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David Schweikert

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David Schweikert is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility and economic growth during his tenure in Congress. Schweikert has been involved in various legislative efforts aimed at reducing the national debt and promoting job creation in Arizona. He has also served on several committees, contributing to discussions on budgetary matters and financial services.

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2011: 41 quotes2012: 46 quotes2013: 93 quotes2014: 102 quotes2015: 54 quotes2016: 57 quotes2017: 9 quotes2018: 15 quotes2019: 83 quotes2020: 5 quotes2021: 10 quotes2022: 12 quotes2023: 63 quotes2024: 43 quotes2025: 25 quotes2026: 7 quotes
Dec 12, 2023

So President Biden should just do his job and secure the border, or Chuck Schumer should take up our Border Security Act.

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Dec 12, 2023

Some of our colleagues on the other side of this have argued that Republicans are the drivers of dark money spending.

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Dec 12, 2023

If Vladimir Putin were to donate money tomorrow to a U.S. based 501(c)(4), the organization is not required to disclose the source of those funds.

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Dec 5, 2023

Health care is three quarters of the borrowing over the next three decades.

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Dec 5, 2023

Every dime, every dime of U.S. sovereign debt from today through the next 30 years comes from two places.

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Dec 5, 2023

I can't express my level of disappointment in your opening statement.

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Nov 28, 2023

We care about the families, we care about the kids. Help us make sure we are doing the right thing.

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Nov 14, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount appropriated or…

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Nov 14, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 57, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $2,000,000)''. Page 94, line 14, after the…

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Nov 14, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 65, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''. Page 94, line 14, after…

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Nov 14, 2023

I think we need to get back in the business of tracking these 501(c)(3)s.

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Nov 8, 2023

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona has 3 minutes remaining.

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Nov 8, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 127, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''…

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Nov 8, 2023

A couple years ago, we dove into post offices, particularly those that did not appear to be financially vibrant and surviving. We realized much of the data we were working on had holes in it. We couldn't get certain lease costs or were…

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Nov 8, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 133, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''…

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Nov 8, 2023

I think it was intellectually lazy. I care about the debt, and at the same time move something as your pay-for that actually will have a multiplier of raising the debt.

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Nov 8, 2023

I think it was intellectually lazy. I care about the debt, and at the same time move something as your pay-for that actually will have a multiplier of raising the debt.

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Nov 7, 2023

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona has 2 minutes remaining.

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Nov 7, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount appropriated or…

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Nov 7, 2023

I appreciate the appropriations process. I have some sense of how difficult it has been for both sides. This is the 2019 fiscal budget. Was that really, really that difficult, that draconian? Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time…

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Nov 7, 2023

As a traditional courtesy, I am offering this for Mr. Buck, who has been very kind to us. This is an amendment I think we have all seen versions of. It is structurally very simple. It moves the appropriation amount back to the 2019 fiscal…

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Nov 7, 2023

As the designee of the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Buck), I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title)…

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Nov 7, 2023

I think it was intellectually lazy. I care about the debt, and at the same time move something as your pay-for that actually will have a multiplier of raising the debt.

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Nov 3, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction account), insert the following: Sec. ___. Each amount…

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