Aug 27, 2025
The only way to stop it is to identify the shooter ahead of time or keep the weapons out of their hands.
Trey Gowdy
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Trey Gowdy is a former U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district, serving from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Gowdy gained national prominence as the chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, where he led investigations into the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. His tenure in Congress was marked by a focus on issues such as government oversight and national security. Prior to his congressional career, Gowdy served as a federal prosecutor and was known for his legal expertise and assertive questioning style during hearings.
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August 27, 2025
We’re going to have to have a conversation of freedom versus protecting children.
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Jul 26, 2017
The unique circumstances of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rulemaking warrant an expedited repeal of the rule. In November 2016, the Committee released a staff report titled ``Politicization of the Waters of the United States…
May 17, 2017
Thank you, Sheriff. I want to start by thanking you for your service as a law enforcement officer and in Congress. And I call you sheriff when I pass by you because I always believe in calling people by their highest title. And as much as…
May 12, 2016
I thank Sheriff Reichert for his service to the country and to the great State of Washington. I want to thank Judge Poe, Sheriff Nugent, and my friend and colleague from South Carolina, Joe Wilson, who is the father of a prosecutor. Mr…
Mar 17, 2016
The issue in this case actually implicates the very existence of the House. The law is the reason we exist. We do not exist to pass ideas or to pass suggestions. We make law with the corresponding expectation that that law will be…
Mar 17, 2016
Four really quick points. I would say to my friend from Colorado, through the Speaker, that one reason Congress may not enact new laws is that we have absolutely zero confidence they will actually be enforced. Maybe if this President…
Mar 17, 2016
I will say this, Mr. Speaker. In conclusion, in the oath of citizenship that we require new citizens to take--and I am sure the Speaker already knows this, and perhaps some of my colleagues on the other side may know this as well--but in…
Mar 17, 2016
They did not lift a finger. So with all of the ideas I hear my friends talking about, it just makes me wonder: Where were you when you had the House? Where were you when you had the Senate? Where were you when you had the White House? You…
Nov 19, 2015
National security and public safety are the preeminent functions of government. National security and public safety are not simply factors to be considered in the administration of some broader policy objective. National security and…
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