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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)
2017: 20 quotes2018: 23 quotes2019: 79 quotes2020: 18 quotes2021: 156 quotes2022: 48 quotes2023: 145 quotes2024: 52 quotes2025: 6 quotes2026: 1 quote
Jan 26, 2023

Is the gentleman concerned about the impact of some of those wind farms on migratory bird populations?

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Jan 9, 2023

It's an intent-driven, almost exclusively, by personal ambition. And that ambition is paralyzing the House, now.

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Jan 2, 2023

Mr. Jordan said we must engage in rigorous oversight. Every one of my Republican colleagues knows that the person who can lead that oversight effort who works on it every day, who has the skill and the talent and the will is Jim Jordan…

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Dec 7, 2022

To my friends on the right, like, if you can buy off Supreme Court Justices, the left is definitely going to end up being way better at that than we are.

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Dec 7, 2022

I don't understand why Congress is subject to ethics rules, the Executive is subject to ethics rules.

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Dec 7, 2022

I am supportive of bipartisan efforts to have some sort of an ethics construct on the Court.

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Nov 6, 2022

J.D. Looks like a young Abraham Lincoln, but he's from Ohio, like General Grant.

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Sep 26, 2022

If we don`t engage in impeachment inquiries to get the documents and the testimony and the information we need, then I believe that our voters will feel betrayed.

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Sep 22, 2022

I`m innocent, I have maintained my innocence. I have been entirely consistent on this fact. And each and every day, the lies about me unravel and are debunked.

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Aug 23, 2022

Donald Trump won this election in a landslide. Listen, I believe Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

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Jul 27, 2022

Joe Biden came out and said repeatedly that he never talked to Hunter Biden about business, and here you have 14 documented meetings.

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Jul 27, 2022

We're living in a time where the American people have the lowest perception and belief in the integrity of the Justice Department since your inception.

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Jul 27, 2022

I think every American knows that is a threat to national security.

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Jul 27, 2022

You think as you sit here as the representative of the National Security Division for the House Judiciary Committee that we aren't owed an answer as to whether or not the Biden family is compromised?

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Jul 27, 2022

Winter is coming, we are going to be in the majority, and then you are going to have to answer these questions for the country.

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Jul 25, 2022

Have you watched these pro-abortion pro murder rallies? The people are just disgusting. Like, why is it that the women with the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having abortions? Nobody wants to…

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Jul 24, 2022

Like, why is it that the women with the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having abortions?

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Jul 18, 2022

I believe that we could have bipartisan agreement on legislation out of this Committee that might be our hallmark achievement of this Congress.

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Jul 13, 2022

It’s because they want you to be afraid of the Second Amendment. It’s because they want you to be afraid of responsible gun ownership.

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Jul 13, 2022

I believe families are defined by love more than blood.

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Jun 22, 2022

January 6th, I'm joining with the fighters in the Congress, and we are going to object to electors from States that didn't run clean elections. Democracy is left undefended if we accept the results of a stolen election without fighting…

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Jun 15, 2022

I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. 2107. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Bourdeaux). The gentleman's request is accepted. ____________________

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May 16, 2022

I think many of the projects we have been briefed on today are critically important to preserve our ability to fight our pacing adversaries.

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May 16, 2022

It just seems crazy to me that we would have a re-engagement of hostilities in Somalia after the Trump administration withdrew us from that conflict, not just without a congressional vote, but without even really a clear statement from the…

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