LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Congressman from Kentucky plans to vote "no" on the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, which the Senate passed 96-0 Wednesday evening.

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican who represents Kentucky's 4th District, also hinted that he might object to a voice vote in the House of Representatives, which would force all members to return to Washington, D.C. and slowdown movement on the bill.

Massie told 55 KRC radio Thursday morning he plans to reject the measure — which includes one-time $1,200 checks to certain individuals and $367 billion in loans and grants to small businesses — due to concerns over spiking the national debt.

"If it were just about helping people to get more unemployment (benefits) to get through this calamity that, frankly, the governors have wrought on the people, then I could be for it," Massie said.

"But this is $2 trillion," he continued. "Divide $2 trillion by 350 million people — it's almost $6,000 for every man, woman and child. I'm talking about spending. This won't go to the men, women and children. So if you have a family of five, this spending bill represents $30,000 of additional U.S. national debt because there is no plan to pay for it."

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Massie did vote for a coronavirus relief measure in early March, but missed the vote for a second measure on March 14. However, he recently told The Cincinnati Enquirer that he would have voted no on the bill even if he had been in D.C. because he was concerned the bill would put small companies "out of business."

Later in the interview, Massie discussed his opposition to a voice vote, or a method of voting that does not require more than a majority vote for its adoption. The House is scheduled to have one on Friday morning

Under this plan, the full House would not be required to be present. However, a single member could derail the entire process if they an objection on the floor, according to NBC News.

"I'm having a really hard time with this. Because they're saying, well it's hard to travel, yadda yadda yadda," Massie said. "Well, last night, 96 out of 100 Senators voted. All we would need is 218 out of 435 to vote," he added, pointing to a section of Article I in the U.S. Constitution that states "a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business."

"I know there are people saying, 'Oh you gotta vote for it. You can't slow this down,'" he continued. "Meanwhile, they spent a week in the Senate arguing how much money should go to the Kennedy Center."

This is the recent in a series of coronavirus-related splashes made by Massie. After an attendee at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 26 to 29 tested positive for COVID-19, several of the events attendees said they would self-quarantine. However, Massie said he did not plan to, as he was confident he hadn't interacted with the individual.

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The Kentucky Republican has also been active on Twitter as the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve. A day after he missed the Coronavirus Relief Bill vote, Massie tweeted from his farm in Garrison, Ky., home to 866 people, about the mini ecosystem on his land and his canned pickles and peaches.

And he has repeatedly spoken against "stay-at-home" and business closure measures. On March 16, he tweeted: "When this is over, I fear FDR’s internment of Japanese-Americans is going to look like a 'light touch.'"

Massie has developed a reputation over time as the House's "Mr. No," frequently voting against measures proposed by both parties. In February, he was one of four representatives to oppose a measure that would make lynching a federal hate crime.

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