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Rep. Massie is a leader on restoring [[patent]] rights to small inventors.<ref>https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2022/06/24/massie-centripetal-take-center-stage-house-ip-subcommittee-hearing-ptab-reform/id=149790/</ref> Rep. Massie holds 24 patents himself, from prior to being elected to [[Congress]].<ref>https://www.science.org/content/article/meet-representative-thomas-massie-constitutional-conservative-mit-pedigree</ref>
Rep. Massie is a leader on restoring [[patent]] rights to small inventors.<ref>https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2022/06/24/massie-centripetal-take-center-stage-house-ip-subcommittee-hearing-ptab-reform/id=149790/</ref> Rep. Massie holds 24 patents himself, from prior to being elected to [[Congress]].<ref>https://www.science.org/content/article/meet-representative-thomas-massie-constitutional-conservative-mit-pedigree</ref>
Massie's persistent and outspoken opposition towards foreign aid, along with that of Sen. [[Rand Paul]], represents the continuation of the [[Old Right]] tradition of the Republican Party which mostly died out by the 1960s. The ideological forerunner for the politics of Paul and Massie arguably was [[Eugene Siler]], a devoutly Christian, conservative congressman who carried an isolationist streak in being the only vote in the U.S. House against (by pairing with) the [[Gulf of Tonkin Resolution]].
==U.S. House of Representatives==
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Massie has consistently co-sponsored the [[American Sovereignty Restoration Act]],<ref>Newman, Alex (January 18, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/31220-congressman-introduces-bill-to-get-the-u-s-out-of-the-un Congressman Introduces Bill to Get the U.S. Out of the UN]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref><ref>Newman, Alex (January 6, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/25078-bill-to-get-u-s-out-of-un-introduced-in-new-congress Bill to Get U.S. Out of UN Introduced in New Congress]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref> and he has promoted withdrawing from the [[United Nations]].<ref>Newman, Alex (July 1, 2016). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/north-america/item/23543-after-brexit-u-s-congressman-promotes-amexit-from-un After Brexit, U.S. Congressman Promotes #Amexit from UN]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref> He is also a critic of the [[Federal Reserve]].<ref>Scaliger, Charles (January 18, 2019). [https://thenewamerican.com/another-step-toward-auditing-the-federal-reserve/ Another Step Toward Auditing the Federal Reserve]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref> Massie has introduced bills to abolish the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>Berry, Susan (February 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/01/rep-thomas-massie-reintroduces-bill-abolish-education-department/ Rep. Thomas Massie Reintroduces Bill to Abolish Education Department]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 2, 2019.</ref>
Massie has consistently co-sponsored the [[American Sovereignty Restoration Act]],<ref>Newman, Alex (January 18, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/31220-congressman-introduces-bill-to-get-the-u-s-out-of-the-un Congressman Introduces Bill to Get the U.S. Out of the UN]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref><ref>Newman, Alex (January 6, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/25078-bill-to-get-u-s-out-of-un-introduced-in-new-congress Bill to Get U.S. Out of UN Introduced in New Congress]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref> and he has promoted withdrawing from the [[United Nations]].<ref>Newman, Alex (July 1, 2016). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/north-america/item/23543-after-brexit-u-s-congressman-promotes-amexit-from-un After Brexit, U.S. Congressman Promotes #Amexit from UN]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref> He is also a critic of the [[Federal Reserve]].<ref>Scaliger, Charles (January 18, 2019). [https://thenewamerican.com/another-step-toward-auditing-the-federal-reserve/ Another Step Toward Auditing the Federal Reserve]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref> Massie has introduced bills to abolish the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>Berry, Susan (February 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/01/rep-thomas-massie-reintroduces-bill-abolish-education-department/ Rep. Thomas Massie Reintroduces Bill to Abolish Education Department]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 2, 2019.</ref>
Massie was the only congressman to attempt to force a record vote for the biggest debt bill ever, euphemistically called a "stimulus" package, which passed on March 27, 2020, to add $2.2 trillion to the national debt.<ref>Picket, Kerry (March 27, 2020). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/thomas-massie-calls-defeat-of-roll-call-vote-for-2-2-trillion-relief-package-a-cover-up Thomas Massie calls defeat of roll-call vote for $2.2 trillion relief package a 'cover-up']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved March 27, 2020.</ref>
Massie was the only congressman to attempt to force a record vote for the biggest debt bill ever, euphemistically called a "stimulus" package, which passed on March 27, 2020, to add $2.2 trillion to the national debt.<ref>Picket, Kerry (March 27, 2020). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/thomas-massie-calls-defeat-of-roll-call-vote-for-2-2-trillion-relief-package-a-cover-up Thomas Massie calls defeat of roll-call vote for $2.2 trillion relief package a 'cover-up']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved March 27, 2020.</ref>
==References==
==References==
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001184 Profile] in the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001184 Profile] in the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''
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