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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Laura Lington (Massie) (202) 225-3465 laura.lington@mail.house.gov   Victoria Bonney (Pingree) (202) 225-6116 victoria.bonney@mail.house.gov Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the Interstate Milk Freedom Act (H.R. 5410) today. This bill prohibits federal interference with the interstate traffic of unpasteurized… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Laura Lington laura.lington@mail.house.gov (202) 225-3465   Today, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) reintroduced the bipartisan Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act, H.R. 3971. This bill assists middle-class seniors by eliminating the unjust double-tax on Social Security benefits.   As the Congressional Research Service reports, “Until 1984,… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2019 Laura Lington (Massie) laura.lington@mail.house.gov (202) 225-3465 Sean M. Ryan (Blumenauer) sean.ryan@mail.house.gov (202) 225-4811 Today, United States Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced H.R. 3791, the Investing in America: Rebuilding America’s Airport Infrastructure Act. This bipartisan… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2019 Laura Lington, (202) 225-3465 laura.lington@mail.house.gov   Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) is pleased to announce that a $9 million Airport Improvement Program (AIP) discretionary grant has been awarded to Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. The funds from this grant will be designated for construction at the new Sparta… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2019 Laura Lington, (202) 225-3465 laura.lington@mail.house.gov   Today, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) re-introduced the “Safe Students Act,” H.R. 3200. The Safe Students Act would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act, eliminating the one-size-fits-all federal ban on guns in school zones, making it easier for state and local… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 23, 2019 Laura Lington, 202-225-3465 (Massie) Victoria Bonney, 202-557-8541 (Pingree)   Today, two cattle-raising lawmakers, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) re-introduced the PRIME (Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption) Act to make it easier for small farms and ranches to serve… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), Jared Polis (D-CO) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) will offer bipartisan legislation on the floor of the House today to expand and improve consumer food choices and to protect local farmers from federal interference. Their amendment to the Farm Bill is expected to receive a vote in the next 24 hours and would remove the FDA prohibition on interstate transportation of raw milk while still respecting state laws regarding raw milk Read more »

ALERT: Feinstein/Schumer sponsored gun legislation that amends the “Brady bill” will be added to Concealed Carry Reciprocity bill (HR 38) in the House this week. As Chairman of the Second Amendment Caucus, I’m blowing the whistle on the swamp. Last week, Republicans in the House fast tracked through committee HR 4477, a gun bill titled “fix-NICS.” The Senate version of this bill is… Read more »

Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) never intended to run for office or become a politician when he was majoring in electrical and mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). “I look forward to returning to my prior life of inventing and working on my farm,” Massie told me via telephone in an extended interview that took place on Wednesday, June 28,… Read more »

By Congressman Massie https://www.wsj.com/articles/congressman-defend-thyself-1498424820 Read more »