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July 19, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) asked questions of tech company executives during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing “Facebook, Google and Twitter: Examining the Content Filtering Practices of Social Media Giants” earlier today. During the hearing, Rep.

July 12, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) attended the House Judiciary Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s (OGR) Joint Hearing on “Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election: Testimony by FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok.”

July 12, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed Congressman Matt Gaetz’s (FL-01) “Reef Assassin Act” amendment to H.R. 200, the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. The amendment will encourage the elimination of lionfish from our waters.

July 11, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) today issued the following statement applauding the six-month anniversary since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 22, 2017. Over the past six months, the proven successes of tax reform have been enormous and continue to be a win for the American people.

July 9, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) issued the following statement today applauding President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court:

July 9, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) today issued the following statement in response to the arrival of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter “DAUNTLESS,” a 210' Medium Endurance Cutter, to its new homeport of Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida’s First Congressional District.

June 28, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) today attended the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on “Oversight of the FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election,” where he demanded answers from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Rep.

June 27, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) today issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 6136, the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018, which was defeated in the House by a vote of 121-301:

June 26, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) today issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to uphold President Donald Trump's travel restriction:

June 26, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) today issued the following statement in response to the final passage of H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017, in the U.S. House of Representatives last night:

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In The News

January 25, 2021 In The News
GOP Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz said he's not seeking Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney's leadership position, amid uproar among a number of Republicans over her recent vote to impeach former Pr
January 22, 2021 In The News

Florida congressman Matt Gaetz says the Republican leadership in Congress needs to worry less about courting money from "woke-left companies" and concentrate on pushing forward the conservative policies enacted under the former Trump administration.

 

January 22, 2021 In The News

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was on friendly ground on the Fox Business Network Thursday, with unfriendly messages for Congressional Republican leadership.

Gaetz lambasted House and Senate GOP leaders in a segment entitled “the Future of the GOP,” on the pro-Donald Trump program Lou Dobbs Tonight.

January 21, 2021 In The News

In recent weeks, Republican lawmakers have aimed verbal jabs at Big Tech companies, arguing that they are set on silencing conservative voices on their platforms. After the storming of the Capitol two weeks ago, President Donald Trump (R) was banned across all social media sites after accusations that he had incited the riot that claimed a number of lives.

January 21, 2021 In The News

A U.S. Congressman from the Panhandle contends the left wants to erase conservatives from the digital sphere and the culture itself.

January 20, 2021 In The News

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has spoken of wanting more Republican leaders with the "spirit" of outgoing President Donald Trump in order to continue to energize his base of supporters.

January 19, 2021 In The News

"When Democrats talk about unity, it's very difficult to facilitate through impeachment, cancellations," Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told Fox News's Sean Hannity Monday night.

 

"They want to digitally erase us online, pursue us in the flesh, make us unemployable and make it difficult for conservatives to be able to assemble and share ideas.

January 15, 2021 In The News

Since the storming of the Capitol last Wednesday, Republicans have faced infighting regarding the future of the GOP and the level of blame that should be placed on President Donald Trump (R) after the riot.

January 14, 2021 In The News

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., pushed back against fellow Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Wednesday after the congressman defended Rep. 

January 14, 2021 In The News

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida ripped into Democrats for their hypocrisy on rioting and political violence when addressing the House Wednesday during the impeachment proceedings.

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Videos

February 11, 2021 Video

We need an attack dog, not a cat-bath. We ought to be pointing out the hypocrisy. The fact that these Democrats are trying to hold the former president to a standard that they themselves cannot live by should have been the forceful defense of President Trump. Instead, we got this "aw, shucks" approach that I don't think played well in the Senate or throughout America.

February 9, 2021 Video

President Trump's lawyers will do their job in the upcoming impeachment trial if they can show that the Democrats are trying to establish a standard of conduct that they themselves cannot live by.

(Fox News, Hannity, 02/08/2021)

February 8, 2021 Video

A recent Tate High School graduate who spent two weeks in jail facing possible deportation was reunited Wednesday with his Pensacola family. Gustavo Pineda Mendoza, 18, was released from an Immigration Detention & Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami. Congressman Matt Gaetz’s office contacted ICE Monday and helped get him home.

 

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