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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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Sep 19, 2023

People don't pay bribes to not get something in return, right.

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Sep 19, 2023

It makes you look unserious to suggest--

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Sep 19, 2023

Are you aware of the millions of dollars that move through Rob Walker's shell companies from Chinese Communist Party entities into Biden family bank accounts?

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Sep 19, 2023

I think we might have to do further investigative work to maybe get General Burt here to--it is unfair to ask you to characterize those comments.

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Sep 17, 2023

I demand full release of January 6th tapes in exchange for funding the Government.

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Sep 13, 2023

I pledge to hold Speaker McCarthy to his promise to release the full January 6th tapes.

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Sep 12, 2023

Chair Biggs has led delegations down to the border, and we've seen the chaotic enterprise that exists there.

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Jul 26, 2023

I can only imagine the terror that a parent must go through not knowing where their child is.

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Jul 26, 2023

Do you think that this is a sufficient way to resolve what we are dealing with here?

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Jul 26, 2023

Throughout the country, there are people who use medical marijuana to treat chronic pain as an alternative to opioids, right?

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Jul 26, 2023

One reason that people get addicted to opioids is because they get prescribed opioids and that prescription turns into an addiction, right?

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Jul 26, 2023

I really hope we get this done. We're two years into the Biden Administration, and I honestly had hoped that by now we would have already descheduled marijuana from the Schedule 1 list.

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Jul 25, 2023

The image was of something that I am not able to attach to any human capability either from the United States or from any of our adversaries.

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Jul 25, 2023

We asked to see any of the evidence that had been taken by flight crew in this endeavor and to observe any radar signature as long as--as well as to meet with the flight crew.

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Jul 25, 2023

Several months ago my office received a protected disclosure from Eglin Air Force Base indicating that there was a UAP incident that required my attention.

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Jul 25, 2023

The Mexican government is captive to the cartels. They are doing the bidding of the cartels, and based on your response today, so are you.

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Jul 25, 2023

Is Mexico an ally in this fight against illegal immigration?

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Jul 25, 2023

Your app, it either has the functionality to test their criminal history in their home country or it doesn't.

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Jul 25, 2023

You've sent the message to the cartels, and then, you've taken this app and you've digitized illegal immigration.

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Jul 25, 2023

The sad thing is it's not just us here. It's the cartels who get the joke, too.

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Jul 25, 2023

The Mayorkas doctrine is this: If you show up at the border and get released into the country...

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Jul 25, 2023

Two million encounters and releases under your watch.

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Jul 18, 2023

But what I think you have to realize is that when you critique colorblindness, and when you critique statements like 'we're all just people,' that is the divisive activity, that in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion we see some…

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