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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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Dec 3, 2023

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

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Nov 30, 2023

I do not believe that the Long Island crew is acting in bad faith, just exceedingly bad judgment. Here is why. Since the beginning of this Congress, there are only two ways you get expelled: You get convicted of a crime, or you…

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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

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

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 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 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

The FBI wants a massive new complex for their Washington, D.C., area activities. They want to spend more than $300 million on that complex. Though the FBI has an employee base that is about 2.3 percent of the United States military, Mr…

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