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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.

Quotes by year · 2017–2026548 total · peak 2021 (156)
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Mar 19, 2024

The Democrats could have sent anyone. They could have sent Hunter Biden. They could have sent Joe Biden.

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Mar 5, 2024

The FBI and DOJ, rather than going after Catholics in various dioceses around the country, rather than going after school board members, they should be going after these types of people.

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Feb 5, 2024

It is just they don't think like how the expert class and the National Science Foundation wants them to think, and so they are trying to program what they see so they can control what they believe.

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Feb 1, 2024

The bill you have sported creates this concept of ownership over your name, your image, your likeness, and your voice.

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Jan 31, 2024

If my characterization of the child tax credit is intellectually dishonest, then I would love to hear the warrant behind that claim because none of my colleagues can state how a huge sum of this money is not going to end up in the hands of…

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Jan 31, 2024

The Ethics Committee is engaging in payback against me for ousting the person who singularly appointed every Republican.

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Jan 23, 2024

Those allegations were not true, have never been true. And the people who spread those lies have been exposed, indicted and imprisoned

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Dec 12, 2023

I want to start by commending you on the waivers that have allowed 2,900 Americans to express their patriotic service in the military.

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Dec 12, 2023

I get the sense that these aren't--that it is not being implemented exactly the same way in every service branch.

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Dec 3, 2023

He is a Champion for the Constitution and the Rule of Law.

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Nov 29, 2023

Whatever Mr. Santos did, with Botox, or OnlyFans, it is far less concerning to me, then the indictment against Senator Menendez, who's holding gold bars inscribed with Arabic on them from Egypt, while he is still getting classified…

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Nov 14, 2023

It's remarkable, because you all have great experience, you look at these things, you have no ulterior motives.

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Nov 14, 2023

I just don't think we should view it as unrealistic that we should be able to have the basic capabilities on hypersonics that our adversaries do.

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Nov 13, 2023

I think we would do our job if we continued to advance the legislation that Congresswoman Jayapal and Congressman Buck and I worked on to reshape some of these companies by force of legislative power.

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Nov 13, 2023

If companies engage in anticompetitive conduct, exclusionary conduct, or break the law to sustain their monopoly power, it threatens our liberty and threatens our democracy and goes to the heart of our freedom.

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Nov 8, 2023

Reclaiming my time. Mr. Chair, I appreciate the distinction, and I am grateful that there are a number of Democrats, like Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Nadler, who are working very closely with Republicans to try to reform these authorities so that…

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Nov 8, 2023

I appreciate that clarification, and I don't think anyone would confuse his views with mine as it relates to the FBI.

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Nov 8, 2023

Where I think Leader Hoyer is correct is that this effort would be incomplete in the absence of major reforms to FISA and the other authorities that are abused, no matter who the people are. The people have changed and the corruption has…

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Nov 8, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

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Nov 7, 2023

Sometimes they're just criticisms of Soros and of globalism.

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Nov 7, 2023

I want Israel to win and Hamas to lose.

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Nov 2, 2023

There is an eclectic attraction in my district in northwest Florida. It is called Crab Island but is actually not an island at all. It is a sandbar where people go and enjoy swimming, snorkeling, fishing, maybe a refreshment or even a hot…

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Nov 2, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end, before the short title, insert the following: crab island area commercial services strategy…

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