Political Quotes

Matt Gaetz

The Public Record

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 · 20172025726 total · peak 2023 (202)
2017: 57 quotes2018: 44 quotes2019: 99 quotes2020: 24 quotes2021: 172 quotes2022: 60 quotes2023: 202 quotes2024: 62 quotes2025: 6 quotes
Jun 18, 2018

In this country, we cannot live in a world where unelected people at the FBI get to shelter someone who I believe was actively working against the President...

congress.gov
Jun 18, 2018

It seems like a very bizarre coincidence that the way people tended to end up on the Mueller probe was some association with Hillary Clinton.

congress.gov
May 15, 2018

I cannot say how proud I am to be a Floridian taking the floor this evening to talk about the great value that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is bringing to the folks in the Sunshine State. I am particularly proud that Florida was prepared for…

govinfo.gov
May 7, 2018

We have a substance abuse problem, and we do not want to add to it.

congress.gov
Apr 24, 2018

I thank the gentleman from the Sunshine State of Florida for yielding, and I am so grateful that we have been able to find some areas of common ground in this Congress on the issue of cannabis reform. I am very proud, Mr. Speaker, to…

govinfo.gov
Apr 16, 2018

I thank the gentleman from New York for yielding, and also for leading on the great question of whether or not we should have a second special counsel to evaluate the misconduct of the FBI and the Department of Justice in pursuing…

govinfo.gov
Apr 16, 2018

Tax day is a frustrating day for most Americans because filing taxes is hard. The Tax Code is extremely long and complex, and filing taxes is a complicated mess of forms and paperwork. American families spend $378 billion a year on tax…

govinfo.gov
Mar 18, 2018

I think that the President firing Mr. Mueller would create a series of conflicts and other downstream effects to review that for the country.

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 18, 2018

I think the attorney general would be right to renounce his recusal to re-establish command of the Department of Justice and then to give Bob Mueller a time period to produce the evidence that he may or may not have regarding collusion.

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 18, 2018

There are over 1.2 million records the Judiciary Committee has requested. We've received about 3,000 of those records.

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 18, 2018

If 14 months into this presidency there isn't evidence of collusion I think it's important to move on.

transcripts.cnn.com

Politicians like Matt Gaetz