After four hours of debate, House passes on voice vote $2.2 Trillion H.R. 748

At 12:26PM CDT, the House, on a voice vote, passed the CARES Act.

It was passed on a voice vote in spite of objection by Congressman Thomas Massie (R, KY-04) who wanted a recorded vote:

Are they afraid of the truth? I’ve been told that they don’t even have 1 minute available for me to speak against this bill during the 4 hour debate. The fix is in. If this bill is so great for America, why not allow a vote on it? Why not have a real debate? #SWAMP

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 27, 2020

President Trump weighed in on Massie’s objection which became public this morning and left no doubt how he felt about grandstanding, which included a swift kick out of the Republican Party for Massie:

…& costly. Workers & small businesses need money now in order to survive. Virus wasn’t their fault. It is “HELL” dealing with the Dems, had to give up some stupid things in order to get the “big picture” done. 90% GREAT! WIN BACK HOUSE, but throw Massie out of Republican Party!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 27, 2020

So Congressman Massie has been told by the President to be thrown out of the Republican Party.

Drama was not confined to a Republican, as this video of Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D, MI-11) displays, which included House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer coming to support the need for more time to speak, yet it was not enough:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy held a joint news conference after the voice vote which ended with Speaker Pelosi publicly signing the enrollment of H.R. 748 as approved by the House as amended at 12:55PM CDT.