Matt Gaetz: “My friends, when Donald Trump was President, taxes were cut, regulations were slashed, energy was abundant, wages were…”

“My friends, when Donald Trump was President, taxes were cut, regulations were slashed, energy was abundant, wages were rising, capital was returning from overseas to fund the dreams and ambitions of our fellow Americans, and the economy was roaring. What a contrast to what we have seen from this administration now. I rise to nominate Donald Trump for the position of Speaker of the House. For all of the vitriol that we hear from the media and at times the left, there were great moments of bipartisanship under the Trump Presidency. The Democrat nominee for Speaker knows that well because he led valiantly on the efforts for criminal justice reform, and I was honored to join him. I know no matter who is sitting in that Speaker chair, we have got a lot of work to do on that very issue. We took a first step, but there is a second step and a third step to take. I am glad that we were able to work with President Trump, with Republicans, and with Democrats to provide real outcomes for Americans to create greater prosperity and more opportunity. I also care deeply about President Trump's focus on our Nation's veterans. It seems for far too long on the campaign trail, veterans were disregarded, forgotten about. When we would get elected to office, their issues would not always rise and get center stage, but we were able to pass veterans' accountability measures. We were able to actually get people fired at the VA who weren't doing their job.…”