Republican Congressman Thomas Massie says Speaker Paul Ryan does not presently have his vote for House Speaker. Massie further indicated that if no conservative steps up to run to fill Ryan’s job, he’d be open to doing it himself.
Former Arizona State Senator Dr. Kelli Ward chalked up another congressional endorsement with Monday’s announcement that Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) supports Ward over longtime officeholder Sen. John McCain.
WASHINGTON – A group of fiscally conservative Republican congressmen is fighting to take away John Boehner’s taxpayer-funded retirement benefits.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said the demands that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is making before running for Speaker of the House are “unreasonable,” while Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) said one of his demands is a “non-starter.”
Conservatives in the House of Representatives believe a bloc vote will help influence who will be the next Speaker of the House, so members of the House Freedom Caucus will meet Wednesday afternoon to debate which member – Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Daniel Webster, or Rep. Jason Chaffetz – they should support for Speaker.
Thursday on CNN’s “At This Hour,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R–KY) criticized his colleague Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), a candidate to replace John Boehner as House Speaker, for his comments linking Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton‘s plummeting poll numbers to the House
Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) said that the resignation of House Speaker Representative John Boehner (R-OH) “was almost inevitable, given the pressure that the American people have put on Washington, DC” on Friday’s “Sean Hannity Show.” Massie said, “I want to
In a sign of the intensified opposition swelling against House Speaker John Boehner, the United Kentucky Tea Party penned an open letter to four Republican Kentucky Congressmen expressing their hope that the Congressmen join Rep. Mark Meadows in his effort to oust Boehner.
House Speaker John Boehner had been planning to call up on the House floor last week a measure from Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) that would have removed him as Speaker of the House if it succeeded—intending to embarrass Meadows—but abandoned the plan after his entire leadership structure learned that they did not have the votes to re-elect him as Speaker before the August recess.
Sunday night, leading up to the expiration of the Patriot Act, U.S. Representative Thomas Massie joined Host Matthew Boyle on Breitbart News’ Sunday radio program to discuss implications of the deadline passing and what to expect in the days ahead.
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM EST, host Matthew Boyle will be discussing the most important news stories of the week. The show will focus on the latest developments in the 2016 presidential campaign, the Obamatrade deal and the attacks on American civil liberties and individual rights.
House Speaker John Boehner’s decision to retaliate, or exact “revenge” as Politico put it, against at least two House Republicans who voted for a Republican alternative is haunting Republicans who supported him conference-wide and sparking a discussion in the party about the role Boehner should play as Speaker—and Republican members should play in challenging his authority.
HOUSTON, Texas — Congressman Ted Poe (R-Houston) was on AM 1070 The Answer with radio host Sam Malone to discuss the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker’s race. He told Malone “I have not decided [on the Speaker’s race], if I had, I would tell you Sam.”
The grassroots conservative group FreedomWorks is directing calls to Congress among its 6.7 million supporters nationwide, urging Republicans to vote out House Speaker John Boehner and replace him with a viable alternative. Several members have already publicly indicated their intention to vote against Boehner for speaker on Tuesday. They include Reps. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ted Yoho (R-FL). Yoho also offered himself up as a potential alternative candidate to Boehner for members who think they need an alternative.
A third Republican Congressman, Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL), has joined the public movement against House Speaker John Boehner’s re-election. Yoho joins Reps. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) in announcing he will not be voting for Boehner on Tuesday—and Yoho also now is the first GOP member of the House of Representatives to announce he is willing to stand up as an alternative candidate to Boehner if no other alternatives emerge.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) issued a statement on Saturday detailing why he’s going to vote against House Speaker John Boehner’s re-election on Tuesday. Massie, who’s entering his second term as a member from Kentucky, now becomes the second Republican House member announcing the coming rebellion against Boehner.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans passed a border supplemental bill Friday night. The 223 – 189 vote came after an initial attempt at a border supplement failed to make it to the floor Thursday due to lack of support. Late-night
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided House approved a Republican plan Wednesday to launch a campaign-season lawsuit against President Barack Obama, accusing him of exceeding the bounds of his constitutional authority. Obama and other Democrats derided the effort as a
On July 26, federal Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr., ruled the District of Columbia’s ban on carrying firearms in public is unconstitutional and ordered that the enforcement of the ban be halted. The ruling came as the result of a
WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-controlled House passed a $20 billion measure Wednesday that would slash budgets for enforcing tax laws and new financial regulations, and a healthy food initiative that’s a pet cause of first lady Michelle Obama. The House
On July 16 the U.S. House voted to block the stringent gun control laws in Washington, D.C. The amendment to block the laws was offered by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). According to The Washington Post, Massie’s amendment was to “the
The House voted to hold Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner in contempt today, a symbolic step in the Republican effort to hold the IRS accountable for targeting conservative and Tea Party groups. The vote was 231 to 187. All
The House voted to hold Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner in contempt Wednesday, a symbolic step in the Republican effort to hold the IRS accountable for targeting conservative and Tea Party groups. The vote was 231 to 187. All
After National Journal published a headline that led readers to believe Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) got drunk while singing karaoke at a fundraiser–though the article clearly stated that he did not–Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) denounced it as “libelous” on the House floor
A PAC that views itself as youth-driven and grass-roots called the Liberty Action Fund is planning on throwing its support behind former Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas and other like-minded candidates. The Liberty Action Fund is an offshoot of Young Americans
The House of Representatives passed the “Keep Your Health Plan Act” introduced by House Republican Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) on Friday afternoon by a 261 to 157 margin. Thirty-nine Democrats crossed party lines to vote in favor of
By LISA RATHKEAssociated PressWAITSFIELD, Vt.Some Vermont farmers want to plant hemp now that the state has a law setting up rules to grow the plant, a cousin of marijuana that’s more suitable for making sandals than getting high. But federal
Make way, liberal humorists, Julie Borowswki has entered the public arena, and she is hilarious! Borowski’s blog-videos, entitled Token Libertarian Girl, can be found at You Tube and her personal blog. The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) recently awarded Borowski its
With the left looking for its next big cause, Congressional Democrats have latched onto the Sandy Hook massacre as an opportunity to push gun control. Yesterday alone, eight new bills were introduced relating to gun control. Two conservative bills were
