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Matt Gaetz

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Matt Gaetz is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Gaetz has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and has aligned himself with the party's more conservative factions. He has focused on issues such as government spending, immigration, and veterans' affairs during his time in Congress. Gaetz has also been known for his controversial statements and positions on various topics, often drawing significant media attention.

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Feb 22, 2023

this is not a lack of ability, it is a lack of will.

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Feb 22, 2023

the day will come soon when Secretary Mayorkas has to come and answer our questions.

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Feb 22, 2023

Has Secretary Mayorkas ever lied to you?

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Feb 22, 2023

there is nothing humane about putting a parent on a 170-mile journey when they need NICU services

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Feb 22, 2023

the people of Yuma are good folks, and they deserve a lot better from the Federal Government than they have been getting

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Feb 8, 2023

I want to ensure you both that we have come not to trash the FBI, but to rescue the FBI from political capture.

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Feb 8, 2023

It seems as though that politics isn't out in the field office, it is here in Washington, DC.

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Feb 8, 2023

I was sorely disappointed that the American Security Drone Act dropped out of the last National Defense Authorization Act.

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Feb 6, 2023

Well, assured of no intrusions from the Chinese sounds to me like a lot better than sending $100 billion to Ukraine.

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Feb 6, 2023

How much more for Ukraine? Is there any limit? Which billionth dollar really kicks in the door? Which redline that we set will we not later cross? China reminds us that we have real issues. China began its offensive against our homeland by…

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Feb 1, 2023

I thank the gentleman for his leadership and for yielding. The ATF's new rule criminalizing pistol braces is a brazen and unlawful attempt to usurp congressional authority. This pistol brace rule will fail for the same reason the bump…

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Jan 31, 2023

Does it feel sometimes like we are living in a crazy sci-fi movie where powerful entities and interests are trying to control what we see and what we hear and what we read? Because they ultimately want to dominate what we think and how we…

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Jan 26, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end, add the following: SEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN WITHDRAWALS OF FEDERAL LANDS. Nothing in this Act, or…

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Jan 26, 2023

Is the gentleman concerned about the impact of some of those wind farms on migratory bird populations?

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Jan 26, 2023

I rise at the urging of Republicans in the Florida delegation who are overwhelmingly supportive of the underlying legislation but who seek to make it a little better by ensconcing some of the policy articulations of the Trump…

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Jan 11, 2023

Last night, Florida's First Congressional District lost an American hero who endured the tragedy of Pearl Harbor--Chief Warrant Officer Frank Emond. In 1938, Frank enlisted in the Navy as a French horn player where he went on to become…

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Jan 9, 2023

It's an intent-driven, almost exclusively, by personal ambition. And that ambition is paralyzing the House, now.

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Jan 5, 2023

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…

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Jan 2, 2023

Mr. Jordan said we must engage in rigorous oversight. Every one of my Republican colleagues knows that the person who can lead that oversight effort who works on it every day, who has the skill and the talent and the will is Jim Jordan…

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Dec 7, 2022

I don't understand why Congress is subject to ethics rules, the Executive is subject to ethics rules.

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Dec 7, 2022

I am supportive of bipartisan efforts to have some sort of an ethics construct on the Court.

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Dec 7, 2022

To my friends on the right, like, if you can buy off Supreme Court Justices, the left is definitely going to end up being way better at that than we are.

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Dec 6, 2022

3 years ago today, a Saudi Air Force officer with ties to al-Qaida attacked Naval Air Station Pensacola resulting in the deaths of Ensign Joshua Kaleb, Airman Apprentice Cameron Walters, and Airman Mohammed Haitham; this also included the…

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Nov 6, 2022

J.D. Looks like a young Abraham Lincoln, but he's from Ohio, like General Grant.

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