U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie told a Kentucky radio host on Tuesday that his constituents should appreciate that he took a stand last week against the coronavirus stimulus bill instead of giving in and accepting “bribes” that were offered in exchange for dropping his opposition.
Written by Lucas Aulbach of the Courier-Journal
Massie did not clarify what in particular he was offered or who made him the offer, and a request for comment sent to his office Wednesday morning was not immediately returned.
“I’m not going to say exactly what I was offered, but I was offered a lot of things the night before the vote if I would withdraw my insistence on a quorum and a recorded vote,” Massie said on 580-WVLK’s Larry Glover Live radio show. “I don’t think people understand. I’ve received death threats, I’ve received campaign threats, I have been offered inducements and proffered inducements.
“I hope the people can appreciate that I didn’t take any of the bribes, if you will, and I didn’t bow down to any of the threats, and now I have to live with my decision.”
(Cross-posted via the Kentucky Press News Service. Read the rest of the article at the Courier-Journal.)
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