Matt Gaetz

We sure find a lot of ways to waste money in this town, but the EPA may have just reached a new low. We are spending $5 million on a study to force-feed rats lard and coconut oil until they are morbidly obese, then we pump their enclosures…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. I also thank the gentleman from Tennessee for introducing this responsible legislation. Mr. Speaker, I look forward to circumstances where this administration will have additional tools to deal…

My hope is that this is actually neither Lockheed's fault nor JPO's fault, it is actually Congress's fault for keeping us under a continuing resolution for so long that we have been unable to adequately fund parts.

The President of the United States should have the power to appoint judges to the FISA Court. This would lead to a more ideologically diverse court, more transparency in oversight, and better FISA outcomes. Mr. Speaker, this isn't just my…

In the United States of America, cash at a political party should never be convertible to a warrant to spy on American citizens. Because I expect Republicans and Democrats will both be empowered at some point in the future, we should be…

America now knows the truth. The Democratic Party hired the Perkins Law Firm. The Perkins Law Firm hired the Fusion GPS company. Fusion GPS needed two things: fake dirt on Donald Trump, and they needed a way to inject that fake dirt into…

I thank the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King) for being a clarion voice for calling this Congress and this administration to act in a way that is consistent with the values and the principles of the American people. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire…

I thank the gentleman for his service on the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Farenthold), another of my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee.

I thank the gentleman for his persuasive leadership. The gentleman from New York (Mr. Zeldin) was one of the first to sign letters to members of the House Intelligence Committee, and particularly its chairman, expressing the sense of this…

I come to the House this evening with several of my colleagues principally to thank Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence…

I will not take that full allotment of time. I will say, though, that it is worth repeating the great work that Chairman Bob Goodlatte has done in the Judiciary Committee; the excellent work that Trey Gowdy has done, the chairman of the…

That is why I am so grateful that Mr. Collins, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Nadler have undertaken that endeavor.

I wish his constituents the best of luck in these trying times. One may reasonably wonder: What does the repeal of the Cole memo really mean for a patient, or a doctor, or a dispensing organization? It presents a series of logistical…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. It is worth noting that so many of the experiences that make up the people who serve in this body come from local government, or State legislatures, or governorships. I am very proud to have served…

I thank the gentleman from California for joining us this evening. His words are a clarion call to sympathize with, empathize with, and support parents who have children with refractory epilepsy and other diseases that lead to chronic and…

I come to the floor this evening with a heavy heart, deeply concerned about my fellow Floridians and my fellow Americans who have seen benefits as a consequence of medical marijuana. Throughout this great country, there have been…

I will conclude with this. I wasn't always a believer in medical cannabis, but I met a girl in my district who was being told by her doctor that she was going to have to saw her brain in half to stop the seizures from firing across. Today…

I thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Curbelo) for joining me this evening. Each and every point that Mr. Curbelo made wasn't partisan. It didn't lend itself to a conservative or a liberal ideology. It just made sense: just adhere to our…

I thank the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Gianforte) for yielding me time, and I thank the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Byrne) for his leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Banks of Indiana). The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, line 18, strike ``or''. Page 6, after line 18 insert the following…

I would like to thank the gentleman from Texas, Chairman Hensarling, for his guidance and leadership in assisting me with this amendment. I would also like to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Williams) for ensuring this Congress takes…

I thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Biggs) for his leadership on the Judiciary Committee. He is absolutely right. We have to get answers to these questions. And if we don't, then Congress can never have confidence in the outcome of any…

I take the floor tonight, along with many of my colleagues, to fight back against an attack on the rule of law and our democratic institutions. Right now, the investigations into Donald Trump and the prior investigation into Hillary…

I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Jordan) for joining us on the floor this evening. I particularly thank him for his work in the Judiciary Committee and the Oversight Committee. The gentleman is correct. We just want our questions…

I thank the gentleman from Texas. His perspective as a former prosecutor and former judge certainly sheds a tremendous amount of light on the stark days that we found ourselves in with this biased effort against the President of the United…