Oppose tariffs that raise costs for American families.

Thomas Massie · Kentucky · Republican

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Evidence

"Free Trade & Fair Markets" ... "Oppose tariffs that raise costs for American families. Support open markets that let businesses compete and consumers benefit from lower prices."

Massie’s current campaign site explicitly states opposition to tariffs that raise costs for families.

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Vote Massie — Thomas Massie for Congress
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Roll Call 65 (Feb 11, 2026) on H.J.Res. 72, "Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025," shows Thomas Massie (KY) voted Yea. The resolution passed 219-211.

Massie voted to end the national emergency used to impose Canada tariffs, directly aligning with opposing tariff increases.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The newsletter summary says Massie joined an interview "discussing tariffs, lobbying, and campaign finance laws" and also notes he "Cosponsored a House resolution to withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization."

An official Massie newsletter shows he was actively engaging tariff-related policy and supporting a trade-policy rollback effort.

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Representative Thomas Massie
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The site lists “Free Trade & Fair Markets” and says: “Oppose tariffs that raise costs for American families. Support open markets that let businesses compete and consumers benefit from lower prices.” The footer says the site is independent and not authorized by the candidate.

Documents the pledge language, though the page itself identifies as an unauthorised supporter site rather than an official campaign committee page.

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Vote Massie — Thomas Massie for Congress
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EO 14193 says the national emergency requires action and imposes “ad valorem tariffs on articles that are products of Canada,” including an additional 25 percent duty on covered Canadian products and 10 percent duty on Canadian energy or energy resources.

Establishes that the emergency targeted by later House action was the legal basis for tariffs on Canadian goods.

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Federal Register: Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border
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H.J.Res.72 states that, pursuant to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act, the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14193 “is hereby terminated.” Congress.gov shows the measure passed the House on February 11, 2026 and was received in the Senate on February 12, 2026.

Shows the House measure Massie voted on would terminate the emergency order that imposed the Canada tariffs.

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Congress.gov: Text of H.J.Res.72, 119th Congress
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Roll Call 65 on H.J.Res.72, “Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025,” was an On Passage vote. Status: Passed, 219-211. The vote list shows “Massie Republican Kentucky KY Yea.”

Massie voted for the resolution terminating the emergency order used for Canada tariffs, a direct same-term action opposing those tariffs.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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AP reported that CBO analysis found Trump’s sweeping tariff plan would shrink the economy, raise inflation, and reduce household purchasing power overall; CBO estimated the tariffs would increase average annual inflation by 0.4 percentage points in 2025 and 2026.

Provides economic context that the tariffs Massie opposed were plausibly cost-raising for households, aligning the vote with the promise wording.

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Associated Press: Trump's tariffs would cut US deficits by $2.8T over 10 years and shrink the economy, CBO says
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Assessments

delivered same_term

Massie’s federal role gives him credit for concrete House actions rather than requiring unilateral tariff repeal. In the same congressional term, he voted Yea on H.J.Res.72, a House-passed resolution to terminate the emergency authority used for Canada tariffs that plausibly raised household costs. That is a direct official act opposing cost-raising tariffs and satisfies the promise in context, even though the evidence does not show full enactment into law.

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delivered same_term

Massie promised to oppose tariffs that raise costs for American families. The evidence shows he maintained that position publicly and took a concrete same-term legislative action by voting Yea on H.J.Res. 72 to end the national emergency used for Canada tariffs. For a U.S. Representative, voting against tariff authority or tariff implementation is a direct fulfillment of an opposition pledge, even if broader tariff policy was not fully eliminated.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%