U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie voted against a $484 billion coronavirus relief package Thursday afternoon.

Massie, a Republican representing Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, was one of a handful of representatives to vote against the measure, which overwhelmingly passed in the House of Representatives Thursday and will head to President Donald Trump's desk to be signed into law.

Though he voted in favor of the first emergency coronavirus relief package, Massie voiced his opposition to the $2.2-trillion CARES Act, citing fears over spiking the national debt. But he made a bigger splash on that legislation in vocalizing his opposition to a voice vote and thereby threatening to slowdown the bill's passage — which earned him the ire of Trump.

"Looks like a third rate Grandstander named @RepThomasMassie, a Congressman from, unfortunately, a truly GREAT state, Kentucky, wants to vote against the new Save Our Workers Bill in Congress," Trump wrote in a tweet on March 27, adding that Massie should be thrown out of the Republican Party.

President Donald Trump:Throw Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie out of the GOP

Background:U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie plans to vote 'no,' threatens to hold up coronavirus stimulus bill

While Massie's objection failed and the House ultimately passed the CARES Act by a voice vote in March, the lower chamber of Congress did use a roll call vote on Thursday, much to the Kentucky congressman's delight.

"A month ago I stood alone for the Constitution & congressional accountability. I said if truckers, nurses, & grocers can work, then so can Congress!" Massie wrote in a tweet on Thursday. "I was called the most hated man in DC by CNN. Wow - they reported the truth! Today, dozens will demand a recorded vote. #winning"

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.

Other Republican representatives to vote against the coronavirus relief measure on Thursday were Andy Biggs of Arizona, Ken Buck of Colorado and Jody Hice of Georgia. Perhaps the most notable "no" vote came from the lone Democrat to oppose the measure: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

While the U.S. Senate passed the legislation by voice vote on Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, voiced his opposition to the measure.

"No amount of money — not all the money in China — will save us from ourselves," Paul said on Tuesday. "Our only hope of rescuing this great country is to reopen the economy. If you print up billions of dollars and give it to people, they're unlikely to spend it until you end the quarantine."

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