Representative Thomas Massie, a libertarian Republican from Kentucky, is calling for an immediate halt to any further funding to Ukraine and an audit of any monies that have already been delivered by the President and Congress.
Massie (R-KY) is coming off the heels of a resounding victory in his reelection bid last week.
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The congressman took to social media on Monday and called to reel in out-of-control spending on the Ukraine war effort.
“We should immediately stop payments to Ukraine and begin a thorough audit of the $60 billion that Joe Biden and Congress have already sent there,” he wrote.
We should immediately stop payments to Ukraine and begin a thorough audit of the $60 billion that Joe Biden and Congress have already sent there.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) November 14, 2022
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Thomas Massie Wants Ukraine Funding Stopped
Thomas Massie has been a rare voice of reason when it comes to government spending on Ukraine and in general.
A fiscal conservative from day one in Congress, he often votes in opposition to the wanton spending of taxpayer dollars regardless of the reasoning behind it.
Massie raised the ire of former President Donald Trump when he tried to stall a $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic rescue plan early on in the pandemic.
“Throw Massie out of Republican Party!” Trump tweeted at the time.
When ever I see something like this. My reaction is almost always: Is that Thomas Massie? #sassywithmassie
We love Mr. No pic.twitter.com/mXCBevGYqK
— Mary Miller Stan #Millerhive (parody) (@MillerStanIL) March 17, 2022
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If only Massie had been taken seriously, perhaps America wouldn’t be in the throes of historic inflation levels.
Massie joins Senator Rand Paul in demanding accountability for the ‘blank check’ spending for Ukraine.
Paul, also from Kentucky, managed to temporarily delay a $40 billion military aid package for Ukraine earlier this year, demanding access for an Inspector General to monitor how the funds are being spent.
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What a novel idea. Of course, Republicans refused to back him, so the money went through.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) calls $40 billion military aid package to Ukraine “a gift” and blocks it from passing. pic.twitter.com/Lxfez8LApb
— The Recount (@therecount) May 12, 2022
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Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene Vote Against Russia-Ukraine Bills
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Thomas Massie joined Marjorie Taylor Greene as the only two Representatives to vote against four separate bills that either reprimanded Russia or supported Ukraine in May.
Massie touted his efforts.
“Congress has voted for ten bills now that will put US citizens at risk, prolong the conflict in Ukraine, waste tax-payer money, increase domestic food and energy prices, and draw us further into this conflict. I have voted against all of them,” he said in a statement.
Here are the two Republicans who voted against four bills related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict https://t.co/XjwW7aGodj pic.twitter.com/oZKZ3GyeQU
— The Hill (@thehill) May 11, 2022
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Greene, prior to the midterm elections, vowed that GOP control of the House would mean “not another penny will go to Ukraine.”
“Our country comes first. They don’t care about our border or our people,” she told supporters at a campaign rally.
Greene: Under Republicans, not another penny will go to Ukraine.. pic.twitter.com/PnhMDz3Gql
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Massie last month mocked the House Progressive Caucus after they retracted a letter to President Biden urging him to engage in peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.
After just 24 hours, members of the congressional progressive caucus withdrew their letter urging the President to seek a peaceful resolution to the war in Ukraine.
At this point, I suppose it’s in order for me to withdraw my statement of appreciation for their courage. https://t.co/WUACv7l11g pic.twitter.com/tzXS4YEP0p
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) October 25, 2022
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The Political Insider reported that lawmakers from both parties are reportedly seeking to lock in a staggering $50 billion in additional military aid for Ukraine before the new Congress is sworn in this January.
Massie criticized the proposal, noting it is more than what the United States spent in Afghanistan in any one year.
“Annual US spending in Afghanistan until we exited: $50 billion. US spending in Ukraine this year: $50 billion. No joke,” he wrote. “C’mon man, the military-industrial complex isn’t going to fund itself.”
Unfortunately, there are a lot more lawmakers from both political parties that are part of the military-industrial complex Ukraine spending bonanza than there are people more concerned about America.
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It’s easy.
Great article
And the Mitch McConnell blunders continue, on and on and on….Stupidity or well executed treason? Hmmmm
and the loser zelinsky loves the money which he never had in this entire life
sucked a comedian sucks as president
just a crybaby more money for ME
I expect my tax dollars to stay here in America. I think Ukraine has gotten enough of my money. Cut them off.
As a Bible-trusting Christian Conservative,… who is Ultra-MAGA,… secure America’s Borders patriot, I’m also FULLY SUPPORTING UKRAINE’S FIGHT TO EXPEL THE RUSSIAN-PUTIN-KREMLIN INVASION OF UKRAINE!!!
Not only have I lived in Ukraine often during the last 20 years,.. my dearly loved friends,… wife & son are UKRAINIAN! Everyone supporting Ukraine’s Fight-for-Freedom from Russia is NOT LEFT-WING WEF-BOTS,.. or criminal thieves, like Joe Biden’s CRIME-FAMILY!
Certainly the tax-payer money going to Ukraine MUST BE AUDITED AND ACCOUNTED-FOR,..(in light of Democrat-criminals penchant to LAUNDER MONEY INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS under the guise of ‘helping people and countries’,… or under-the-cover of otherwise legitimate causes and needs).
On the other hand,… WE MUST HELP UKRAINE EJECT THE INVADING PUTIN-KREMLIN-MONSTER!
It is our OBLIGATION according the Budapest Agreement of 1994,..where we (USA & Britain) persuaded Ukraine to give their whole Nuclear Arsenal (they were, at the time, the 3rd ranked Nuclear Power in the world behind the USA, and Russia),… on the promise that Russia would NOT INVADE UKRAINE’S SOVEREIGN 1994 BORDERS!
Obama did nothing in 2014, when Russia illegally-annexed Crimea & invaded Donbas.
I helped my wife escape from Crimea in 2015.
I’m so frustrated with Republicans/Conservatives who have not only GIVEN-UP THE MORAL HIGH-GRONDS TO LEFTIST-DEMOCRATS REGARDING RUSSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE,…. but many of them are trying to justify the COMPLETRLY UNJUSTIFIABLE Putin-Kremlin HORROR ,… murdering of Ukrainian civilians,.. as well as murdering the forced conscripts of Russia!!
There seems to be way TOO MUCH SELFISH IGNORANCE among Republicans and/or Conservatives!! I can’t believe what I’m hearing from folks I used to agree with,… like Steve Bannon,.. Charlie Kirk,. and others who sound like Russian-State-TV PROPAGANDISTS!!!!!
They just parrot Putin’s LIES & DISTORTIONS OF HISTORY!
Conservatives & Republicans, of which I’m one,.. need to wake-up to MORAL TRUTH and MORAL COURAGE in regards to Ukraine,… and stop apologizing for Putin-Kremlin-Criminals,…. and their cohorts—Iran, N. Korea, Assad’s Syria, Venezuela,..and the CCP!
Putin is a THIEF,.. just like Biden and the Democrats are thieves,,..avaricious & immoral,… following the ‘Father of Lies’.
I’ll say it again, the only thing standing between us and a real war with the Russians are the Ukrainians. I will gladly approve any funds they need to kick Putin’s butt, or at least keep him occupied. It’s like Patton said upon his entry into Berlin; “I’ll say this; the 3rd Army alone with very little help and with damned few casualties, could lick what is left of the Russians in six weeks. You mark my words. Don’t ever forget them . . . Someday we will have to fight them and it will take six years and cost us six million lives.” He was dead several weeks later.
If only more lawmakers cared about the citizens of our own country and quit throwing billions of dollars away to such countries as Ukraine! There is an undercurrent of corruption to the Ukraine situation that they either don’t understand or don’t care about!
Tony
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These clowns are so brain-dead…they don’t see russia/pootie poot had threatened to use nuclear weapons again the world!
So nice to see censorship here;( how sad
Unfortunately, the filters that are supposed to keep out the spam seem to catch more legitimate comments then anything.
These clowns are so brain-dead…they don’t see russia/pootie poot had threatened to use nuclear weapons again the world!
Would you like to see a massive oversight and audit of this, in your face admin and all the leftwing leadership??????All those in favor raise your Right hand…..
Ukraine should not be given one more penny until Zelenskyy demonstrates a sincere desire for peace through negotiations. That desire would be evidenced by actions. The United States promotes carnage by freely subsidizing with no accountability for funds and armaments.