#8220;Allowing a majority of Congress to take $16 million (92 years of pay) from any member of Congress is shortsighted,&#8221; Massie <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1669099935965298689" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> after the vote. &#8220;Can we not imagine a time when this precedent would be used against conservatives? Fortunately it failed.&#8221;
Republicans have long accused Schiff, who served as chairman of the committee for four years, of being a repeat liar, particularly because he insisted there was evidence of collusion. GOP frustration with Schiff led House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-formally-kicks-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intel-integrity-matters-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kick him off the intelligence panel</a> earlier in January after Republicans took over control of the House. Schiff is now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-endorses-schiff-for-senate-with-one-caveat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">running for the seat</a> held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).
&#8220;Today’s partisan and failed attempt to censure me is a badge of honor that I will wear proudly,&#8221; Schiff <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1669086633516253185" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a tweet after the vote on Wednesday. &#8220;MAGA Republicans are going after me because I dared to hold Donald Trump accountable. These efforts to intimidate me will not succeed. I will always defend our democracy.&#8221;
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In a tweet that talked about dispelling any &#8220;confusion,&#8221; Luna said she would file a new measure to censure Schiff and send it to the House Ethics Committee. &#8220;See you next week Adam,&#8221; she said.
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Massie indicated he would support the new resolution, as long as it addressed his concerns.
&#8220;Thank you for removing the part that several of us thought was unwise and/or unconstitutional,&#8221; he said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1669119796196040708" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet directed at Luna</a>. &#8220;Many of us are looking forward to voting for your better version.&#8221;

Adam Schiff

House Rejects Schiff Censure Seeking Hefty Fine

U.S. House of Representatives

The group behind the Conservative Political Action Committee released its annual analysis of Congress’ voting records and slammed Senate Republicans, giving Minority Leader Mitch McConnell the lowest conservative rating of his 38-year career.
Through the coronavirus-fueled spending spree, Democrats were often “aided by RINO/establishment Republicans, many of them Old Bulls who announced their retirement,” chairman Matt Schlapp wrote, calling it “shameful” that a “$1.7 trillion Omnibus spending bill passed two days before Christmas with Republican leadership’s acquiescence.”
The American Conservative Union&#8217;s <a href="http://ratings.conservative.org/people?state=US&amp;year=2022&amp;level=state&amp;orderBy=rating" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ratings</a> for 2022 reveal a sharp contrast between the leadership of McConnell, who received a 56%, and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who received a 91%. Scott led the National Republican Senatorial Committee and repeatedly sparred with McConnell, while cultivating his own group of emerging leaders that called themselves the “breakfast club.”
Breakfast Club members included Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana, who both received a perfect 100% rating from CPAC. (<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/breakfast-club-gop-senators-calling-official-conference-meeting-wednes-rcna61597" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC</a> reported that Braun is an “unofficial” member of the club.) Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky also received a perfect score. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, another member of the Breakfast Club, received an honorable mention at 97%.
McConnell’s lieutenants in the current Republican leadership included Senate Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota, who received an 81%, Conference Chairman Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, at 89%, Policy Committee Chair Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, at 74%, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, who was vice chair of the Republican Conference despite having a conservative score of only 53%.
McConnell is 81 years old and joined the Senate in 1985. Scott is 70 and joined the Senate in 2019 after serving as governor of Florida. McConnell&#8217;s ACU score was down eight points from 2021.
Thomas Bradbury, who helped craft the ratings for the American Conservative Union, said who is in leadership is “really important” in part because the tone for what it means to be conservative is set “from the top down.”
In the House, the members who received a perfect score were Reps. Michael Cloud and Chip Roy from Texas, Bob Good of Virginia, Jody Hice and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Debbie Lesko of Arizona, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Mary Miller of Illionis, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Greg Steube of Florida.
The average Senate Republican got a 78%, while the average House Republican got an 80%.
Moderate Republican senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine received 43% and 38%, respectively.
The lowest-scoring House Republican was Brian Fitzpatrick, a former FBI agent from Pennslyvania, at 24%. Second-worst was John Katko of New York, at 26%. Third-worst was former Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, who Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed to the anti-Trump January 6 committee and who is now a CNN contributor.
The scores were based on congressmen’s votes on key bills, including ones that CPAC opposed and described as federalizing elections, bailing out the postal service, and nominating Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
The list also included votes on bills that CPAC supported, including ones they described as blocking vaccine mandates, killing earmarks, and sending billions to Ukraine without oversight.
The Senate was split 50-50 among the parties in 2022, meaning that Republicans had little chance of passing a bill unless all of them were united.
Dozens of Senate Republicans voted for a “continuing resolution” that CPAC said gave Democrats leverage by giving them another week to negotiate a spending deal before a government shutdown kicked in.
CPAC’s ratings have proven crucial to determining whether Republicans voted the way they campaigned. The group also rates state lawmakers, and The Daily Wire used those voting scores for a multi-part analysis of state legislatures that found that, shockingly, the more of a majority that Republicans had in a state, the more moderate its Republican lawmakers behaved once in office.
Montana Republican lawmakers, for example, behaved more moderately than California Republicans, essentially just putting an R behind their name so they could win the election.
In some states, an establishment of moderate Republicans allegedly retaliated against conservative members, with the South Carolina legislature booting “Freedom Caucus” members from the Republican caucus.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/19-statehouses-have-bigger-republican-majorities-than-florida-this-group-is-making-sure-they-act-like-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">19 Statehouses Have Bigger Republican Majorities Than Florida. This Group Is Making Sure They Act Like It.</a>
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Senators Meet For Policy Luncheons On Capitol Hill

CPAC Releases Conservative Rankings–Mitch McConnell’s Lowest In 38 Years

CPAC Releases Conservative Rankings--Mitch McConnell’s Lowest In 38 Years

CPAC

Mike Lee

Mitch McConnell

Senate

Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> scored another endorsement from a U.S. senator after he arrived in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York</a> to be arraigned on criminal charges.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) announced her support for Trump in a statement on Monday that got right to criticizing the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alvin-bragg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alvin Bragg</a>.
&#8220;The prosecution of President Trump in New York is a political stunt by a prosecutor whose campaign was funded by George Soros,&#8221; Hyde-Smith said.
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Proud to support my friend, <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realdonaldtrump</a> for 2024! <a href="https://t.co/EcQNr2QQA6">pic.twitter.com/EcQNr2QQA6</a>
&mdash; Cindy Hyde-Smith (@cindyhydesmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/cindyhydesmith/status/1643064404945010690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The senator was alluding to a racial justice group, Color of Change, that received $1 million from Soros, a liberal billionaire, and <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/22/trump-indictment-alvin-bragg-ties-to-george-soros-examined.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supported Bragg&#8217;s 2021 campaign</a> for district attorney.
&#8220;That charade is all about self-promotion by the prosecutor and has nothing to do with justice,&#8221; Hyde-Smith added. &#8220;I believe the whole affair will backfire on the prosecutor and Democrats.&#8221;
On Tuesday, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-indicted-on-34-felony-counts-of-conspiracy-falsifying-business-records-pleads-not-guilty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a> to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of what Bragg, a Democrat, alleged to be a “catch-and-kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election. The former president claims he is being targeted by politically motivated prosecutors.
Beyond criticizing Bragg, Hyde-Smith said she is endorsing Trump because of his policies and his administration&#8217;s attentiveness to the needs of Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith is the sixth U.S. senator to endorse Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign, following Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and J.D. Vance (R-OH). A few dozen Republicans in the House have expressed support for Trump, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-has-endorsed-donald-trump-president-2024-republicans-gop-2023-2#:~:text=Mike%20Carey%20%E2%80%94%20the%20Ohio%20congressman,the%20night%20of%20his%20announcement." target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to an Insider tracker</a>.
Trump endorsed Hyde-Smith in <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-endorses-sen-cindy-hyde-smith-in-closely-watched-mississippi-senate-race/2018/08/23/439d3d2a-a721-11e8-8fac-12e98c13528d_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her 2018 bid</a> for the U.S. Senate. Hyde-Smith was one of a handful of senators who <a href="https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/biden-election-certification-vote-count/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">objected</a> to Joe Biden&#8217;s 2020 presidential election victory.
Trump generally tops 2024 Republican primary polls, and his numbers appear to have <a href="https://time.com/6268048/donald-trump-indictment-polling/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gotten a boost</a> as he became the first former president to face criminal charges. Even some of Trump&#8217;s GOP critics have spoken out in recent days to criticize the case.
&#8220;I believe President Trump’s character and conduct make him unfit for office,&#8221; said Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) <a href="https://www.romney.senate.gov/romney-statement-on-indictment-announcement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a statement</a>. &#8220;Even so, I believe the New York prosecutor has stretched to reach felony criminal charges in order to fit a political agenda.&#8221;
Besides Trump, former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-gop-governor-announces-presidential-bid-calls-on-trump-to-drop-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have entered</a> the 2024 race for the Republican presidential nomination. Others who may join the contest include former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Donald Trump with Cindy Hyde-Smith

Trump 2024 Bid Notches Sixth U.S. Senator Endorsement

2024

Elections

Ron DeSantis

On Wednesday, another Republican in the House of Representatives endorsed Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis for president, even though DeSantis has not yet announced his candidacy.
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, who served with DeSantis from 2013-2018, called on Republicans to get behind the Florida governor.
“America needs a leader who is decisive, respects the Constitution, understands policy, puts family first, and leads by inspiring,” Massie wrote in a statement released by the Never Back Down PAC.
“That’s why I’m endorsing Ron DeSantis for President. I’ve been honored to call Ron DeSantis a friend for over a decade. During the six years we served together in Congress, I witnessed Ron fight for economic freedom, personal liberty, fiscal responsibility, and constitutionally limited government.”
“In his congressional office and as Governor, Ron has always surrounded himself with capable people who share his principles,” Massie continued. “Ron knows that putting America first means putting Americans first, not corporations, and he’s never backed down from a fight with the big guys in pharma, agriculture, and tech. If we make the right choices, America’s best days are in front of us. Let’s pick a proven energetic leader who can get us there. Let’s choose Ron DeSantis for President.”
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Rep. Thomas Massie is endorsing Ron DeSantis for president, per press release from the <a href="https://twitter.com/NvrBackDown24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NvrBackDown24</a> PAC: <a href="https://t.co/cHokXQ149e">pic.twitter.com/cHokXQ149e</a>
&mdash; Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShelbyTalcott/status/1643669412036190221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In the past, Massie was highly critical of former House Speaker Paul Ryan, saying he did not give legislators time to examine and debate bills in the House. Last week, Massie had an open <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/far-left-rep-bowman-screams-cowards-gutless-at-republicans-about-guns-massie-calmly-points-one-thing-out">confrontation</a> with hard-Left Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) regarding gun control, during which Massie made the case for having better security in schools.
Massie’s endorsement of DeSantis comes on the heels of one from Texas Rep. Chip Roy, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-house-republican-endorses-ron-desantis-for-president">said</a>, “America needs a leader who will truly defend her and empower the people against the destructive force of unrestrained government and corporate excess, profligate spending, and woke cultural indoctrination.”
“His style of no-nonsense government and fearless rejection of woke ‘conventional wisdom’ has demonstrated an appeal to all of us based on our shared values as Americans,” the statement continued. “He strives to unite us again as one people under the banner of freedom and equal opportunity — with the courage to stand athwart the destructive divisiveness of identity politics or the temptation to pander.”
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“America has been built upon and defined by the sacrifices of one generation for the next,” the statement concluded. “When Republicans choose our 2024 presidential nominee — whom I intend to support against Joe Biden or any other Democrat candidate — I believe it’s time for a new generation of leadership. It’s time for younger, but proven, leadership to offer America eight solid years of transformational change. It’s time for Ron DeSantis to be President of the United States.”
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/far-left-rep-bowman-screams-cowards-gutless-at-republicans-about-guns-massie-calmly-points-one-thing-out">Far-Left Rep. Bowman Screams ‘Cowards,’ ‘Gutless’ At Republicans About Guns. Massie Calmly Points One Thing Out.</a>
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2nd GOP Rep Endorses DeSantis For President

2024 Election

In the wake of the Nashville school shooting, far-Left Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) screamed at Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Wednesday that Republicans were “cowards&#8221; in a rant about gun control, prompting Massie to calmly respond that just as members of Congress have protection, children in schools need protection, too.
Bowman has made numerous statements in the past about defunding police, although he reportedly <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/06/26/jamaal-bowman-requested-police-protection-for-yonkers-home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked for a special police detail</a> to protect his home in 2021.
Yelling at the top of his voice, Bowman screamed, “They won’t do anything to save the lives of our children at all. Cowards. Pressure them. Force them to respond to the question, &#8216;Why the hell don’t you do anything to save America’s children?&#8217; and let them explain that all the way up until Election Day 2024. Let them explain that all the way up until Election Day 2024. They’re freaking cowards. They’re gutless.&#8221;
Massie, who happened to be walking by, interjected, “What are you talking about?”
“I’m talking about gun violence,” Bowman yelled.
“You know, there’s never been a school shooting in a school that allows teachers to carry,” Massie calmly responded.
That prompted an enraged tirade from Bowman, who bellowed: &#8220;Carry guns? More guns lead to more death! More guns lead to more death! Look at the data! You’re not looking at any data. You’re carrying water for the gun lobby! Look at the data. More guns lead to more death. States that have open carry laws have more death. States that have open carry laws have more death. Are you listening to what I’m saying? Children are dying! Nine-year-old children. The solution is not arming teachers. Have you ever worked in a school? Have you ever worked in a school? Have you ever worked in a school? Have you ever worked in a school? It’s a yes or no question. Have you ever worked in a school? You will not answer my question. Don’t stop and talk to me.&#8221;
“You’re screaming,” Massie pointed out.
“Okay. I’ll bring it down a notch,” Bowman said.
Massie turned to people videoing the incident. “All right folks. I’ve got a bill to repeal the federal —”
Bowman resumed yelling. “I worked in a school for 20 years!”
“I’m not talking to you anymore. You’re screaming. I’ve got a solution,” Massie said mildly.
Bowman then posited that his view was correct because of his prior career: “I was screaming before you interrupted me. I was a school counselor. I was a middle school principal. I was in cafeterias protecting kids every day of my career.”
Massie gestured to the security around them: “We’ve got guns here to protect us &#8230; And the kids should have somebody to protect them. Every school that’s allowed it has never had a shooting. Not even an accidental discharge in any of the schools.”
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Rep. Thomas Massie just got in something of a shouting match off the House floor over gun control <a href="https://t.co/xvRAoxQQPL">pic.twitter.com/xvRAoxQQPL</a>
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Massie later tweeted, “He wanted to discuss solutions to school shootings, but when I offered a solution he began shouting. When he asked for data, I gave him data, but then he just shouted more. Bring facts. There’s never been a school shooting in the hundreds of schools that allow staff to carry.”
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He wanted to discuss solutions to school shootings, but when I offered a solution he began shouting. When he asked for data, I gave him data, but then he just shouted more. Bring facts. There’s never been a school shooting in the hundreds of schools that allow staff to carry. <a href="https://t.co/jInj4GHBDL">https://t.co/jInj4GHBDL</a>
&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1641235137173094404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/democrat-jamaal-bowman-pushes-defunding-police-after-requesting-special-police-protection-at-his-home/">Democrat Jamaal Bowman Pushes Defunding Police After Requesting Special Police Protection At His Home</a>

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Far-Left Rep. Bowman Screams ‘Cowards,’ ‘Gutless’ At Republicans About Guns. Massie Calmly Points One Thing Out.

Far-Left Dem Screams At Republicans About Guns. Massie Calmly Points One Thing Out. 

Crime

Guns

Jamaal Bowman

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said Sunday that at least one Democrat senator wanted to censor what information is available to the public in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/regulators-shut-down-major-tech-bank-after-run-on-savings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">collapse</a> last week.
In a tweet Sunday, Massie said an unnamed Democrat senator had asked what options the government has to censor information that could cause a run on the banks.
&#8220;Just got off of a zoom meeting with Fed, Treasury, FDIC [Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation], House, and Senate,&#8221; Massie tweeted.
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Just got off of a zoom meeting with Fed, Treasury, FDIC, House, and Senate.
A Democrat Senator essentially asked whether there was a program in place to censor information on social media that could lead to a run on the banks.
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&#8220;A Democrat Senator essentially asked whether there was a program in place to censor information on social media that could lead to a run on the banks,&#8221; Massie added.
Silicon Valley Bank, a popular bank for U.S. tech startups, faced a sudden bank run on Friday. The crisis spiraled into the largest American bank failure since 2008.
The chaos kicked off on Wednesday when Silicon Valley Bank announced that it had sold a large amount of securities, losing $1.8 billion, and was planning to sell $2.25 billion in new shares to offset the loss.
This caused venture capital firms to reportedly recommend companies take their money out of the bank. The bank’s customers attempted to withdraw about $42 billion, and the bank ran out of cash.
Over the course of Thursday, the bank&#8217;s stock nosedived 60%.
The panic began to spread beyond Silicon Valley Bank on Thursday. Investors using other banks started to withdraw their money as well, worrying that a crisis similar to 2008 was beginning. This caused those banks&#8217; stock to sink too.
On Friday morning, trading of Silicon Valley Bank’s shares was halted, and California regulators shut down the bank about 48 hours after the crisis began.
SVB was 40 years old and the 16th-largest U.S. bank before it was shuttered.
Massie said the response to the Democrat senator’s question was, “We will get back to you on that.”
Massie also responded to a Twitter user who commented that while they are anti-censorship, “spreading unfounded rumors to promote a run on a bank” is akin to &#8220;yelling fire in a crowded theater.&#8221;
&#8220;What about yelling fire in a theater that’s on fire?&#8221; Massie replied.
Censorship has become a flashpoint in the political debate over the last several years, especially in the wake of the 2020 election and the pandemic. The Biden administration <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/26/biden-admin-pushed-to-ban-twitter-users-for-covid-disinformation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pressured</a> social media companies to censor information about COVID that <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/twitter-files-platform-suppressed-valid-information-from-medical-experts-about-covid-19/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bucked</a> the mainstream line of thought. Last month, House Republicans grilled former Twitter employees about whether the FBI pressured the company to censor the Hunter Biden laptop story ahead of the 2020 election.
On Monday, President Joe Biden promised taxpayers would not shoulder the cost of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure.
&#8220;No losses will be — and this is an important point — no losses will be borne by the taxpayers; let me repeat that, no losses will be borne by the taxpayer,&#8221; Biden said at the White House. 
&#8220;Instead the money will come from the fees that banks pay into the Deposit Insurance Fund,” Biden said.
Silicon Valley Bank’s customers will have access to their money on Monday, Biden said.

In this photo illustration, the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)

Dem Senator Asked About Censoring Info That Would Cause Bank Run, Massie Says

Banks

House Republicans

Silicon Valley

&#8220;The View&#8221; host <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/joy-behar-suggests-americans-who-are-worried-about-inflation-are-stupid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joy Behar</a> drew a straight line on Tuesday from the Saturday night shooting at a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Congresswoman Lauren Boebert&#8217;s 2021 Christmas photo.
Behar was discussing the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/i-have-to-kill-this-guy-before-he-kills-us-army-vet-says-combat-mode-kicked-in-during-nightclub-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shooting</a> — which took place at Club Q, an LGBTQ establishment — with Colorado&#8217;s Democrat Governor Jared Polis, who is the nation&#8217;s first openly gay governor. Her argument was that whatever else set mass shootings apart from each other, the one thing they all had in common was the gun.
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&quot;Really makes me nuts!&quot; Joy Behar blames Congresswoman Lauren Robert&#39;s 2021 pro-Second Amendment Christmas cards for the shooting at the gay nightclub in Colorado Springs last weekend. &quot;That&#39;s a very bad message to send to people, especially to children.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/6j2fzIasWe">pic.twitter.com/6j2fzIasWe</a>
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&#8220;Well, the one thing, Governor, that all these things have in common is the gun,&#8221; Behar asserted, adding, &#8220;The guns, I mean, they all have those AR-15s.&#8221;
&#8220;Lauren Boebert, the congresswoman in your state, posts pictures — Christmas pictures of her and her husband and her kids holding these guns,&#8221; Behar continued. &#8220;That&#8217;s a very bad message to send to people, especially to children, but that&#8217;s my own little aside here because that really makes me nuts.&#8221;
Boebert posted the photo in question <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/christmas-card-guns-lauren-boebert-thomas-massie-start-new-culture-ncna1285709" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in response</a> to Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), who had shared an image of his very well-armed family sitting by their Christmas tree.
&#8220;Merry Christmas!&#8221; the tweet read. &#8220;p.s. Santa, please bring ammo.&#8221;
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Merry Christmas! 🎄 ps. Santa, please bring ammo. 🎁 <a href="https://t.co/NVawULhCNr">pic.twitter.com/NVawULhCNr</a>
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Boebert responded with a since-deleted tweet showing her own family posing in a similar fashion by their own tree.
&#8220;The Boeberts have your six, @RepThomasMassie,&#8221; she said, adding, &#8220;(No spare ammo for you though).&#8221;
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Lauren Boebert’s latest stunt is posing with her young children holding semi-automatic rifles in front of a Christmas tree. She stole the idea from another GOP congressman who pulled the same stunt the other day. It’s not only sacrilegious, it’s also kind of nuts. <a href="https://t.co/oemgiiDHtp">pic.twitter.com/oemgiiDHtp</a>
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Both Massie and Boebert were immediately attacked on Twitter by users accusing them of promoting or even inspiring more gun violence. Some even drew comparisons to militant Islamist groups.
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Fellow Congressman John Yarmuth (D-KY) lashed out at his colleague in a series of tweets, saying, &#8220;I promise not everyone in Kentucky is an insensitive a**hole.&#8221;
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I’m old enough to remember Republicans screaming that it was insensitive to try to protect people from gun violence after a tragedy. Now they openly rub the murder of children in our faces like they scored a touchdown. Disgraceful.
&mdash; Rep. John Yarmuth (@RepJohnYarmuth) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJohnYarmuth/status/1467226423475818507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m old enough to remember Republicans screaming that it was insensitive to try to protect people from gun violence after a tragedy,&#8221; Yarmuth continued. &#8220;Now they openly rub the murder of children in our faces like they scored a touchdown. Disgraceful.&#8221;
Parkland father and gun control advocate Fred Guttenberg responded to Massie as well, likening his family to the family of the school shooter who had <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/parents-of-michigan-school-shooting-suspect-may-face-charges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rocked Michigan</a> just days earlier.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepThomasMassie</a>, since we are sharing family photos, here are mine. One is the last photo that I ever took of Jaime, the other is where she is buried because of the Parkland school shooting.
The Michigan school shooter and his family used to take photos like yours as well. <a href="https://t.co/MsQWneJXAp">pic.twitter.com/MsQWneJXAp</a>
&mdash; Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/fred_guttenberg/status/1467222605388296202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;@RepThomasMassie, since we are sharing family photos, here are mine. One is the last photo that I ever took of Jaime, the other is where she is buried because of the Parkland school shooting. The Michigan school shooter and his family used to take photos like yours as well,&#8221; he said.

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The House of Representatives passed the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act on Thursday, despite opposition from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party">Republicans</a> who argued that the bill would funnel billions in taxpayer money toward corporations.
The House passed the bill in a 243-187 bipartisan vote, while it <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/corporate-welfare-or-needed-investment-to-beat-china-senate-passes-computer-chips-subsidy-bill">passed</a> the Senate on Wednesday 64-33. The bill will dedicate $52 billion in government subsidies for companies that make computer chips, provide $24 billion in tax credits, and put forth $170 billion in scientific research over the next five years. Shortly after the bill passed, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced they had compromised on a bill that would raise taxes and fund climate change initiatives worth nearly $700 billion.
Prior to the vote, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy blasted the federal government for its spending and implored his colleagues to oppose the legislation.
&#8220;The Senate passed a bill that took a small, discretionary program and turned it into a $280 billion blank check, including $79 billion in mandatory spending on corporate welfare to be handed out to whoever President Biden wants,” McCarthy said from the House floor.
“I’m a no on the Senate CHIPS bill that will come to the floor today. I was a no last week. I was a no last night. And I will be the first no on the board today,” McCarthy said. “I encourage all my Republican colleagues to join me.”
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) noted that even Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was against the bill because it favors corporations.
&#8220;Senator @BernieSanders said the senate CHIPS Act is &#8216;a $53 billion bribe&#8217; that semiconductor companies demanded in exchange for staying in the United States,&#8221; Massie tweeted. &#8220;He’s right. Taking money from working Americans and giving it to profitable corporations is immoral and won’t even work.&#8221;
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Senator <a href="https://twitter.com/BernieSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BernieSanders</a> said the senate CHIPS Act is “a $53 billion bribe” that semiconductor companies demanded in exchange for staying in the United States.
He’s right.
Taking money from working Americans and giving it to profitable corporations is immoral and won’t even work.
&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1552681519956824064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2022</a></blockquote>
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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) argued that the bill &#8220;bolsters domestic manufacturing, creates good-paying jobs, and fights inflation, advancing the #MakeItInAmerica agenda: education, entrepreneurship, infrastructure, and supply chain resilience.&#8221;
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The CHIPS and Science Act bolsters domestic manufacturing, creates good-paying jobs, and fights inflation, advancing the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MakeItInAmerica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MakeItInAmerica</a> agenda: education, entrepreneurship, infrastructure, and supply chain resilience. <a href="https://t.co/zkkr9g8kDU">pic.twitter.com/zkkr9g8kDU</a>
&mdash; Steny Hoyer (@LeaderHoyer) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeaderHoyer/status/1552620891653144577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2022</a></blockquote>
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McCarthy also used his floor speech to warn against the Manchin-Schumer Inflation Reduction Act.
&#8220;They say they want to restore growth, but their new bill adds $700 billion in new taxes,” McCarthy added. “Do Democrats really believe spending hundreds and billions of tax dollars right now while pursuing and punishing productive investments in the long run will lower inflation?”
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