Oct 7, 2023
We were in the doldrums with Kevin McCarthy. We had no budget. We have not had a budget in this country for decades.
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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Oct 7, 2023
Kevin McCarthy was removed because he made multiple contradictory promises to people that ultimately could not be reconciled.
Oct 7, 2023
I think that in a two-man race, it's a lot easier to get someone to 50% plus one than in a race where you have three, four, five, seven people.
Oct 7, 2023
I am here to fight for my constituents. And I'm here to ensure that America's not on a path to financial ruin.
Oct 4, 2023
I don't think voting against Kevin McCarthy is chaos. I think $33 trillion in debt is chaos.
Oct 3, 2023
My friend from Oklahoma says that my colleagues and I who don't support Kevin McCarthy would plunge the House and the country into chaos. Chaos is Speaker McCarthy. Chaos is somebody who we cannot trust with their word. The one thing that…
Oct 3, 2023
I am here to solve problems, too, but we have decade after decade of history showing us that you don't solve any problems with continuing resolutions and omnibus bills. That creates more problems, more debt, more inflation, more pain for…
Oct 3, 2023
There is nothing sober, wise, or cautious about the path we are on. We are on a path to financial ruin if this House does not take a different posture, a different procedure, and yield toward different outcomes and a better future. I…
Oct 3, 2023
May I inquire as to my remaining time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 9\3/4\ minutes remaining.
Oct 3, 2023
I think I have caught the signal, too. The signal is for $33 trillion in debt, facing $2.2 trillion annual deficits. Our fellow Americans may be watching and wondering, how does that happen? How does the greatest country in the world have…
Oct 3, 2023
The opening line of my colleague's speech was that Speaker McCarthy always overperforms expectations, but after tweeting ``bring it'' and after engaging in profane-laced tirades at House Conference, he just lost a motion to table. I…
Oct 3, 2023
The problem with my friend from Ohio's argument is that many of the bills he referenced as having passed are not law. We are on a fast track to an omnibus bill, and it is difficult to champion oversight when House Republicans haven't even…
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