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Josh Brecheen

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Josh Chad Brecheen is an American politician and member of the Republican Party, currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2023. Brecheen previously held office in the Oklahoma State Senate from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2015, where he focused on various legislative issues pertinent to his constituents. His tenure in the U.S. House has been marked by his commitment to conservative values and policies that resonate with the voters in his district.

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2023: 40 quotes2024: 25 quotes2025: 4 quotes

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March 4, 2025

If someone wants to buy junk food on their own dime, that's up to them.…

— Josh Brecheen

Mar 4, 2025

Don't ask the taxpayer to pay for it and then also expect the taxpayer to pick up the tab for the resulting health consequences.

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Mar 4, 2025

But what we're saying is, don't ask the taxpayer to pay for it and then also expect the taxpayer to pick up the tab for the resulting health consequences.

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Feb 22, 2025

If someone wants to buy junk food on their own dime, that's up to them.

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Dec 17, 2024

Just because CBO this time around didn't score it, doesn't mean it doesn't have a cost. It just means they didn't score it. The score from it 2 years ago was three-quarters of a billion dollars.

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Jul 23, 2024

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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Jul 23, 2024

I will end by saying that this is a center that is utilizing taxpayer funds to push an agenda in a very partisan manner. It is very much in opposition to many of the things that many of us believe, and the power of the purse must speak…

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Jul 23, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 153, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $12,000,000)''. Page 226, line 4, after the…

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Jul 23, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 154, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $48,895,000)''. Page 154, line 2, after the…

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Jul 23, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 153, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $48,895,000)''. Page 226, line 4, after…

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Jul 23, 2024

Just in closing, this is not a historical practice as it relates to Tribal peoples. This is a recent cultural fad that defies the face of hundreds of years of established norms. A dark cloud of confusion is gripping this country. It is…

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Jul 23, 2024

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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Jun 26, 2024

Peace through strength is something that many of us believe in. It is the concern over the lack of our economic prowess, the lack of our strength why this amendment is before this body. Again, was there not enough government spending in…

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Jun 26, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 16, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $16,366,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

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Jun 26, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 47, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $139,575,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

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Jun 26, 2024

Returning back to pre-COVID spending levels, I have to ask the question to any colleague, whether it be Democrat or Republican: Was not the amount of government spending pre- COVID in 2019 enough? There is an old saying that however much…

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Jun 26, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

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Jun 13, 2024

This amendment simply codifies what the DOD stated last year that, ``holding these type of events in federally funded facilities is not suitable use of DOD resources.'' I remind my colleagues that the language in this amendment passed in…

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Jun 13, 2024

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 subtitle C of title XVII, add the following new section: SEC. 17__ LIMITATION ON FUNDING…

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Jun 3, 2024

I think the States are the best poised to make these determinations.

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Jun 3, 2024

The Tenth Amendment is very plain.

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Jun 3, 2024

I think the thing that we need to be shouting from the rooftops in Washington, DC, is we are headed toward bankruptcy as a country because we continue to do things the Constitution never gave us permission under the rule of law to do.

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May 7, 2024

The moment they are paroled by this administration, I will submit as a member of the Homeland Security Committee...

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May 7, 2024

I filed a bill on that, by the way.

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May 7, 2024

To admit foreigners indiscriminately to the rights of citizens, the moment they put foot in our country would be nothing less than to admit the Grecian horse.

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