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Paul Gosar

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Paul Anthony Gosar is an American politician and dentist serving as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 4th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Gosar has been involved in various legislative efforts and has taken positions on issues such as wildlife management and economic policies affecting rural communities. He has been a vocal advocate for his constituents, often addressing concerns related to agriculture and land use in Arizona. Gosar has also been known for his controversial statements and positions on various national issues.

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Apr 29, 2026

if the gentlewoman would have known, Arizona is the terminal ending out of Mexico of getting--they have to take the cuts. We have taken several cuts, and there are plenty members from the other basin States, but they can actually look at…

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Apr 29, 2026

once again, affording this type of legislation is about affording COVID or the Wuhan virus or anything else that may come about this, so we have to make sure that we are accountable to the scientific methodology, to the patients, to the…

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Apr 29, 2026

obviously the gentlewoman is not understanding the amendment. My amendment ensures that it does not happen without serious justification. Yes, you can share information, but you also have to have the parameters. I am a dentist, so I…

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Jan 21, 2026

we have heard this song and dance over and over again: No mining. That is big key because my State of Arizona has taken the brunt of this. This CRA needs to be done away with because we have to have that ability. The predecessor of the…

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Jan 8, 2026

I rise today like every other person with a heavy heart to honor the life of my dear friend and colleague, the gentleman, the giant from California, Doug LaMalfa. Doug was a devoted public servant, a fierce advocate for rural America and…

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Dec 10, 2025

I think the gentleman is suffering from power phobia, but this is a report. That is all it is, a report. I think the old wives' tale actually says it best: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." This is a report. It has nothing…

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Dec 10, 2025

Mr. Chairman, energy security is national security. As the 119th Congress works to protect and strengthen America's energy backbone, we have a responsibility to ensure our decisions are informed, transparent, and grounded in vigorous…

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Jul 18, 2025

Mexican wolves have preyed on cattle, livestock, and even family pets, causing significant financial losses and economic hardship on family-run ranches.

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Jul 17, 2025

my amendment No. 106 prohibits funds for the DOD's bioindustrial manufacturing and design ecosystem, or BioMADE, that funds lab-grown meat and protein products for the military from feeding our men and women. How disgusting does that…

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Jul 17, 2025

I would love to see our money go to that aspect, but not to the substitutes for meat.

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Jul 17, 2025

I am a little bit confused here, so I want to ask the question: If we do good faith advertising to the American people, because that is what our job is, tell me why we would actually say the ``Potential Benefit of Superbrewed Food's…

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Mar 24, 2025

It is no mystery that Raul and I never saw eye to eye on pretty much anything, but it actually benefits this whole group because it is about the debate. We can come with our ideas to the floor and we can debate each other, and that is the…

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Dec 10, 2024

I thank Chairman Green for yielding. Mr. Speaker, my great State of Arizona is home to over 450,000 veterans, and nearly 30 percent of those veterans live with a disability. My legislation, H.R. 7365, the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening…

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Nov 18, 2024

Although it was created to provide relief from disasters, FEMA has now become the Biden-Harris Administration's star student in political prosecution.

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Nov 18, 2024

It is critical that Congress is empowered to conduct rigorous oversight before any emergency funding has been placed into FEMA's hands.

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Sep 24, 2024

I want you to talk about what was just found on our border, these eight IEDs and the four rocket-propelled grenades.

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Jul 22, 2024

A Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona.

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Jul 22, 2024

I think providing additional resources to the agencies processing these permits, it creates a direct line of benefit to the projects, and pushes them along.

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Jul 22, 2024

This bill would ensure that the same is true for wind and solar.

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Jul 22, 2024

Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2024

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Jul 22, 2024

Good old Harry Reid had a sharing process because Las Vegas was landlocked. He figured out a way to get the generation of those fees to split with the land.

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Jul 22, 2024

I introduced the first version of the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act, or PLREDA, in 2012 to ensure that the emerging renewable energy technologies were treated similarly to other types of energy projects operating on Federal…

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Jul 9, 2024

So, then, why is there a reason to expand RECA to this area? It does not make any sense to me.

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Jul 9, 2024

I mean, I have got people who have waited now--their exposure has now been almost 70 years, and they have been excluded because of an administrative error from what Congress intended to the bill writing.

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