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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.

Quotes by year · 2011–20262,010 total · peak 2013 (272)
2011: 176 quotes2012: 107 quotes2013: 272 quotes2014: 168 quotes2015: 118 quotes2016: 163 quotes2017: 160 quotes2018: 125 quotes2019: 213 quotes2020: 89 quotes2021: 78 quotes2022: 3 quotes2023: 234 quotes2024: 95 quotes2025: 5 quotes2026: 4 quotes
Feb 6, 2012

I am committed to pushing policies that reduce the planning time, the regulatory permitting costs associated with the development of new Federal and non-Federal dams and reservoirs, and fighting unnecessary regulatory actions that…

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Feb 6, 2012

Hydropower facilities like the Hoover Dam, the Parker Dam, and the Glen Canyon Dam are vital power resources for consumers.

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Feb 6, 2012

The Colorado River is a fundamental component of our regional economy.

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Feb 1, 2012

You just can't slap somebody's hand on this and just say don't do it again.

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Feb 1, 2012

Don't you agree that we shouldn't trivialize this.

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Feb 1, 2012

If you walk guns, you are going to do time.

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Feb 1, 2012

I am appalled, absolutely appalled.

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Jan 31, 2012

To me, if I'm the average guy on Main Street, if we're playing basketball, this is a blatantly flagrant foul in which you have time-out, you take a penalty, and you are excused from process, from playing the game at all.

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Jan 31, 2012

We need to not make those kinds of mistakes again and again and again.

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Dec 7, 2011

Thank you, sir. The roll call for the Navajo Code Talkers, the original 29: Charlie Y. Begay.

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Dec 7, 2011

I thank the gentleman from New Mexico for that find. I would now like to acknowledge my good friend from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert).

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Dec 7, 2011

I thank the gentleman from Utah. I would like at this time to recognize my friend, the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich).

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Dec 7, 2011

I thank the gentleman from New Mexico. At this time I would like to recognize my good friend from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz).

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Dec 7, 2011

I thank the gentleman. I would like at this time to acknowledge my good friend from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan).

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Dec 6, 2011

I think that with the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, the Affordable Care Act language on trying to better go after fraud, we're all collectively better acknowledging.

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Dec 6, 2011

So when we talk about the whole number of $125 billion, there are some estimates that that is probably at least $200 billion.

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Dec 6, 2011

And I think that's what we're failing to do is empowering people.

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Dec 6, 2011

I think that there should be some aspect that we look at the front end more so the back end in empowering patients.

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Dec 6, 2011

And it's going to be problematic when you dump another 20 million people in there.

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Dec 6, 2011

But in this government take-over of health care, that's the only way I can talk about it, okay, we are going to dump another 20 million people into this, into a broken system.

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Dec 6, 2011

It seems to me like we're talking about a broken system.

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Dec 6, 2011

Do we have the same scrutiny on federally qualified health centers as we do everybody else?

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Dec 6, 2011

Is it just limited to the private sector, or is it also for public health?

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Dec 6, 2011

The process, the whole process is broken here because the problem for this gentleman, Mr. West, here would have been a lot less if he was empowered to help make those decisions on the ground.

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Dec 6, 2011

I doubt that they would give you a above a D. Don't you agree with me?

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