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Beyond the concerns of local inland waterways and vessel 
operators that use them, Massie’s interest in marine trans-
portation extends to the Jones Act. Massie joked that while 
some may say his support of the Jones Act is one of the most 
un-Libertarian things about him, he described the act as 
“an issue of national security and just common sense.” A 
sentiment echoed by attendees. 
With so many important issues being debated and voted 
on in Congress, Massie offered a peek behind the curtain 
of how voting takes place. Tucked into his wallet alongside 
his driver’s license and credit cards, is his Congressional 
voting card. As he held it up, he noted that though it has his 
name and photo on it, it doesn’t belong to him but instead 
belongs to the people of Kentucky. About 10 times a day, 
he said, members vote by placing their card in a machine 
and choosing between a green buttoned labeled yay and a 
red button labeled nay. Massie suggested they should be 
labeled spin or don’t spin. “I get in trouble for pressing the 
don’t spin button all the time,” Massie said. “Some people 
call me Mr. No, but I do vote yes sometimes.”
He told of once accidentally handing his voting card to a 
waitress to pay. When he asked why it didn’t go through, 
he joked that she told him that “it’s already got $38 trillion 
on it.” Conversely, he was concerned when he mistakenly 
put one of his credit cards in the voting machine. Realizing 
his error, he thought, “What would happen if I hit yay on 
my MasterCard? Would they charge me one over 435 of the 
expense, or would I get the whole bill that day?”
Massie described the  
Jones Act as “an issue  
of national security  
and just common sense.”
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