Covid corruption: Remember that 80 percent of Congress refused a recorded vote on the most expensive legislation ever

Although I made them come to work on March 27th, 2020,

most members of Congress were unwilling to record their votes on the first $2 trillion Corona virus legislation. Forever, it will be impossible to know how anyone voted, whether an individual voted, or even how many voted. — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 7, 2021

Article I, Sect. 5 states, “the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.”

And so, more than 80% of Congress refused a recorded vote that day on the most expensive legislation ever. — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 7, 2021

The Washington Examiner's Jack Hunter wrote three weeks after Martch 27, 2020, "Exactly three weeks ago, Rep. Thomas Massie enraged all of Washington when he attempted to force a roll-call vote on the massive $2 trillion coronavirus relief package.

The libertarian-leaning Kentucky Republican’s move would have required members of Congress, including those who are elderly and among the most threatened by the novel coronavirus, to return to Washington. Massie was attacked and called a 'Grandstander,' 'Un-American,' and even a 'Masshole' by many high-ranking officials…

'The tragedy of this bill is it’s a massive wealth transfer from the middle class to the moneyed class,' Massie warned on March 30."

BUT...

"As many citizens received their stimulus payments this week, many also noticed that aspects of this aid looked rotten. For starters, while mom-and-pop restaurants battled to get their pieces of the $350 billion 'Payback Protection Program,' large chain restaurants got them first .

While small businesses of all types, from salons to bars to auto shops, waited for relief, some hedge funds had applied ahead of them for a loan . So many big businesses and others applied that by Thursday, the money ran out .

Many little guys are still desperately waiting. Still, the rich got theirs."

Read the entire column.