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Frustration boils over as Republican sasses Mike Johnson in public: 'Don't fall for it'

Massie argued that the package did not include the SAVE Act and called its election-funding provision a distraction from his opposition to a defense bill provision.

Frustration boils over as Republican sasses Mike Johnson in public: 'Don't fall for it'
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Rep. Thomas Massie publicly challenged Speaker Mike Johnson’s description of a package as advancing the SAVE Act, saying it contains funding but not the act itself. Massie also said the package distracts from a defense bill provision he opposes.

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Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Representative who criticized Johnson’s description of the package and its relationship to the SAVE Act

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker whose post described the House package as advancing election, defense, and farming priorities

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose priorities are described as a source of Republican frustration

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Former representative who criticized the package in a post

Chip Roy
R · TX-21

Representative who said his support depended on the election provision being mandatory

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