Political Quotes

Josh Gottheimer

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Josh Gottheimer is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as bipartisan cooperation, economic growth, and public safety. Gottheimer has been an advocate for various initiatives, including infrastructure improvements and healthcare access. He has also emphasized the importance of addressing the needs of his constituents in New Jersey.

Quotes by year · 2017–2026289 total · peak 2021 (60)
2017: 1 quote2019: 33 quotes2020: 26 quotes2021: 60 quotes2022: 53 quotes2023: 43 quotes2024: 10 quotes2025: 27 quotes2026: 36 quotes
Oct 8, 2026

And we're going to kick it back for investigation, either in the House or back to the state.

npr.org
Oct 8, 2026

There's been some chatter out there … that what will happen is, instead of allowing a name to be added to the rolls and to vote as the members of Congress, that you will have a member actually object, which they can do.

npr.org
Oct 8, 2026

Because we've lived through that, because of some of the things the president has done and has said that he's willing to do to stop the will of the people if he doesn't win or if the Republicans don't get what they want, then I think it's…

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Aug 28, 2026

Mr. President: keep the project on track, and support the hundreds of thousands of hard-working Americans who rely on this train line each and every day to get to work, appointments, and see friends and loved ones. There’s nothing partisan…

newjerseymonitor.com
Aug 19, 2026

To end Russia’s unprovoked and deadly invasion of Ukraine, we must enact maximum financial pain on Vladimir Putin and his cronies.

hoyer.house.gov
Aug 12, 2026

This bipartisan legislation cuts off those funding streams: holding accountable anyone who fills Putin's war chest as he wages his brutal, illegal war against Ukraine.

hoyer.house.gov
Aug 11, 2026

Vladimir Putin and the regime in Tehran are two of the gravest threats to America and our allies.

hoyer.house.gov
Aug 10, 2026

As a Democratic member of Congress, I can attest that for a growing number of my colleagues, being anti-Israel has now become a nonnegotiable moral litmus test.

reason.com
Aug 4, 2026

We have to make clear that’s not who we are…

foxnews.com
Aug 4, 2026

Well, [House Minority Leader Hakeem] Jeffries won’t — and let me be very clear that Hasan Piker is not a Democrat – the guy is the ultimate grifter, right? He’s the guy who said that 9/11 is America’s fault… We’ve got to make it clear he’s…

foxnews.com
Aug 4, 2026

They’re not welcome in the Democratic Party.

foxnews.com
Aug 4, 2026

Obviously, I'm a very proud, commonsense Democrat, and I don't think DSA members are Democrats. They're socialists, right? And I'm all for them having their own party if they want one, but if they're trying to take over our party, that's…

foxnews.com
Jul 27, 2026

If we let socialists and their extremist message hijack the Democratic Party, then we risk losing the races we should win in November.

axios.com
Jul 27, 2026

The reality is that socialism doesn't sell with most folks, and neither does their anti-American, anti-cop extremist rhetoric.

axios.com
Jul 27, 2026

A ‘small’ software issue like what happened in New Jersey could, right now, be allowing improperly vetted individuals to enter our airports and board our airplanes.

newjerseymonitor.com
Jul 23, 2026

Ilhan, you know who else voted for it?

foxnews.com
Jul 23, 2026

The Democrats have a big tent. That’s our strength. We embrace a range of ideas — but there’s no room for anti-American bomb-throwers who oppose our ideas, values, & leaders.

foxnews.com
Jul 23, 2026

The DSA are not Democrats. They’re socialists, who want to hijack the Democratic Party.

foxnews.com
Jul 3, 2026

We’ve got to fight like hell to keep our party from being hijacked by socialists.

abcnews.com
Jul 2, 2026

Obviously, the socialists had a big win last night. The question is, are we going to let them take over the party? Or are we going to stand up and fight back?

theguardian.com
Jun 30, 2026

We should be focused on ways to actually solve problems like that. Not coming in here and using tea party tactics and trying to divide up the country and pray to socialist ideals.

foxnews.com
May 26, 2026

I've got religious leaders constantly calling me and saying, 'I'm scared. My parishioners are scared.'

npr.org
May 26, 2026

Anti-Semitic incidents in the country are up 70%.

cbsnews.com
May 26, 2026

The good news is the Straits will be back open, if that's true, and that will mean gas prices will go down for Americans, and that's good news.

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