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Rudy Yakym

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Rudy Chester Yakym is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Idaho's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 2022. Yakym succeeded Mike Simpson, who held the seat for many years. During his time in Congress, he has focused on issues pertinent to Idaho, including agriculture, natural resources, and economic development.

Quotes by year · 2022202650 total · peak 2023 (28)
2022: 2 quotes2023: 28 quotes2024: 14 quotes2026: 6 quotes

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  1. I spoke with Hailey’s parents this week. They are some of the bravest, strongest people I’ve ever met, turning the most unimaginable pain a parent can feel into action so no other family has to go through what they’ve been through.2 sources2026utahnewsdispatch.com
  2. The system that’s supposed to protect kids didn’t have a box to put her in. That cost her life.2 sources2026utahnewsdispatch.com
Jun 14, 2026

The system that’s supposed to protect kids didn’t have a box to put her in. That cost her life.

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Jun 14, 2026

I spoke with Hailey’s parents this week. They are some of the bravest, strongest people I’ve ever met, turning the most unimaginable pain a parent can feel into action so no other family has to go through what they’ve been through.

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Mar 5, 2026

Yesterday we lost a giant. Growing up in South Bend, Coach Holtz was more than a football coach. He was a living legend. When I was young, my family took me to a Notre Dame hockey game. We were walking up late, so there was nobody else…

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Jan 21, 2026

from hearing my Democratic colleagues talk today, it is clear that none of them has ever been to a pregnancy resource center, and they certainly have never used their services. Mr. Speaker, 17 years ago, my wife, Sallyann, and I found out…

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Jan 9, 2026

Mr. Speaker, Indiana is proud to have manufactured housing facilities across the State that build hundreds of thousands of homes for Americans. Manufactured housing is critical to giving Hoosier families affordable housing. It gives…

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Sep 18, 2024

I request that this committee consider a change in the Gift Rule or revise the application and guidelines of that rule to allow for limited support from volunteers for congressional offices, particularly in the district.

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Sep 18, 2024

We may be introducing additional legislation on this matter, but we think having a hard and fast rule baked into the House Rules going into next year would certainly be in the best interest of not only our House but also the broader…

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Sep 18, 2024

On behalf of Chairman Jodey Arrington and the Budget Committee, I am here to present several ideas for the Rules package for the 119th Congress that will ensure greater fiscal accountability and responsibility.

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Sep 17, 2024

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Supporting America's Children and Families Act, which updates key child welfare programs for the first time since 2008. That includes reducing the paperwork…

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Sep 17, 2024

I thank the gentleman from Missouri and the chairman for his time as well as his leadership on this bill. I rise in strong support of the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, which will increase penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of…

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Jul 25, 2024

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this resolution introduced by my colleague, Representative Stefanik. In March 2021, an Axios headline declared: ``Biden puts Harris in charge of border crisis.''…

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May 22, 2024

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 222. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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May 1, 2024

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this resolution, which denounces the Biden administration's failed border policies, and I do so because of this chart next to me. I have sat here and listened to…

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Apr 29, 2024

Again, I express my sincere gratitude to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Boyle), my friend and fellow Notre Dame graduate, and the ranking member of the Budget Committee for his bipartisan work and his partnership on the CBO Data…

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Apr 29, 2024

I am ready to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I ask to include in the Record letters in statement of support from various organizations and individuals as part of H.R. 7032. These include from the…

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Apr 29, 2024

-Mr. Speaker, I also include in the Record letters and statements of support from various organizations and individuals as part of H.R. 7032. These include statements of support from the National Taxpayers Union, the CATO Institute, and…

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Mar 8, 2024

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 74. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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Jan 30, 2024

Ensuring the accuracy of CBO's modeling, legislative scoring, and academic reports is essential to helping us as legislators make the best and most informed decisions possible.

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Jan 11, 2024

I thank the gentleman from Kansas, my good friend, for the time and for organizing this important event and for this Special Order. I also thank the gentleman for his leadership on promoting pro-growth research and development policies…

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Dec 5, 2023

I am grateful for this opportunity to chair the Task Force and for your leadership on this Committee.

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Dec 5, 2023

We need to change the requirement of the congressional budget resolution to include a baseline and a target debt-to-GDP ratio.

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Dec 5, 2023

Either the fiscal commission is going to be successful or our country's doomed.

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Nov 30, 2023

Such a climate of fear and intimidation on our campuses is unacceptable.

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Nov 29, 2023

We would also like to praise the inclusion, during floor debate, of an amendment offered by Reps. Salud Carbajal, Rudy Yakym, and Sharice Davids.

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