*Massie says that Speaker Johnson isn’t following the provision in law that would have cut spending by 1% if the CR were to extend beyond April.*
*The Kentucky Congressman also cited an unwillingness to fund the waste, fraud and abuse that has been uncovered by Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts and the fact that there were suppose to be 12 separate funding bills to encourage transparency.*
*Massie also is standing firm on the fact that Congress was told that the CR passed in December that funded the federal government through March 14 would allow the prioritizing of President Trump’s agenda via the checkbook.*
*Speaker Johnson told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday:*
*We’re looking to pass a clean CR to freeze funding at current levels [and] to make sure that the government can stay open while we begin to incorporate all these savings that we’re finding through the DOGE effort, and these other sources of revenue that President Trump’s policies are bringing the table.*
*Following President Trump’s State of the Union address last night, Massie called out what he sees as hypocritical behavior among GOP members of Congress who applaud the efforts of DOGE, yet are willing to turn around and fund many of the same wasteful and fraudulent programs in the coming CR.*
amgreatness.com/2025/03/05/massie-not-on-board-with-speaker-johnsons-spending-bill-vows-to-vote-against-it/?seyid=55204
*The Kentucky Congressman also cited an unwillingness to fund the waste, fraud and abuse that has been uncovered by Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts and the fact that there were suppose to be 12 separate funding bills to encourage transparency.*
*Massie also is standing firm on the fact that Congress was told that the CR passed in December that funded the federal government through March 14 would allow the prioritizing of President Trump’s agenda via the checkbook.*
*Speaker Johnson told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday:*
*We’re looking to pass a clean CR to freeze funding at current levels [and] to make sure that the government can stay open while we begin to incorporate all these savings that we’re finding through the DOGE effort, and these other sources of revenue that President Trump’s policies are bringing the table.*
*Following President Trump’s State of the Union address last night, Massie called out what he sees as hypocritical behavior among GOP members of Congress who applaud the efforts of DOGE, yet are willing to turn around and fund many of the same wasteful and fraudulent programs in the coming CR.*
amgreatness.com/2025/03/05/massie-not-on-board-with-speaker-johnsons-spending-bill-vows-to-vote-against-it/?seyid=55204