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@FmrRepMattGaetz - Former Congressman Matt Gaetz
THIS IS EXACTLY RIGHT! We are with you, Eli!
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I submitted my final response to the Ethics Committee, highlighting that their key witness, Joel Greenberg, is a proven liar who has previously attempted to frame others. On July 10, 2024, I provided clear evidence of my innocence, including a jailhouse writing that reveals Greenberg's plot against me, authenticated by former federal agents. Despite this, the Committee continues to pursue their agenda, seemingly intent on removing me from office against the will of my constituents. Consequently, I will no longer engage with this unjust investigation.
@FmrRepMattGaetz - Former Congressman Matt Gaetz
My final response to the Ethics Committee: https://t.co/iCBR3fyB6D
@FmrRepMattGaetz - Former Congressman Matt Gaetz
The Committee’s star witness, Joel Greenberg, is a felonious liar who involves others in his lies. On July 10, 2024, I provided the Committee dispositive evidence of my innocence by producing a “smoking gun” contemporaneous, jailhouse writing, documenting the plot to frame me, which includes both Joel Greenberg and his victim. This was authenticated by two former federal agents who interviewed the jailhouse informant who revealed the plot against me. This wasn’t the first - or even second - time Greenberg coordinated false smears of others in this manner. Greenberg was initially indicted for attempting to falsely smear a teacher at a local high school as a pedophile. Thereafter, he was separately found by federal law enforcement to have possessed child pornography that he intended to use to frame his OWN attorney.
@FmrRepMattGaetz - Former Congressman Matt Gaetz
Greenberg had arranged for his victim to meet with an attorney of Greenberg’s choosing to orchestrate the plan to get Greenberg’s victim to lie about me. Greenberg texted another person that he was paying for his victim’s attorneys. https://t.co/BS5UlBPXaC
@FmrRepMattGaetz - Former Congressman Matt Gaetz
After the text messages admitting Greenberg was paying for his victim’s attorneys, he confessed his lies to a jailhouse informant, who he was sharing a holding cell with in 2021. This jailhouse informant sent a letter to my attorneys confirming Greenberg: · ADMITTED authorities found records that he gave money to a 17-year-old on AND that he was charged with sex trafficking a minor. · ADMITTED to fabricating NUMEROUS EVENTS that he told investigators, including claiming that he arranged for a minor to “hook up” with other people. · Said investigators leaked the charges to the media. · Wanted to “help the feds” to get his time reduced.
@FmrRepMattGaetz - Former Congressman Matt Gaetz
However, NONE of this has been enough for the Committee. It seems the fix is in. Their investigation exists to do what the voters of my district won’t - remove me from office. Therefore, I will no longer voluntarily participate in this regrettable abuse of the Committee.
@FmrRepMattGaetz - Former Congressman Matt Gaetz
This woman lost an election and then leaked lies about me. Why was she allowed to continue in this role after her voters fired her?
@dcexaminer - Washington Examiner
House GOP weighs disciplinary action for Susan Wild over Gaetz report ‘leaks’ https://trib.al/nDTJRcc
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I support Congress passing a supplemental bill to fund FEMA during storm season. However, I don't want it to turn into a catch-all for unrelated items. The last funding was tied to a continuing resolution that included many other government aspects, which should be considered separately.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
I have no problem with Congress passing a supplemental bill to fund FEMA and help them through the storm season. But I don't want a FEMA supplemental to become a Christmas tree that everyone gets to hang their ornament on. The last FEMA funding that Congress did was attached to a continuing resolution that funds EVERY OTHER facet of our fiscally irresponsible federal government. These things deserve their own individual, single subject consideration.
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FEMA may struggle to assist Florida because Secretary Mayorkas claims they are out of funds. $640 million meant for housing assistance was used to house migrants in hotels. The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general identified over $7 billion in unspent cash from old grants. These grants, from storms as far back as 16 years ago, have passed their deadlines, but CEVA keeps extending them. The inspector general suggests reallocating these funds back into the disaster fund, which could provide sufficient money for current needs in Florida and Appalachia. While a supplemental bill to fund FEMA is acceptable, it shouldn't become a "Christmas tree" with unrelated attachments; funding should be considered as single-subject legislation.
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Speaker 0: How is FEMA going to assist Florida if secretary the impeached secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, says they're out of funds?
Speaker 1: Yeah. They're they're both, like, out of money and flush with cash at the same time, and this illustrates the incompetence. Okay? So $640,000,000 under Homeland Security, under FEMA was was preserved for housing assistance. Now you would think that would be housing available to Americans in the time of a natural disaster, but they used that housing assistance money to go put illegal aliens, migrants as they call them, in hotels and to provide them, like, these 90 day agreements to be able to stay at, like, 3 star hotels in Manhattan.
And so they've depleted those funds. At the same time, the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security has identified over $7,000,000,000 in cash that they're sitting on that is based on grants from storms that are, like, 16 years ago, 12 years ago. And the deadlines for those grants to be completed for the people to actually get the benefit of that money have long passed, but CEVA just keeps extending them and extending them. And so what the inspector general said is, if you just take the money that was that was allocated for grants that don't don't exist anymore, that aren't happening, and you allow that to be used, back into the disaster fund, which is what the law says it should be used for, then we have plenty of money for Florida and for Appalachia and to deal with what we're dealing with right now. Now all of that said, the storm season's not over, and I have no problem with congress passing a supplemental bill to fund FEMA.
But I don't want every I don't want that to become a Christmas tree that every ornament gets hung on. You know, the the last theme of funding that we did was attached to a continuing resolution that funds every other facet of government. I actually think these things deserve their own individual single subject consideration.
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I believe the federal government should not fund organizations that contribute to the destruction of our country. NGOs and non-profits are aiding the Biden-Harris administration's mass-migration policies by assisting illegal aliens in crossing the border and remaining here unlawfully. This week, I spearheaded a coalition to introduce the BARRIER Act, aimed at cutting off federal funding to these entities that facilitate illegal entry and residency in the U.S.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
The federal government should not be financing the destruction of its own country! Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profits serve as the foot soldiers for the Biden-Harris administration's mass-migration policies by helping illegal aliens cross the border and stay here for years after illegally. This week, I led a coalition to introduce the Blocking Assistance and Resources to Restrict Illegal Entry and Residency Act, or the BARRIER Act, to cut off federal funding from the NGOs, non-profits, and other entities that help migrants illegally enter or reside in the U.S. READ MORE: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gaetz-introduce-bill-cutting-off-federal-aid-groups-helping-illegal-immigrants-enter-u-s
Gaetz to introduce bill cutting off federal aid to groups helping illegal immigrants enter US
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., will introduce a bill Thursday that would cut off federal assistance to any organization giving aid to illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S.
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Today, I accepted an invitation from Rep. Bera to brief him and the House Intelligence Committee about the five assassination teams in the U.S. targeting President Trump. After I revealed this information, the Biden-Harris administration had to inform the Trump campaign about one of the threats, confirming its seriousness. Despite this, some Democrats continue to deny the facts, with Rep. Bera labeling my statements as “dangerous.” I believe it’s more concerning that members of House Intel may be unaware or indifferent to the intelligence regarding these threats.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
BREAKING: Today, I accepted @RepBera’s invitation to brief him and @HouseIntel on where and how I learned about the 5 assassination teams in the U.S. targeting President Trump. Immediately after I broke the news that five hit teams, including Iranians, were targeting Trump, the Biden-Harris admin was forced to brief the Trump campaign about one of those threats. So it’s real. Nevertheless, Democrat lies persist, and Rep. Bera, who sits on the Intel Committee, called my stating the facts “dangerous.” I think it’s more “dangerous” that House Intel members don’t know or don’t care what intel is out there about assassins targeting Trump.
@RawStory - Raw Story
Matt Gaetz's 'dangerous' new rumor shot down by Intelligence Committee Democrat https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/matt-gaetz-assassination-teams/
Matt Gaetz's 'dangerous' new rumor shot down by Intelligence Committee Democrat
WASHINGTON — Elected officials are quickly responding to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) after he spread rumors that there are five "assassination teams" working throughout the United States with the aim of taking out former President Donald Trump. Gaetz claimed in a press release Monday that he has a "whist...
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The DOJ and FBI are targeting whistleblowers, while Congress continues to fund this misuse of power. I propose that any continuing resolution should include a provision to withhold paychecks for the FBI Director and Attorney General until whistleblowers receive their back pay.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
The DOJ and FBI are attacking whistleblowers, and what does Congress do? We write the check and underwrite the debt for the weaponization of the Justice Department! Maybe we should put in any continuing resolution that the FBI Director and Attorney General shouldn't get their paychecks until whistleblowers get their back pay.
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Congressman: The Department of Justice has unfairly treated whistleblowers like Mr. Allen.
Mr. Allen: The treatment is unfair, and the process felt like the punishment.
Mr. Horowitz: Putting someone like Mr. Allen on unpaid leave for over two years is unfair.
Congressman: The process was to punish whistleblowers and make an example of them for reporting improper actions at the FBI and DOJ. Congress has not appropriately protected whistleblowers, and continuing resolutions put no consequence on the DOJ or FBI for their actions. Congress should ensure whistleblowers receive back pay; otherwise, maybe the FBI director and attorney general shouldn't get their paychecks or perks. Voting for these continuing resolutions perpetuates the punishment of whistleblowers, and Congress underwrites the weaponization of the Justice Department.
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Speaker 0: But to the matter at hand, mister Allen, it's good to see you again. You came last year, and you told us about these terrible things the Department of Justice was doing to you. And and you've testified today you still don't think the Department of Justice has treated whistleblowers like yourself and others fairly. That's is that your testimony?
Speaker 1: That's correct. The treatment is unfair.
Speaker 0: Do you agree with that assessment, mister Horowitz?
Speaker 2: You know, as I said in my testimony, congressman, I think putting someone like mister Allen, on unpaid leave for 20 2 for 2 plus years is unfair while you're trying to adjudicate. Yeah. No. I guess there'd be a a process here
Speaker 0: that had The process the process was to punish these people and to make an example of them. That's obvious to everyone. They saw improper actions at the FBI and DOJ. They blew the whistle on it, and then the the pun the process was the punishment, and it was the point. I think that's how mister Allen feels.
Is it?
Speaker 1: Correct. The process in this instance definitely felt like the punishment.
Speaker 0: Yeah. So they've done it to you. They've done it to others. Mister Horowitz says it shouldn't have been done. And so now I wanna be a little reflective about this with congress.
Mister Allen, you've seen since you have given us this testimony, us continue to pass continuing resolutions that that put no consequence on the DOJ or the FBI for what they've done to you and your colleagues. Do you think congress has appropriately protected whistleblowers?
Speaker 1: I do not, congressman, and I think the policy recommendations, can be put forward that there can be bipartisan support for to protect whistleblowers going forward in future?
Speaker 0: Absolutely. I I mean this in no way as a partisan critique. Matter of fact, it's a bipartisan critique that we all own
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 0: Because we see the evidence that you get mistreated. We hear from the experts like mister Horowitz that this is totally off book. It's obvious to anyone with a brain. They're doing it to hurt you and to make an example out of you. And what do we do?
We just sign the check and we just send it over. You know what we should put we should put in any continuing resolution? That until you get paid and until the rest of the whistle blowers get their back pay, maybe the FBI director doesn't get his paycheck. Maybe the attorney general shouldn't get his paycheck. Maybe the FBI director shouldn't get the use of the private jet that he likes to fly around the country on so much.
You know, they they enjoy all of all the accoutrements of their position and you end up screwed, and we're okay with it apparently. If you any member who votes for these continuing resolutions is voting to perpetuate the punishment that has been instituted on the whistleblowers. And while we wanna talk about the weaponization of the justice department, rightfully so, we write the check for it and we underwrite the debt for it. And it's sickening to me.
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U.S. intelligence officials have confirmed that Benny Johnson and Tim Pool were unknowing targets of a Russian influence campaign, not involved or soliciting it. Those of us with access to the actual intel need to speak out against the unfair smears against them.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
BREAKING: U.S. intelligence officials CONFIRM that Benny Johnson and Tim Pool were unknowing targets of a Russian malign influence campaign! They weren’t involved or solicitous; they were victims of an election interference effort. Those of us who get to see the ACTUAL intel and evidence need to come forward and say that @Timcast and @BennyJohnson have been unfairly smeared! 🎥: @bennyjohnson
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The speaker serves on the armed services committee, overseeing cyber efforts and receiving quarterly classified briefings. After a recent briefing from the intelligence committee and Department of Defense, the speaker believes that the listeners and Tim Pool were victims of a Russian malign influence campaign. The speaker emphasizes that they were not involved or solicitous, but rather the victims. The speaker feels obligated to share this perception, based on access to intelligence and evidence, because the listeners and Tim Pool have been unfairly smeared. The speaker believes it's clear they were victims of Russian election interference, and that's how it should be portrayed.
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Speaker 0: But there's another committee I serve on, and I wanna talk to you about it. I'm on the armed services committee, and for several terms, I've been on the committee that, that oversees our cyber effort. And every quarter, I get a classified briefing on all of the offensive and defensive missions that are going on in the world that the United States is aware of, involved in, and we have a tremendous cyber command. We should fund the cyber command. Those are those are great folks.
And I received a briefing from them last week, and I can't tell you the substance of that briefing. We can't get into any of it. But I am allowed to say what my perception is coming out of it. And my absolute belief coming out of that classified briefing from our intelligence committee and from our department of defense is that you and Tim Pool and everybody else were victims of a Russian malign influence campaign. You were not involved.
You were not solicitous. You were the victims. And I think them that those of us who are in the small groups of people that get to see the actual intel and the actual evidence need to come forward and say that because Tim has been unfairly smeared. You have been unfairly smeared, and and it's not a question in my mind that you were the victims of a of a Russian election interference effort, and and that is how it ought to be portrayed.
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I learned that one of the teams hunting President Trump before the Butler, PA incident was Ukrainian. Customs and Border Protection managed to question the second would-be assassin, but Homeland Security Investigations did nothing after being informed about him.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
BREAKING: One of the five known teams hunting President Trump before the Butler, PA attempt was UKRAINIAN! Customs and Border Protection had the wherewithal to question the second would-be assassin and put him on their radar, yet Homeland Security Investigations took no action when they learned about him. 🎥: @BennyJohnson
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There were reportedly five teams known by the government to have been hunting Trump pre-Butler, a number that may have changed. One team had a Ukraine connection, which is relevant given a recent incident involving a Ukrainian man on Homeland Security Investigations' radar.
Customs and Border Patrol flagged this man, who claimed to be a freedom fighter recruiting people from Taiwan and Afghanistan to fight in Ukraine. His explanation that his wife was funding the operation seemed dubious. Despite this, Homeland Security Investigations took no action.
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Speaker 0: I don't want you to think there are only 5. There are 5 teams that were known by our government to have been hunting Trump pre Butler. That may be a very different number today. Matter of fact, that number could have could have increased or shrunk. Right?
For all we know by today, they've neutralized, one of the teams or one of the individuals involved in these efforts. But to hear that one of them is Ukrainian, and then you see this guy show up who, by the way, was on the radar of Homeland Security Investigations because when he enters the country, the very smart and astute folks at customs and border patrol think about that. Your customs and border patrol, your agency has been totally overrun. You're exhausted, And yet they have the wherewithal to say, this doesn't make sense. This guy's been all over the world, and now he's saying he's a freedom fighter recruiting people.
And when we ask him a reasonable question, who's funding your efforts to, like, recruit people from Taiwan and Afghanistan to go fight in Ukraine Iran. Who's funding that? And the answer is, oh, my wife's paying for it. Like, that story didn't exactly check out. Like, you and I both have very successful wives that we're very proud of, but I don't think they'd pay for a hobby quite like this.
And so when that goes to HSI, no activity, no action, no review. And now it emerges that one of the teams we knew about, hunting Trump, had a Ukraine connection.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
BREAKING: Federal Bureau of Prisons Director REFUSES to commit to allowing Congress to see Steve Bannon in prison! https://t.co/Oz68zXxYXZ
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The Chairman wants to visit Danbury Prison to see Mr. Bannon. The Congressman asks for approval, but the response is vague, citing a review process. The Congressman presses for a clear commitment to approve the visit, but the response remains noncommittal. Frustrated with the lack of clarity, the Congressman emphasizes the need for robust oversight to avoid denial of the request.
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Speaker 0: You heard the Chairman say in his opening remarks that we want to go to Danbury Prison in Connecticut, and we want to go there to see Mr. Bannon. So is there going to be any problem in the next few weeks approving a visit with the Chairman of this Committee to go to Danbury?
Speaker 1: As the Congressman and I talked about during a 1 on 1 conversation yesterday, and as I will say to the Committee, we will be happy to review that request and make that a combination as you submit that request to the Office of Legislative Affairs.
Speaker 0: Okay. I I appreciate the commitment to review it, but are you committing to approve it?
Speaker 1: Congressman, that those approvals actually happen through the Office of Legislative Affairs. I can't foresee an issue with the approval of that. But we
Speaker 0: need This is a legislative affair. You're testifying before your oversight subcommittee. So why don't you just tell us that you'll approve our trip to goes to to go to Danbury?
Speaker 1: But that approval rests with the department. We have a long standing process of reviewing
Speaker 0: a little bit. There's not some other person. You're the head of the department. Why can't you just say we can go?
Speaker 1: We have a long standing process of those requests being reviewed by the Department and I will encourage my team to work closely with the Department in reviewing that request.
Speaker 0: That is just a total non answer. I mean, this is what we get, Mr. Chairman. This is what we get: arbitrary standards, non answers. And frankly, if we continue to fund it and tolerate, it's all we're going to get.
So I would encourage some robust oversight here. I would not want to be in a position where you guys deny this request.
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The legal system in America is undergoing a significant change, with the Left's attempts to prosecute Donald Trump and now Steve Bannon. It is crucial for Congress to prioritize defending against election interference and question the validity of the J6 committee's actions.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
We are watching the death of America’s legal system as we know it. The Left has not been able to deter Donald Trump with the prosecution in New York, and they are now trying to demoralize our movement by putting Steve Bannon behind bars. Congress must immediately advance its election interference defense and declare the actions of the J6 committee INVALID!
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Congressman Matt Gaetz discusses the recent sentencing of Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress and expresses his frustration with what he perceives as a biased and unfair legal system. He argues that the current administration is using the legal system to target political opponents and interfere with elections. Gaetz suggests that action needs to be taken to protect individual liberties and restore the integrity of the justice system. He also emphasizes the importance of organizing, coordinating, and filling leadership positions within the Republican Party to bring about change. Gaetz believes that more people are aligning with conservative ideas and that it is crucial to fight for these principles.
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Speaker 0: Today, a judge ordered Stephen k Bannon to report to prison on July 1st for a 4 month sentence for contempt of congress, which means he will be incarcerated for the duration of the election. Hard to imagine a better guest to react to all of that. So much to discuss. We're gonna have him on for 2 full segments. No monologue to open the show today because we don't have the time.
Florida's very own firebrand, congressman Matt Gaetz. Welcome back to America First.
Speaker 1: Well, thanks so much for having me, Seth. But we we are seeing something in our country right now that is the death of the legal system, the death of the justice system. And it's it's infuriating, and it's also very sad to me personally. I've given my life to the law. I've studied the law.
I've practiced law. I've made law. And now to see, the world look at America not as a stable system of fairness, but as a system where if you challenge the regime, it will it will manufacture a basis to deprive you of your liberty. And let's think about what actually happened with Steve Bannon. Congress had a runaway committee.
A committee established outside of even the resolution authorizing it. Because the resolution authorizing it demanded a minority ranking member chosen by the minority party like every other committee in the entire United States Congress. And yet this committee broke bad. It went rogue. And in doing so, engaged in the type of conduct that we we really haven't seen from other legislative bodies.
Bannon had an obligation according to his lawyer, and keep in mind, Steven Bannon is not a lawyer. And his lawyer tells him that president Trump has raised executive privilege and as a matter of law, you cannot go testify, until the the judge or or some other tribunal releases you from that executive privilege obligation. And so this
Speaker 0: Meaning let's just be let's make it clear for those who don't understand the law. Executive privilege because he worked for the president who enjoys executive privilege.
Speaker 1: Great points that executive privilege was not a claim asserted by Steve Bannon. It was asserted by Donald Trump. Yeah. And it found Steve Bannon. And so in criminal law, there is a requirement in in any criminal law that you know you're breaking the law, that you have an intent to commit an illegal act.
If you if you believe that you are allowing the legal process to answer a question that has never before been answered, then that's never a basis to go lock somebody up. And yet here, I think the timing is performative. And look, you know, there is a lot of groundswell right now for Trump. We're not seeing the polling numbers if you can believe it even getting better in some of these swing states. And even Bannon is one of the people we rely upon to marshal, intellectual energy, political energy, financial energy for the campaign.
And so, you know, they they haven't been able to blame Donald Trump in any way despite these crazy efforts. And so now they're trying to deprive Trump of even access to the people like a Peter Navarro, like a Steven Bannon, maybe even like a Walt Nada, a a patriotic American who served in our marine corps who's now the subject of criminal process. You see, that that is how they're trying to use this. And I I believe that Congress ought to immediately step in and and define election interference as as a feature of criminal law. It's never been done before, so we've never had to write those laws before.
But I think we actually have to go into the statutes and say, if you're using criminal law on this way against the candidate for federal office, you are engaged in election interference, and we have a federal basis to stop you from doing so.
Speaker 0: We're talking to congressman Matt Gaetz, Florida's 1st congressional district representative at rep. Mattgateson twittergates.house.gov, author of Firebrand and the Firebrand podcast. So much to discuss, but but I I I gotta, you know, pull out a little bit, open the aperture here. This isn't about Steve. It's not even just about president Trump or election interference.
Can we look at the broader phenomena when we have 3 associates of president Trump who have been charged in Wisconsin a few days ago? When we see what's happening to president Trump's lawyers, not just as valid, and when we see, for example, a 75 year old grandmother get a custodial sentence on Tuesday because she prayed at a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic. Matt, this this is about anybody who disagrees with the Democrat party and their ideology. Is it not?
Speaker 1: No. They have invested a tremendous amount of time and political resources into getting these Soros DAs in office, into having people who are involved in, you know, whether it's the election infrastructure, the judicial infrastructure, the prosecutorial infrastructure. They've seized those institutions and they have converted them from what what were at times vaulted institutions in American life to now just, very diminished tools of politics. And and the problem is if we just complain about it and don't take, you know, some some action to constrain that authority and constrain the, the real tyrannical approach that's been taken, then I fear like you say, we're all at risk of losing some degree of liberty. I mean, if they would've been successful getting Trump off the ballot, what they're really trying to do is attack your option in selecting your own leader.
Speaker 0: Yeah.
Speaker 1: And in getting Bannon off the board and behind bars, they're trying to make the intellectual apparatus, the people who are out there in the Republican executive committee knock on the doors, making the calls. They're trying to make those folks, I think, demoralized with with the incarceration of Bannon. But I think just like the phony felony prosecution in New York backfired, I actually think this is gonna backfire too. What do you think, sir?
Speaker 0: Well, we'll talk about it in the next segment. We've got 30 seconds left here. Half a dozen of, the Republican senators have said, that's it. They're on strike. They're not gonna collaborate with the Democrats.
They're not confirming any appointees for the next 5 months until the election. Should something like that happen under the leadership of Mike Johnson amongst the house?
Speaker 1: Well, here's what I've recommended, that we we immediately advance our election interference defense, and that relates to the Trump prosecutions, the Bannon prosecutions, we immediately do that, that we, that we cure any perceived contempt of the congress by declaring the actions of the January 6th committee invalid. We can do that without the senate. We can do that without the white dust. We can do that right now to save Steve Bannon. And I have been communicating with the speaker about it.
Speaker 0: Alright. We'll break that down in the next segment and then talk about, some other things that, we must dissect with the representative of Florida's 1st congressional district, Matt Gaetz. Follow him at rep Matt Gaetz, host of the Firebrand podcast, author of the book Firebrand gates.house.gov. Continue to push all of
Speaker 2: these conspiracy theories. We heard today as Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, and others tried to suggest that the justice department or the president was behind the Matt Manhattan DA's prosecution. They understand how the court system works. They know that the federal system is completely separate and distinct from a local prosecutor's office like that in Manhattan. You know, Matt Gaetz, for for his own part, has all too much experience in the criminal justice system being the subject of a sex trafficking case.
Speaker 0: Now I know you guys enjoy this kind of Teflon coated Kevlar immunity when you're talking on the floor of congress, but he wasn't there. He was on Anderson Cooper's show on CNN. Can't you just sue that scumbag into the ground, congressman Gaetz?
Speaker 1: Listen. You we listen. We've seen the justice system so tortured. I don't I don't know if I wanna interact with it any more than necessary. I could tell you that, you know, Adam Schiff, saw Merrick Garland squirm when asked basic questions about whether or not he would produce his correspondence with
Speaker 0: Oh, stop. Funny feelings. Stop. Stop. Stop.
Stop. We have that clip absolutely sterling. I wanna play this right now, and then we will continue. Do you have that available, Eric? Hit it.
Speaker 3: Communicating with these state and local prosecutions against Trump, you can clear it all up for us right now. Will the Department of Justice provide to the committee all documents, all correspondence between the department and Alvin Bragg's office and Fonnie Willesaw's office and Leticia James' office?
Speaker 4: The offices you're referring to are independent offices of state
Speaker 3: I get that. I get that. State? The question is whether or not you will provide all of your documents and correspondence.
Speaker 4: Again, We do not control those offices. They make their
Speaker 3: own decisions. Communicate with them, not whether you control them. Do you communicate with them, and will you provide those
Speaker 4: You make a request. We'll refer it to our office of legislative affairs. But but,
Speaker 2: I understand
Speaker 0: I know he's not an impressive person. He's the meat puppet for the real attorney general, Lisa Monaco. But congressman Gaetz, why can't Merrick Garland answer the question about communications between DOJ and, Bragg's office in Manhattan?
Speaker 1: It seems pretty straightforward. I guess that's why Adam Schiff was so hot under the collar wanting to criticize me because it's just basic questions. And Merrick Garland only feeds into people's concern about political capture at the justice department when he's so opaque about this. If if they were independent, he would have just said, look, mister Gates. They're independent offices.
We haven't communicated with them. Whatever they've done, they've done of their own volition. If he'd have said that, we'd moved on to another question. But the fact that they you know what? There is an arrogance that they can sit there and provide these non responses.
And you know where I think that arrogance comes from? The fact that we still fund them. Because they sit there and they give us these these nonsense responses, and then we just turn around and say, okay. Well, gosh. We didn't wanna shut the government down, so here's all the money you need, FBI,
Speaker 0: So hang on. So stop it. This is fast. This is really important because you're the guy in in the trenches. We've been told by, you know, leadership, republican leader, oh, well, we can't, you know, just slice off, Jack Smith's budget or the DOJ FBI budget.
We've got these omnibus continuing resolutions, and it's just impossible. So that's that's bravo Sierra, congressman.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Why is that impossible? Are willing to shut down the entire government because you wanna continue with this activity that, like, 2 thirds of the country sees is just brazenly political, then that'll be on them. Can can you imagine how bad Joe Biden will look if people don't get their Social Security checks because he's so busy trying to jail his political opponents?
Speaker 0: Yeah.
Speaker 1: And you that's how you use leverage. But the problem is we have too many Republicans who are gutless, and that is why these primary elections are so important. We need fighters. We need people who, will will really see the problem for what it is. America is in a state of grave decline right now, and I take no joy in saying that.
But we have to recognize it, and we have to reverse that decline. And I think it starts with trying to restore the article 3 courts and our justice system as something that is non biased, not something that is weaponized against people Joe Biden doesn't like.
Speaker 0: Alright. So here's here's the big question. You know, you are one of the handful of fighters. You're talking to about 3 and a half million people, you know, much bigger than most TV shows. What what is your message to those who believe in America?
What should they be doing for the next 5 months?
Speaker 1: Well, there are more of us than there are of the America last people. That's the good news. And so we have to organize. We have to coordinate. Remember, it was Steve Bannon who said show up to your local Republican executive committee.
If there's an empty position, fill it. If there's a leadership opportunity, run for it. We we have to do more than just complain. We asked you, we have to get back to seizing the institutions that used to be, really vaulted in America so that we can reconvert them to their original purpose of serving the nation, not not serving the whims of a dying regime. And if people do that, I I I do believe we will be on the march.
You look at what's going on with working class people in the politics. We've mostly been talking policy. But if you just look at the polling right now, working class, African Americans, Hispanics, people of of all kinds are realigning around our ideas because they're tired of being embarrassed globally. They're tired of being in all these wars. They're tired of the borders being open, streets being unsafe, while Joe Biden tries to tell you that the 3rd grade teacher gets to pick the gender of your kid.
Yeah. No nobody wants that world, and that's why people are coming our way.
Speaker 0: Can we continue this discussion tomorrow night when I'm hosting for Rob Schmidt on Newsmax, congressman?
Speaker 1: But, Seb, I the the only the the only hesitation is that I I love to watch you when you're the host on Newsmax. But let's do it. Let's do it. Let's kick off, let's kick off the 7 PM, but I I love, I love getting your take on on that network and many others because right now, there's not a lot of people that really get what we're facing. They think we can go back to the Marquis of Queensbury rules of engagement.
And you and I know we need the fighters, and we need them on the front lines now in the battle of ideas.
Speaker 0: Well, there's a slot open at 8 o'clock. I think maybe I should have a word with mister Ruddy in the meantime. Follow this man. Listen to his podcast. Get the book 5 brand and follow him at rep Matt Gates.
And give me a follow well as well.
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@RepJerryNadler accused critics of George Soros of being antisemitic during a hearing on violent crime. However, not all criticisms of Soros should be labeled as such. Critics are focusing on public policy and the impact of Soros-backed District Attorneys on rising crime rates.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
TRIGGERED: @RepJerryNadler wildly lashes out and calls criticism of George Soros “antisemitic” at @JudiciaryGOP's hearing on violent crime. Newsflash: not every criticism of George Soros is antisemitic. The criticisms deal with public policy and the matters of rising crime with Soros-backed District Attorneys.
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This will be my last request. George Soros-funded prosecutors are criticized for their impact on law and order. Philadelphia's district attorney, supported by Soros, is accused of deceiving the court to save a murderer from death row. Criticisms of Soros's involvement in progressive DAs are raised. Anti-Semitism accusations related to Soros are disputed, with a reminder that not all criticisms of him are anti-Semitic. The discussion touches on public policy and rising crime rates.
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Speaker 0: Will be my last, mister chairman. I have an additional unanimous consent request. The gentleman is recognized. George Soros Prosecutors Wage War on Law and Order at heritage.org. Objection.
Philadelphia's Soros funded district attorney deceived court to get murderer off death row from the Washington Examiner? Without objection. George Soros' bad bet on progressive DAs from the Philadelphia citizen. Without objection. While we're keeping mister Klein waiting, you've all been here for a couple of hours.
If you need a break, just let let us know. We can certainly Mister chairman chance for a break. Mister chairman. Yeah. I just wanna say that with all the anti semitism we're seeing, we're seeing the anti semitism of using George Soros again.
It's disgusting. And, point of privilege. Mister ranking member, not every criticism of George Soros is anti Semitic. The criticisms deal with public policy and and the matters of rising crime with DAs. I I don't know anything about mister Soros' faith.
I yield back. Gentleman yields
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
NEW VIDEO: Trump Prosecutor PLEADS FIFTH when asked if he BROKE THE LAW investigating Trump! https://t.co/enDGztIhtD
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I refuse to answer questions regarding breaking laws, violating rights, or misusing funds during the Trump investigation and my time at the Manhattan DA's office, citing privilege against self-incrimination. The same response applies to inquiries about violating New York State Bar Rules and canons of legal ethics in both roles.
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Speaker 0: On the advice of counsel, I'm not going to answer that question, sir.
Speaker 1: Asserting me and privilege.
Speaker 0: Privilege against self incrimination.
Speaker 1: And did you knowingly break any laws when investigating president
Speaker 0: Trump? Objection. Same response.
Speaker 1: Did you break any laws when you worked at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office?
Speaker 0: Objection. Same response.
Speaker 1: Miss Fomrantz, did you violate any person's constitutional rights when you worked on the Trump investigation? Objection.
Speaker 0: I have the same response to your question.
Speaker 1: Mister Pomerantz, did you violate any person's constitutional rights while you worked at the Manhattan DA's office?
Speaker 0: Objection. Same answer.
Speaker 1: Did you misuse any federal funds while investigating president
Speaker 0: Trump? Same response.
Speaker 1: Did you misuse any federal funds while you're working in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office? Same response. And did you violate any New York State Bar Rules while you're investigating president Trump?
Speaker 0: Objection. Same response. Did you
Speaker 1: violate any New York State Bar Rules while you were working in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office? Objection.
Speaker 0: Same response.
Speaker 1: And did you violate any canons of legal ethics when you're investigating president Trump?
Speaker 0: Objection. Same response.
Speaker 1: Did you ever violate any canons of legal ethics while you work to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office? The same response.
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I urge the Weaponization Subcommittee to investigate @OKeefeMedia Group's report. It reveals video evidence suggesting intelligence agencies withheld information from President Trump and used FISA authorities to spy on him. This is a significant development that requires immediate attention.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
BREAKING: I’m formally calling on the @Weaponization Subcommittee to immediately launch an investigation into @OKeefeMedia Group’s bombshell report containing video evidence that American intelligence agencies withheld intelligence from President Donald Trump before & during his presidency and used Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities to spy on President Trump.
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The U.S. State Department is accused of covering up the poor conditions of U.S. forces in Niger, leaving them vulnerable. Troops have reportedly been pleading for help, lacking safe water, medicine, and basic supplies. The U.S. Embassy in Niger is allegedly blocking intelligence to conceal the Biden Administration's failures. Concerns are raised about the potential for a Benghazi-style attack. The government of Niger has halted diplomatic overflight missions, further hindering assistance. Immediate action is demanded to address the soldiers' needs.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
🚨 The U.S. State Department is engaging in a deliberate COVERUP on the conditions of U.S. Forces in Niger, leaving our troops in harm’s way. My office has conducted an investigation into this coverup, and we have learned that our troops in Niger have been pleading for help. They’ve sent intelligence reports stating that they rarely get safe water. They can’t get diplomatic overflights to receive medicine, fresh troop rotations, or even basic supplies. They have no mission. And the local authorities are becoming increasingly hostile. The current government of Niger has called the U.S. presence in the country “illegal.” Why have you not heard these pleas? Because the U.S. Embassy in Niger has been BLOCKING the intelligence. This coverup exists to conceal the humiliating failures of the Biden Administration in Niger, throughout Africa, and around the world. I fear, as we speak, the conditions may be forming to create another Benghazi-style attack.
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The speaker seeks to expose a cover-up in Niger, revealing failures of the Biden administration. 1100 US troops are stranded, lacking basic supplies and facing hostility. The embassy is suppressing intelligence, hindering troop operations. The military coup in Niger, trained by the US, has led to strained relations and potential security risks. Troops are essentially held hostage, with no clear withdrawal plan. The situation is dire, with medicine shortages and Russian presence on the base. The speaker vows to fight for the troops and hold the administration accountable.
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Speaker 0: I seek unanimous consent to enter into the record of the house, the document styled unwelcome in Niger, the interim report from congressman Matt Gaetz on the US crisis in Niger. Mister Speaker, I come to the House floor this evening to expose a cover up in the African country of Niger. This cover up exists to conceal the humiliating failures of the Biden administration in Niger, throughout Africa, and throughout the world. You'll learn of the victims of this cover up, the 1100 US troops who are currently stationed in Niger, functionally stranded by a Biden administration, which cares more about saving face than saving their lives. Our troops in Niger have been pleading for help.
They've sent intelligence reports and letters stating that they are rarely getting safe water. They can't get diplomatic oversights to receive medicine, fresh troop rotations, or basic supplies. They have no mission. And the local authorities are becoming increasingly hostile. The current government of has called the US presence in the country illegal.
Why have these pleas not been heard? It is because US Embassy, Niger, has been blocking the intelligence. I fear as we speak, the conditions may be forming to create another Benghazi style attack. So how did we get here? With 1100 American troops stuck, thoroughly unwelcome in a country where we have invested more than half a 1000000000 US taxpayer dollars.
It all began when Biden and Blinken chose Niger to be the centerpiece of their Africa strategy. Blinken even visited the country in March of last year saying, quote, Niger is an extraordinary model. A model of resilience, a model of democracy, a model of cooperation. What a difference a year makes. Just a year and a day after those remarks, the democratically elected government of Niger was replaced by a military coup.
And the United States military literally trained the coup leaders. I asked General Langley who runs AFRICOM why this happened, why so many cool leaders are trained by our service members. And he said, well, congressman, training people to overthrow their democratically elected government is not in our curriculum, but the results are staggering and embarrassing. In Guinea, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and other countries, There were coups. And in each of those coups, there was one common element.
US training for the coup leaders. Now, the coup government currently in charge of Niger wouldn't even meet with General Langley when he went to talk about our base. The prime minister literally slammed the door in his face. You'd think if we trained you to overthrow your democratically elected government, we could at least get a meeting. But instead of a burgeoning pro US sentiment, we now have the cool leaders we trained turning to Russia as their preferred security partner.
So where does that leave our 1100 troops, our Americans? I did not serve in the military. I represent a military community and I hear that these senior enlisted service members at the US installation abroad, they're a big deal. They're kind of like the mayor of the installation. And the senior enlisted service member at Air Base 101 in Niger wrote a letter to congressman Dusty Johnson.
Mister speaker, I seek unanimous consent to enter this letter into the record. Dear congressman Johnson, I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the actions taken by US Embassy Niger, particularly involving the ambassador, Kathleen a Fitzgibbon. The recent events have raised serious questions about the conduct and decision making of these officials, and I believe Congress must address these issues. As a service member deployed to Niger Africa, I have noticed that the embassy intentionally suppressed intelligence information from the ground. Forced collection elements to maintain the facade of a great country to country relationship.
They failed to be transparent with US service members deployed to the country. They gave a pretense that things are being worked, and that it's above our level, all the while, diplomatic over fight clearances for US military aircraft were purposely not being approved by the country's military government as a political bargaining chip to entice the US government back to negotiate their withdrawal. Since July 23rd, the day of the coup d'etat, the Americans deployed here have not been able to perform their primary mission. They've been told to sit and hold. It's clear that the country of Niger does not want a permanent military presence in their country, and they have informed us that we need to leave.
At this time, there are approximately 1100 US service members in the country who are essentially being held hostage from returning to their homes and to their families while the State Department continues with failed diplomacy by not communicating with the country of Niger on what the withdrawal plan would look like. Additionally, the government of Niger is not processing visas for US service members for entry into the country, which is especially concerning because the US forces were scheduled to end a 6 months deployment early this month when relief forces arrived. The embassy failed to share any of this information with decision makers at any level of the Department of Defense regarding this further complicating our ability to conduct the swap of personnel. These actions have deeply troubled me and many others in the community at home, as well as the service members deployed here with me and their families back in the states. Our diplomatic and defense representatives need to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and ethical conduct, especially in sensitive regions like Niger.
The actions taken by the embassy officials not only reflect poorly on the United States, but also have potential implications for our bilateral relations with other partner nations and the safety of our personnel in this region. When I became aware of this letter, my office conducted a number of interviews which confirmed the claims made by the senior enlisted official, and he signed his name, to that letter which we have entered into the record. And we've done those investigations. We've learned that the top public health official says that in the month of May, they are going to run out of medicine in Niger and it's worse than that. Our partner countries, Italy and Germany, are you would think they would help us facilitate medicine and supplies, but they won't even help transport needed material to our service members because they're worried about being expelled from the country.
And if that isn't worse, the fact that we've got Russia as the preferred security partner now means there are Russians behind the wire at airbase 101. We have Russians on our base somewhere. That would never happen but the only reason it's happening is because Blinken and Biden are humiliated that their plan failed, that they poured half a $1,000,000,000 into this country, where now we're being thrown out by the scruff of our neck. Well, Joe Biden and Tony Blinken's failures should not have to be visited on the 1100 service members who are there fighting for us, wanting to do patriotic duty, and are being held hostage, and they are being stranded. And I will fight for them, and I will fight against this administration that would use our service members as pawns because they can't get their act together.
Just because Biden and Blinken can't say oops, doesn't mean we should abandon our troops. Thank you, mister speaker. I yield back to the gentleman from Utah and I thank him for his indulgence and the time.
Speaker 1: Absolutely. Thank you to the gentleman from Florida and for, sharing that information. It's part of the job that we need to be doing and and what we can do to uncover and for a thorough analysis.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
Here is the list of Republicans who voted for the $1.2 trillion dollar #SwampOmnibus today 👇 Credit: @gc22gc https://t.co/qBRF5XccpM
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
BREAKING: @RepThomasMassie has confirmed the person who found the pipe bomb at the DNC on January 6th is a CURRENT U.S. Capitol Police officer. This revelation was confirmed to Rep. Massie today by Capitol Police. We will continue to investigate… https://t.co/JhFUBNeLzh
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A recent meeting with Capitol Police revealed that the person who found the pipe bomb on January 6th was an undercover Capitol Police officer. This raises concerns about the response time of other law enforcement agencies. The timing of the bomb's discovery, just minutes before the breach of the Capitol perimeter, seems suspicious. The ATF director refused to comment on whether the bombs were operable, suggesting a cover-up. The bombs were sent to Quantico for inspection, not to the ATF. The discovery of the bombs also prevented reinforcements in the form of bike racks from reaching the Capitol, potentially making it easier to breach. The motive behind planting the bombs remains unknown.
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Speaker 0: You recently met with Capitol Police Correct. Today. Today. And what did you learn in that meeting?
Speaker 1: I learned that, backpack guy January 6 backpack guy, not to be confused with January 5th backpack person, backpack pot guy was a non uniform, you know, plain clothes police officer in in, you know, in the employ of the Capitol Hill Police.
Speaker 0: The the person who found the pipe bomb, the person who D'Antuano, who is leading the investigation say, oh, yeah. The person who found it, it'd be investigation 101 that they would be a suspect initially until ruled out. You're saying that person was an undercover, plain closed Capitol Police officer, and the Capitol Police confirmed that to you today.
Speaker 1: They confirmed that to me today. Yes. Which so by the way, it it makes
Speaker 0: mean to you?
Speaker 1: Well, it it heightens some of my concerns and and, reduces some of the other concerns. Okay? One of one of the concerns that's heightened was, you know, I was trying to give the the secret service and the Metro Police Department the benefit of the doubt when they took 4 minutes. You know, they finished their lunch before they went and dealt with this pipe bomb. I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt and think that, well, if it's just some random passerby and he said, hey.
There's something shiny over there. Could be a lawn sprinkler, you know, not sure, maybe wanna check it out. But that's not what it was. It was it was a person who was you know, they say again, when I relate this to you, I'm relating what the Capitol Police have told me. They say it was a Capitol police officer who found this bomb and that, he told them it was a bomb.
He and he radioed it in, said, we've we've got the device. We found another device. Remember, here's the other just amazing timing is that the first pipe bomb, the one at the Capitol Hill Club now they call it the RNC pipe bomb, but they really should be calling it the Capitol Hill pipe bomb. I I mean, the the two buildings are next to each other, but it was
Speaker 0: like The hack Capitol Hill Club, which is an entity where Republican members of congress socialize and fundraise.
Speaker 1: Right. The reason I'm making that distinction is Darren Beatty who's done amazing work on this. Okay, he's the guy who's said, hey. You should be asking some of these questions. And I said, you know what?
You're right. I will be asking those questions. He points out that the RNC DNC narrative was was made up after the fact. You know, it was really the Capitol Hill Club DNC narrative that they should be talking about, but it it it just sounds a lot better that, oh, we knew to go look at the DNC once we found one at the RNC. Interesting.
Was you thought somebody was gonna pull up the r and c and they don't they hate republicans? Why would they also wanna blow up anyways? So, you know, they come down this this plainclothes police officer who had been in the vicinity of that one. They had just found that the timing is remarkable because it found oh, it was found 5 minutes before the breach of the bicycle racks, near at the perimeter of the capital. Just a miraculous timing that, you know, would have provided exactly the right timing to distract.
After sitting in an alley for 17 hours, the you know, by found by somebody who says she was gonna go do her laundry. Okay. Then within you know, they respond to that, they secure the area, and 15 minutes later, they find this other bomb. Like, what miraculous timing?
Speaker 0: Well, I I definitely don't believe that the Capitol Police would purposefully go and set a bomb anywhere that could potentially blow up and do anyone harm. I I I am not there, that they would do something like that. However, you seem to point out in questioning with the ATF director that this wasn't an operational bomb that was gonna blow up and hurt anybody. Remember that?
Speaker 1: Right. The the, assistant director in charge, he went on TV and and said these were operable bombs and, you know, offered a reward, put out a message that they played on TV. And so in the beginning of my transcribed interview with him, he still maintained that they were operable
Speaker 0: Well, hold on. We're gonna get the ATF director's take on that questioning from congressman Massie. Take a listen.
Speaker 1: Also, I see that you're cooperating with the FBI. The ATF is on the January 6th pipe bomb investigation. What can you tell us about how that's going?
Speaker 2: Obviously, that's a significant matter. It is an ongoing Criminal investigation, and so I'm not gonna comment on an ongoing criminal investigation.
Speaker 1: Were were those pipe bones operable? Again.
Speaker 2: Again ATF is the expert. Again, it's an ongoing criminal investigation and under long standing policy. I cannot come.
Speaker 1: And we've just had a whole committee for 2 years that to get an ongoing investigation, so I'm not accepting that answer from you. We need to know these things. Do you know how the pipe bomb was discovered at the DNC? C. We've been told how it was discovered at the RNC.
And and according to a press release from the FBI, you're working with them on this investigation.
Speaker 2: Respectfully, I understand your disagreement, but I cannot comment because it is an ongoing criminal investigation.
Speaker 1: It's an ongoing cover up. So so helpful. It's their policy not to comment on ongoing cover ups.
Speaker 0: Yeah. It seems like it.
Speaker 1: So here's what I've come to know since that interview too. You know, you chase some leads. I believe based on, discussions with police, with FBI, and with former ATF who now works for Capitol Police that it the bombs went to Quantico, for inspection, not to the ATF. Now he could have just told me that in the hearing.
Speaker 0: Right? Interesting.
Speaker 1: He could have said, well, we didn't we didn't look at the fragments after we blew these things up. It was actually FBI at Quantico looked at them. But he didn't he wouldn't even tell me that. So either doesn't know it or just is so stuck on it like a broken record on it's our long standing policy not to comment.
Speaker 0: So we're in this meeting last night, and one of our Republican colleagues turns to you as you're explaining how long it's been that this has been an open investigation. These videos that show the strange behavior of a person we now know was a plain closed Capitol police officer. And one of our Republican colleagues kept pressing you and saying, but, Thomas, why would they do this? Why would anyone try to, plant these phony fake devices in order to create confusion that day. And, you know, we we don't know the answer to that question in all honesty.
Do you have a working theory?
Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, again, I don't know who did it, but I can tell you a consequence of this. Because this is buried in the back of the January 6th committee report that, there was a call to bring more bike racks to the capital. They had 100 of them loaded up, ready to bring to the capital to reinforce the capital. And it turns out those never made it because this DNC pipe bomb was discovered, they set up a parameter and blocked them from coming.
Speaker 0: So if there was a booby trap intended to have people commit a technical violation of federal criminal law with no intent to break the law, that was facilitated perhaps by the very interestingly timed discovery of these two devices.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Whether there was intent or not, the the result of this according to the January 6th committee was that, it made it easier to breach the capital because the reinforcements couldn't be brought to the capital.
Speaker 0: Thanks so much for watching this video. Make sure you're subscribed to our channel with notifications turned on. You won't wanna miss any of the breaking news.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
My office has received disturbing allegations of political retaliation by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons against @JohnStrandUSA and @OwenShroyer1776. I’m looking forward to taking up Director Peters on her offer for on-site visits to investigate how J6 defendants are being treated. https://t.co/pNedDMLfIT
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The congressman discusses the possibility of visiting prisons to gain firsthand experience. The speaker suggests reaching out to their office of legislative affairs to arrange the visit. The congressman asks if the Bureau of Prisons retaliates based on political speech, to which the speaker assures that retaliation is not tolerated. The congressman mentions a witness named John Strand who was placed in enhanced confinement due to information on his Twitter feed. The speaker explains that individuals are placed in special housing units for conduct inside the institution. The congressman expresses concern about retaliation for constitutionally protected speech. The speaker mentions a similar case involving Owen Shrayer. The congressman looks forward to conducting site visits to assess the treatment of prisoners.
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Speaker 0: I was very heartened by your discussion of site visits to our prisons to get, firsthand understanding of what's going on there. Sometimes members of congress have had challenges doing that. Could you give us some advice if if we wanted to glean those benefits and get that firsthand, experience. But what's the best way for us to go about that with your team?
Speaker 1: Thank you, congressman. So if you have your team reach out to our office of legislative affairs, we will be Happy to make that arrangement.
Speaker 0: Thank you so much. Does the Bureau of Prisons retaliate against people based on political on on constitutionally protected speech?
Speaker 1: I have been very clear that retaliation will not be stood for on my watch.
Speaker 0: And and you're confident that that's being observed throughout the bureau?
Speaker 1: I'm confident that message has been delivered, and if anyone engages in retaliation, we will hold them accountable.
Speaker 0: Are you familiar with the matter of John Strand?
Speaker 1: That name is not familiar to me right now.
Speaker 0: So mister Strand was a witness at a hearing that we had, regarding some of the civil rights concerns of people who'd interacted with the Department of Justice in January 6, matters. He was convicted, sentenced in his at FCI Miami, and I'd received word that he had been placed into enhanced confinement and into higher acuity, secure securing, as a consequence of information that others had put out on his Twitter feed. So is that something you does that ring a bell to you?
Speaker 1: Congressman, I wouldn't be able to speak to an individual's, circumstances regarding their behavior inside our institutions. What I can assure you Is that if an individual is placed in our special housing units, it would be for conduct that happened inside the institution.
Speaker 0: So is what's a special housing unit?
Speaker 1: Is that Special housing unit is one of our restrictive housing placements that could include disciplinary segregation, protective custody, and would house individuals that either were at harm to harm their themselves or others Or had actually engaged in misbehavior inside our institutions.
Speaker 0: What what I'm worried about is that Mr. Strand gave us testimony about some of his concerns, and as you know, people give us testimony. We sort through what's right and wrong and should be acted on and shouldn't be acted on. It's not gospel. It's just testimony.
But then thereafter, People were posting on some of his social media platforms as concerns about the treatment he'd received at the bureau, and then I sent a letter to you Concerned about that because like you, I don't want anyone retaliated against for a constitutionally protected speech. And and thereafter, I got a letter back from the aforementioned office of legislative affairs in your office, and they say, in part, mister Strand was moved to a secure housing unit with increased supervision and frequent employee contact on September 26, 2023, pending completion of an investigation. So I guess my question is When when someone is that, like, akin to what we would normally think about as solitary confinement, those words, secure housing unit with increased supervision and frequent employee contact?
Speaker 1: We would use the word restrictive housing.
Speaker 0: Okay. So what's this then? Because this guy's a non he was never violent toward anyone, so I'm just wondering why the the assets that we fund for the highest acuity violent people would be used for this purpose.
Speaker 1: Congressman, we use that, special housing unit for individuals that, engage in any sort of misconduct inside our institutions. I don't know what he he was found to be guilty of by our hearings administrative process that would warrant his, need to go into restrictive housing, but I assure you, we have administrative processes that people have to go through before those Placements actually occur.
Speaker 0: Yeah. I I get that you you can't know the conditions of every single prisoner throughout the bureau. This is one I've ripened and sent to you because I'm worried that throughout our d o our department of justice and and what we've endured that there are some people who are sort of being used as pawns, and they're being mistreated in order to send a message to other people. And I'm grateful that you've said here that is not your doctrine. You don't want to see that happen, you also haven't been able to share with us an entire confidence that that isn't happening in some cases, and I'm worried that it's it's happening here.
Have you heard of the matter of Owen Shrayer?
Speaker 1: No. That name is not familiar to you.
Speaker 0: Very similar fact pattern. You know, somebody who'd sort of spoken out, was was prominent in the public, was convicted as a consequence of activities on January 6th, and now feels as though there's specific bureau of prison retaliation. I don't think any group of people should be retaliated again, so I look forward taking you up on the offer to perhaps go and, and and do some site visits and and see how people are being treated and get that information directly. So I I hope I get prompt cooperation from OLA.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
🚨 BREAKING: Dozens of Ukrainian and Chinese passports found abandoned at the U.S. Southern Border. Biden & Mayorkas say the border is secure. What do you think?
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In Eagle Pass, TX, I'm witnessing what appears to be intentional destruction of the Southern Border by the Biden administration. A video shows illegal aliens being encouraged to invade while Texas' fencing is cut open by CBP. With corrupt orders from Mayorkas and Biden, our border won't be protected. If the border isn't shut down, we should consider shutting down the government.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
I’m currently in Eagle Pass, TX witnessing the intentional destruction of our Southern Border by the Biden administration. This video was sent to me by a Texas official. It shows how illegal aliens are being encouraged to invade our country while the fencing put up by Texas is cut open by @CBP. Under the corrupt orders of @SecMayorkas and Joe Biden, we will never see our border protected. But if this border is not shut down, then we must shut down the government.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
BREAKING: @GatewayPundit's website has been CENSORED on Capitol Hill! We will be investigating. https://t.co/e7Vwk5bJki
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The Gateway Pundit, a website known for breaking news, investigative reporting, and opinion pieces, has been blocked by the United States House of Representatives for Congress members and staff. This action is deemed inappropriate, and efforts will be made to address the issue by contacting the House Administration Committee and the Speaker of the House if needed. Access to conservative news and analysis should not be censored by the House.
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Speaker 0: On The Gateway Pundit, a website that I read, they do breaking news, they do investigative reporting, they do opinion pieces, They publish op eds. The Gateway Pundit is a great website. It's a great source for analysis and information and opinion. Well, we went back to harvest the clip to show you on this program from The Gateway Pundit, And I have breaking news for you. The United States House of Representatives has blocked access for Congressman and congressional staff to the Gateway Pundit.
That's right. If you try to go to the Gateway Pundit, the website is blocked according to House of Representatives policy. So we're gonna fix that. I don't know who thought that was an appropriate action, But we're gonna get to the bottom of it. I'm gonna be speaking with the House Administration Committee, Chairman Style, Speaker of the House if necessary.
We're not gonna have the house censoring our access to conservative news and to conservative analysis.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
Remember when Biden boasted that Americans could pay $0.16 less for a July 4th cookout? Not even true today. Americans can expect to pay more this Thanksgiving for every aspect of their meal because of Bidenomics. Here are the numbers 👇 https://t.co/wUMj2pHe7x
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Americans can expect higher prices for Thanksgiving due to inflation under President Biden's administration. Since taking office, food prices have risen over 17%, with frozen vegetables and uncooked beef steaks up almost 11%. Even sauces and gravies have increased by 7.5%. The consumer price index rose at an annual rate of 3.2% in October, and the inflation we've already experienced has not been resolved. A recent poll shows that two-thirds of adults have seen their household expenses rise, and 73% describe the national economy as poor. Only 21% believe their financial situation has improved under Biden. Single subject spending bills are advocated as a solution to cut spending, as opposed to continuing resolutions and omnibus bills. The Biden administration's claim of a 16¢ decrease in food costs has proven untrue.
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Speaker 0: Now Americans can expect to pay more this Thanksgiving for just about every aspect of their meal because president Biden and Bidenomics and Biden inflation are well above the Federal Reserve's target and certainly well above our ability to pay for it. Since Joe Biden took office, overall food prices have risen over 17%. Frozen vegetables are up almost 11%. Uncooked beef steaks up almost 11%. Even the sauces and gravies, You don't think about those being a major cost driver of Thanksgiving, but sauces and gravies are up 7 a half percent.
Uncooked turkey up about the same amount, 7.2%, white bread up 7.1%. And there are so many concerning facts about the Biden economy. The consumer price index, a key inflation indicator, rose at an increased annual rate of 3.2% in October. And keep in mind, though the rate of inflation may be slowing, it is stacked. So all the inflation we've already endured has not been remediated or diminished.
So when you hear the White House talk about less inflation, what they cannot tell you is that it is resulting in lower prices. Lower prices, that's what the American people want, and the prices are artificially high, not as a function of some uncontrollable global feature, but the direct policy choices that Joe Biden and his government have made. So according to a recent AP poll, about 2 thirds of adults say their household expenses have risen over the last year. 73% describe the national economy as poor. If 73% of the people are saying that the national economy is poor, I wouldn't be running on Bidenomics.
It's not working for 3 out of 4 Americans, and a recent study published by Bankrate shows that just 21% of Americans think that their financial situation has improved since Joe Biden became president, around 1 in 5. I feel like most people definitely that observe this program, consider themselves part of the 4 or 5 who've had their conditions diminished as a consequence of Joe Biden. Frankly, if you listen to Chip Roy as a consequence of Republicans who have not been fighting hard enough. So what should we be fighting for? You've heard me say it a lot on this program that only single subject spending bills will actually cut spending.
These continuing resolutions and omnibus bills, they are the path to more deaths, more deficits, and and higher spending. And we got this admission that my vision on single subject spending bills will cut spending from no less than one of the progressive leaders of the Democratic Party, Ro Khanna of California. He makes the admission on Joy Reid's MSNBC program. Take a listen.
Speaker 1: Most speakers last for years. Matt Gaetz has literally said, essentially, Mike Johnson has 7 months to reduce spending to each build everything one at a time, Which is madness.
Speaker 0: It's madness, and it is reducing spending that is gonna hurt working families. Even our critics, even the people who have a different vision on governance and budgeting admit that my vision will result in less spending, and we've gotta have it because that is what's driving the inflation. And it it hearkens back to remember that July 4th tweet that the Biden White House put out previously? Oh, yes. We've got it on the screen there.
Yes. A 16¢ decrease in the cost of all of those food, stuffs, and goods. So 16¢ decrease. Not even true today. You won't wanna miss any of the breaking news.
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Real governing means passing singlesubject spending bills and a budget, not a hard right movement. Delaying everything, using shutdown politics, and letting lobbyists control continuing resolutions is not real governing. Let's prioritize effective governance.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
When @RepNancyMace and I both agree that we should have single-subject spending bills and a budget to be passed, that’s not a “hard right” movement. That’s real governing. Real governing is not when they delay everything, back us up against shutdown politics, and then get us to vote for a continuing resolution where the lobbyists are in charge of what’s in it.
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The speaker expresses frustration with how their movement is characterized as hardliners and far-right by the media. They highlight that Nancy is a fiscal hawk and leveraged her vote for the Limit, Save, Grow bill to bring up a balanced budget amendment. The speaker mentions their dissatisfaction with the debt ceiling bill and how Congress didn't fulfill their promises. They argue for following the law, such as having single subject spending bills and a budget passed, and allowing time to read bills before voting. They emphasize the importance of good government and the need for bills to be vetted, amended, and voted on in a transparent process. The speaker also mentions the potential for coalitions and working together on certain issues. They criticize the use of continuing resolutions and the influence of lobbyists.
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Speaker 0: I don't quite understand why so many people characterize our movement as and by the way, people including the New York Times reporter you have sitting in the corner in the War Room right now, when they write about me, they say things like Boom. They say things like hardliner, the hardliners. The America. Oh, yeah, yeah, the the the far right. And I'm thinking, okay, look at what, look at who, look at, let's talk about this for a moment.
Okay, Nancy is not a hard right, in transigent lawmaker. Nancy is a fiscal hawk. She's been a fiscal hawk the whole time. And to get her to vote for the Limit, Save, Grow bill, it was an open secret in this town that Kevin had to agree to bring her bill up for a balanced budget amendment. And what was that the deal?
Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, with balance, well, he promised the deal to Matt Gates, he promised that Right. Just get the promise to remember.
Speaker 0: That was the 1st deal that we were not happy with, the audience on it. But we we went along that had the 1 1 year, $1,500,000,000,000 deficit. We hated it, but said, hey, in the spirit in the spirit of of getting forward, you were okay. Yeah. I didn't vote for it, but I can understand that Nancy leveraged her vote to get something that is really important to the American people up for consideration.
And I was heartened by that because Kevin had promised the 20, the same thing. So I thought, well, this is great. Why did
Speaker 1: I go for the debt ceiling bill? I mean, I've negotiated another vote. It's like I warned everybody about the debt ceiling bill. I warned everyone that Congress was not gonna do what they promised they were going to do. And it and it laid out exactly the way I said it was going.
This was predictable, And it was a press release.
Speaker 0: Back with the 2 year deal. When he came back with the 2 year deal, you're saying that the overall vote for the death ceiling.
Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, it was it was That's the original statement.
Speaker 0: Like, what what's hard right about saying we should follow the law? Like, the law requires these single subject spending bills and a budget to be passed. What's hard right about saying when you say 72 hours to read the bill, you don't get to waive that to pass a continuing resolution. What's hard right about saying something that spends more than $100,000,000 should not go on the suspension agenda, or it is not subject to amendment. The things I'm fighting for are good government.
Speaker 1: Reasonable things. I mean, I'm a centrist. I would say small libertarian, fiscally conservative, Socially sensible, Matt and I agree on, but 98% of the things. But it's not unreasonable to ask Congress, just follow the law. Law from 1974, the Budget Impact and Control Act says a budget and 12 spending bills.
Now, you know, he and I are not going to agree with leadership or I decide that I owe an amount they're going to spend, they're going to spend way more than we would ever want. But you still have a process where the bills are vetted, they're amended, the people have a say through their representative, and then they're voted on the floor. Not not the the CRs and the omnibuses. And by the way,
Speaker 0: we would vote different ways on some of these amendments. And there's an interesting ability with more voting and actual legislating for coalitions to form. Yes, on both sides. And for us to work together, and it'll be okay if we take a lot of votes, if we're together on some things, debate against one another on others, that's real governing. And it never happens here because they delay everything, back you up against shutdown politics, then just get you to vote for a continuing resolution where the lobbyists are in charge of what's in it.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
.@SpeakerMcCarthy never intended to move onto single-subject appropriations bills until we FORCED him to! His plan was always another continuing resolution. #MotionToVacate
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Speaker 0 criticizes Speaker McCarthy for taking credit for the single subject appropriations bills, stating that it was not his original plan. They argue against lumping together departments like Education and Labor with the military and border patrol, calling it chaotic. Speaker 0 claims that they forced the change and warns that if Speaker McCarthy continues, the appropriations process will become a sideshow controlled by lobbyists and special interests. They express frustration with how the American people have been mistreated for decades and vow to fight against it.
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Speaker 0: It is astonishing to hear any colleague give speaker McCarthy credit for moving on to the single subject appropriations bills. As you heard my colleague mister Biggs say, that was never the plan from Speaker McCarthy. The week before we moved on to those single subject appropriations bills the plan was another CR. He pitch the c r. They tried to get us to vote for a c r and only when a brave few said we are done governing by resolution, we are here to eulogize the era of continuing resolution.
We will not do it. We will not pass it. These bills can go. The spending may rise and fall as the years pass. But the notion that we're gonna lump in the Department of Education and the Department of Labor with our military and our troops and our border patrol is fundamentally unserious and I would suggest chaotic.
We not do that. It was only because we forced that to happen. And by the way, if we continue with speaker McCarthy, the appropriations process will go right back to what he wanted to go back to, just a sideshow, just a puppet show, just something to keep the hamsters on the hamster wheel as they continue to back people up against a calendar, centralized power with the lobbyists and special interests that move all kinds of money through the leadership and then that's how they get their way and that's why the American people have been getting screwed decade after decade, and I'm not gonna tolerate it anymore without a fight. I reserve
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
Washington must change. We must put the House of Representatives on a better course. @SpeakerMcCarthy has failed to take a stand where it matters. So if he won’t, I will. #MotionToVacate
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I wanted a podium on the Republican side, but I was sent here instead. Nevertheless, I will make my argument anywhere to bring about change in Washington. Our economy is in trouble, with high inflation burdening American families. Kevin McCarthy, the Speaker of the House, has failed to take a stand. I will defend the right of hardworking Americans to afford a decent life. We need new leadership, single subject spending bills, and transparency in legislation. Let's set a budget and get our act together. It's time for a better speaker.
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Speaker 0: To be clear, I tried to get 1 of the 3 podiums on the Republican side, and y'all wouldn't let me have them. So you sent me over here. But you know what? I'll make this argument any desk in this building, from the well, from the chair. I'll make it on every street corner in this country that Washington must change.
We have to break the cycle. We have to break the fever. And I would hope truly that the reforms that we are fighting for our reforms that would last and be embraced and that would democratize power in this institution beyond the privileged which few who back us up against shutdown politics and and Christmases and deadlines in order to achieve their objectives. Mr. Speaker, high inflation is on the verge of bankrupting American families.
Our economy is breaking in half. A typical American We can't afford to buy a house in 99% of US counties. Inflation is stealing more $700 a month from working Americans, nearly $9,000 a year. Kevin McCarthy is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. And he has failed to take a stand where it matters.
So if he won't, I will. I make no apologies for defending the right of every hardworking American to afford a decent life for themselves and their families. And we have a greater opportunity to do that and to build coalitions under new leadership. We have to rip off the band aid. We have to get back on a better course.
And I don't know how this vote is going to go. Usually when a vote comes to this floor it's pretty predetermined. And this one I'm not so sure. But I am sure that we've made the right argument. That this place deserves single subject spending bills.
That we should have 72 hours to read a bill. That something that spends more than $100,000,000 shouldn't be put on the suspension agenda such that we can't amend it. And there shouldn't be secret side deals made on continuing resolution to lump Ukraine in with border security. That is a that is not right for Ukraine or border security because it fails to give either of those issues the dignity that they would require. But we can return that dignity to this house.
We can get back on a better path. We can have single subject appropriations bills. We can set a budget, a budget top line. We haven't had a budget in this place since I was in high school. So let's get a budget.
Let's get or act together. Let's get on with it. Let's vacate the chair and let's get a better speaker. I yield back. Gentleman yields back his time.
All time for debate has expired. Without Objection. The previous question is ordered on the resolution.
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Voting against Speaker McCarthy isn't chaos. $33 trillion debt, no singlesubject spending bills, continuing resolutions, and omnibus bills are chaos. We can't trust chaos. That's why I've moved to vacate the chair.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
I don’t think voting against @SpeakerMcCarthy is chaos. I think $33 Trillion in debt is chaos. I think not passing single-subject spending bills is chaos. I think being governed by continuing resolutions and omnibus bills is chaos. Chaos is somebody we cannot trust with their word. That’s why I’ve moved to vacate the chair.
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I don't support Kevin McCarthy as Speaker because he can't be trusted and has caused chaos. The real chaos is the $33 billion debt, $2.2 trillion annual deficit, and the lack of passing single subject spending bills. We've been governed by continuing resolutions and omnibus bills since the mid-90s, which is chaotic. We need reforms like open amendments and understanding the budget. If we had these reforms, there would be times when my conservative colleagues and I would lose, but the American people would see us legislating. Speaker McCarthy hasn't delivered, so I've moved to vacate the chair.
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Speaker 0: Mister Speaker, my friend from Oklahoma says that my colleagues and I who don't support Kevin McCarthy would plunge the house and the country into chaos. Chaos is Speaker McCarthy. Chaos is somebody who we can not trust with their word. The one thing that the white house, house democrats and many of us on the conservative side of the republican caucus would argue is that the thing we have in common, Kevin McCarthy said something to all of us at one point or another that he didn't really mean and never intended tended to live up to. I don't think voting against Kevin McCarthy is chaos.
I think $33,000,000,000 in debt is chaos. I think that facing $2,200,000,000,000 annual deficit is chaos. I think that not passing single subject spending bills is chaos. I think the fact that we have been governed in this country since the mid nineties by continuing resolution and omnibus is chaos. And the way to The parade ourselves from that is a series of reforms to this body that I would hope would outlast speaker McCarthy's time here, would out last my time here and would outlast either of our majorities.
Reforms that I have heard some of the most conservative members of this body, fight for and some of the reforms that we've been battling for that I've even heard those in the Democratic caucus say would be worthy and helpful to house like open amendments, like understanding what the budget is. We have been out of compliance with budget laws for most of my life, most of many of your lives. And by the way, if we did those things, if we had single subject bills, if we had an understanding on the top line, if we open amendments, if we had trust and honesty and understanding, there would be times when my Conservative colleagues and I would lose. There might be a few times american body politic but the american people would see us legislating. These last few days we've suspended the momentum that we had established the week earlier where we were bringing bills to the floor, voting on them, staying late at night working part.
That's what the American people expect. It's something speaker McCarthy hasn't delivered, and that's why I've moved to vacate the chair. I reserve
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
Today I'm introducing an amendment to reduce USAID’s federal funding by $4.5 billion dollars. We should focus on the economic development of our own country. #AmericaFirst
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In this video, Speaker 0 proposes reducing funding for USAID by $4.5 billion, arguing that the money should be spent on economic development in the US instead. They criticize USAID for promoting abortion and President Biden's national gender strategy. Speaker 2 opposes the amendment, stating that it would harm vulnerable populations and eliminate important assistance programs. They argue that the funds are not primarily targeted at Ukraine and emphasize the negative consequences of cutting global health and disaster assistance programs. Speaker 0 counters by highlighting the economic struggles in the US and suggests prioritizing domestic issues. The debate continues with both speakers reiterating their positions.
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Speaker 0: Thank you Mr Speaker. This amendment reduces the amount of funding allocated to USAID by $4,500,000,000. As I've mentioned earlier USAID is a vehicle through which the American taxpayer pays for economic development in other countries I think, instead, we should spend more money on the economic development of our own country and Chile, if we spent less money overall, we probably would see less inflation, more prosperity and the type of economic growth that we saw during President Trump's time in office USAID may have started with laudable goals but today they are promoting abortion globally with American in tax dollars, they are pushing President Biden's national gender strategy I never thought we needed a national gender strategy But if we need a national gender strategy can we at least not spend so much money promoting it abroad? Silly. The DEI programs, that are embedded in the 16/19 project have been embraced by United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield and we see that continue to to manifest through USAID.
American taxpayers should focus their resources and their efforts on the American people and the American economy. This is a thoughtful reduction it should be easily agreed to and I reserve the balance of my time.
Speaker 1: The gentleman reserves the gentleman from I'm sorry. Sorry, for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition?
Speaker 2: I rise in strong opposition to this amendment.
Speaker 1: The gentleman is recognized.
Speaker 2: Once again, I have no idea what my colleagues are trying to achieve. All this amendment would do is double down on the harm Russia's aggression has already reaped on the poorest countries of the world through higher our food, fertilizer and fuel costs. This amendment would cut 750,000,000 each from global health programs and the international disaster assistance accounts. These cuts would impose tremendous harm and suffering to the most vulnerable, including 4,000,000 children with malaria will go untreated 350,000 deaths Attributable to tuberculosis, 13,000,000 fewer children vaccinated resulting in a possible one 115,000 additional deaths and a reduction of over 45% of assistance to Sudan compared to f y 2023 levels. This doesn't sound much like pro life to me, mister chairman.
It would also eliminate entire development assistance accounts affecting agriculture culture and food security programs, education and clean water for millions of the most vulnerable people in the world. Development assistance is also used for counter PRC influence programs, which represents one of our molar effective tools to counter and compete with the PRC globally. It's really ridiculous. It's cruel and it is not pro life. These are not funds that would target to Ukraine in any it's a significant way.
It has no impact on the Ukraine debate and would inflict harm on millions it's a people. So I'd be happy to discuss with colleagues about how we support Ukraine's pursuit of freedom, But this amendment would only alienate the rest of the world and forsake many of our allies reliant assistance on the United States, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and I reserve the balance of my time.
Speaker 1: The gentleman The gentlewoman reserves the gentleman is recognized.
Speaker 0: My amendment makes a $4,500,000,000 cut. Three point $5,000,000,000 of that stops us from retiring global debt for Ukraine. Now, I don't think it's an unrealistic position to say that the United States of America should not deficit spend to retire the debt of other countries? Earlier, think about that. We are borrowing money from China to go settle the debts of Ukraine that they accrued far before this war with Russia.
My colleague says that this exists to counter the PRC. We are never going to out bribe the PRC on the global sales, scene. We are going to need another another strategy and if you listen to the debate of those opposing my amendment, hear the substance. Oh my goodness. People the world are having problems buying food and buying fuel and if the US taxpayer will just sacrifice a little more, it might it'd be easier to buy food and fuel in other countries.
I have a message from my democratic colleagues. People are having a hard time buying food and fuel in this country, as a consequence of the very inflationary spending that I am trying to reduce with this amendment, we should retire our debt before we retire Ukraine's debt that is such an obvious statement I am shocked I have to say it on the floor of the US House of Representatives where I'm just glad we're still hanging our earlier, I reserve
Speaker 1: the gentleman reserves the gentleman is recognized.
Speaker 2: Thank you. Mr. Chairman, let me just suggest this, it really is an unrealistic position for the United States to allow 4,000,000 children with malaria to go been treated to allow 350,000 deaths attributable to tuberculosis, to allow 13,000,000 fewer children resulted in a possible 115,000 additional deaths and a reduction of over 45% of humanitarian assistance to Sudan compared to 2023 levels. Very unrealistic, cruel and I yield back.
Speaker 1: The gentleman yields back. The gentleman is recognized.
Speaker 0: Mr. Speaker, it's hard to believe what what I am hearing the general lady is saying but there's malaria and tuberculosis and sickness and ailment all around the world. The general lady need look no further than her home state of in California where the human condition continues to decline. You would need to look no further than the major cities throughout our country that are under we are crack control. So, maybe before we go solve all the world's problems, maybe before we function as the world's policeman and the world's piggy bank and the world's debt payer, we ought to focus on the issues that we have here in this country and they are real and frankly, too often they metastasize from the general ladies home state, our reserve.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
We do not want American service members dying in Ukraine. I support @RepEliCrane’s amendment in this DOD appropriations bill to prohibit American troops from being sent to fight on the ground in Ukraine.
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The speaker introduces an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, aiming to prevent American troops from being sent to fight on the ground in Ukraine. They argue that the United States should focus on encouraging peace talks between Russia and Ukraine instead of escalating the conflict. The speaker highlights the significant amount of money already sent to Ukraine and questions its effectiveness due to the country's lack of commitment to anti-corruption measures. They urge their colleagues to support the amendment to protect American lives. Another speaker emphasizes the need to prevent US troops from being involved in Ukraine to avoid the risk of escalation and accidental involvement in a larger conflict. They reference previous entanglements in the Syrian civil war and support the amendment.
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Speaker 0: I rise to offer my amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which would prohibit American troops from being sent to fight on the ground in Ukraine. The United States ought to be encouraging peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, not giving in to calls for deadly escalation that could or nuclear. It's well past time for the United States to disentangle itself from this misguided war effort and start promoting a peaceful resolution to the conflict. To date, we've shipped more than a 100,000,000,000 American tax $1 to Ukraine. A country not known for its strict commitment to anti corruption measures.
Sending money is Bad enough? Our men and women being sent to die over this conflict is unthinkable. I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this amendment to prevent american lives from being sacrificed. Thank you mister speaker. I yield back.
Speaker 1: The american people need to observe what is happening on this war. My colleague from Arizona is simply saying that
Speaker 0: in the
Speaker 1: $886,000,000,000 we are sending across the river to the Pentagon, we at least don't want that Fund US troops boots on the ground in Ukraine. And there seems to be no guardrail that some in this body would Not accept so as to stop our country from inadvertently stumbling into world war 3. I've got amendments upcoming to stop security assistance. But this is the the humblest of amendments seemingly to, comport with what the Body in a bipartisan way is expressed. We do not want American service members dying in Ukraine.
That risks escalation. Mission that risks accident and, you know, it always starts with just a few security advisers. That's how we got entangled in the Syrian civil war and we ought to be disentangling ourselves from Ukraine and Angling ourselves from Ukraine and embracing the good amendment from my colleague from Arizona. I yield back to my colleague.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
In the event of a government shutdown on October 1st, I have asked the Chief Administrative Officer of the House to withhold my pay until legislation has taken effect to end the lapse in appropriations. https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/26/matt-gaetz-government-shutdown-pay-salary-withhold-mccarthy/
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@henryrodgersdc - Henry Rodgers
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EXCLUSIVE: Matt Gaetz Tells House To Withhold His Pay During Government Shutdown
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@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
The @ByronDonalds CR is bad for America
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I oppose the continuing resolution (CR) authored by Byron Donald. It continues the Ukraine policy negotiated by Speaker Pelosi and Mitch McConnell, which conservatives were against. The CR allows Jack Smith to continue election interference and silences the former president and leading contender for the Republican nomination. It abandons the principle of reviewing single subject spending bills, which is necessary to save the country and hold agencies accountable for their budgets. We cannot sustain two trillion-dollar deficits on top of a $33 trillion debt. A mere 8% cut over 30 days without programmatic reform is an insult to the principles we fought for in January.
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Speaker 0: Mister speaker, I'm not voting for a continuing resolution. I'm not voting to continue the failure and the waste and the corruption and the election interference. And in some cases, the efforts that could lead this country into World War 3. I oppose the CR authored by my friend and colleague from Florida, Byron Donald. The Donald CR continues the Ukraine policy negotiated by Speaker Pelosi and Mitch McConnell in the omnibus that conservatives were against.
The Donald CR is a permission slip for Jack Smith to continue his election interference as they are trying to gag The president, the former president of the United States and the leading contender for the republican nomination and the Donald CR abandons the principle That it is only a review of single subject spending bills that will save this country and allow us to tweeze through these programmes and force these agencies to stand up and defend their budget. My friends, we are approaching the days where we're facing two $1,000,000,000,000 annual deficits atop a $33,000,000,000,000 debt. This is unsustainable. And just to continue things with some facial 8% cut over 30 days that will lead to no programmatic reform is an insult to the principles we fought for in January. I yield back.
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In January, a historic contest for House Speaker took place on this floor. Today, I rise to address the Speaker's non-compliance with the agreement that allowed him to assume this role. The House must either bring him into immediate compliance or remove him via a motion to vacate the chair. Holding Speaker McCarthy accountable for his promises is crucial in Washington.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
On this very floor in January, the whole world witnessed a historic contest for House Speaker. I rise today to serve notice. Mr. Speaker, you are out of compliance with the agreement that allowed you to assume this role. The path forward for the House of Representatives is to either bring you into immediate total compliance or remove you, pursuant to a motion to vacate the chair. I know that Washington isn’t a town where people are known for keeping their word. Speaker McCarthy, I’m here to hold you to yours.
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The speaker accuses the House Speaker of not complying with the agreement that allowed him to assume the role. They criticize the lack of action on term limits, balanced budgets, and the release of the January 6th tapes. The speaker also expresses disappointment in the lack of accountability for the Biden family and the reliance on budgetary gimmicks. They highlight the failure to use the power of the subpoena and the power of the purse, specifically mentioning the absence of a subpoena for Hunter Biden. The speaker criticizes the leadership's request to vote for a continuing resolution, which they believe supports the Green New Deal and inflationary spending. They demand real oversight and mention the possibility of impeachment for Joe Biden. The speaker warns of a motion to vacate the chair if compliance is not met.
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Speaker 0: On this very floor in January, the whole world witnessed a historic contest for house speaker. I rise today to serve notice. Mr Speaker, you are out of compliance with the agreement that allowed you to assume this role. The path forward for the House the House of Representatives is to either bring you into immediate total compliance or remove you pursuant to a motion to vacate the chair. We have had no vote on term limits or on balanced budgets as the agreement demanded and required.
There has been no full release of the January 6th tapes. As you promised, there has been insufficient accountability for the Biden crime family. And instead of cutting spending to raise the debt limit, you relied on budgetary gimmicks in rescissions so that you ultimately ended up serving as the valet to underwrite Biden's debt and advance his spending agenda. Speaker. You boasted in January that we would use the power of the subpoena and the power of the purse.
But here we are 8 months later and we haven't even sent the 1st subpoena to Hunter Biden. That is how you know that the rushed and, you know, a somewhat rattled performance you just saw from the speaker isn't real. At this point during Democrat control over the House of Representatives, they had already brought in Don Junior three times and we haven't even sent the 1st subpoena to Hunter Biden. Power of the subpoena and power of the purse. Only thing the 118th Congress known for at this point is electing Kevin McCarthy speaker and underwriting Biden's debt and unfortunately there's only one those things we can remediate at this time.
Power of the purse. Our leadership right now is asking us to vote for a continuing resolution. A vote for a continuing resolution is a vote to continue the Green New Deal, a vote to continue inflationary spending and in the most troubling of ashen's a vote for a continuing resolution is a vote to continue the election interference of Jack Smith. Mister Speaker, we told you how to use the power of the purse. Individual single subject spending bills that would allow us to have specific review, programmatic analysis and it would allow us to zero out the salaries of the bureaucrats who have broken bad, targeted President Trump, or cut sweetheart deals for Hunter Biden.
September 30th is rapidly approaching and you have not put us in a position September 30th is rapidly approaching and you have not put us in a position to succeed. There is no way to pass all the individual appropriations bills now and it's not like we didn't know when September 30th was going to show up on the calendar. I must be better, you must be better, and this house must be better for it is the last best as hope for tens of millions of republicans. We demand real oversight against this weaponised government. Just look at the bribery.
If tens of 1,000,000 of dollars flowing from foreign corrupt people into the bank accounts of the Biden family wasn't enough for actual impeachment, why were we even looking? Joe Biden deserves impeachment for converting the Vice Presidency into an ATM the machine for virtually his entire family. We all see it. We all know it. Now moments ago Speaker McCarthy endorsed an impeachment inquiry.
This is a baby step following weeks of pressure from House Conservatives to do more. We must move faster. Now I will concede that the votes I have called for will likely fail term limits, balanced budgets, maybe even impeachment. I am prepared for that eventuality because at least if we impeachment. I am prepared for that eventuality because at least if we take votes the American people get to see who's fighting for them in who's willing to tolerate more corruption and business as usual.
Mr Speaker, dust off our written January agreement. You have a copy. Reflect on the spirit of that agreement and build on the start that we had moments ago. Begin to comply. No continuing resolutions, in individual spending bills or bust votes on balanced budgets and term limits, subpoenas for Hunter Biden and the members of the Biden family who have been drifting off of this country and the impeachment for Joe Biden that he so richly deserves.
Do these things or face a motion to vacate the chair. And let me alert the country, a motion to vacate might not pass at first, but it might before the 15th vote. And if Democrats bail out McCarthy, as they may do, then I will lead the resistance to this Uniparty and the Biden McCarthy the Jefferies government that they are attempting to build. I know that Washington isn't a town where people are known for keeping their word. Well, speaker McCarthy, I'm here to hold you to yours.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
First, Pamela Karlan attacked President Trump’s son during a congressional hearing. Now, she’s going after @ElonMusk for hiring American citizens! When somebody goes against the Biden Regime, they find themselves being prosecuted.
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The Biden administration is angry with Elon Musk for purchasing a platform that influenced the previous election and then revealing it as a domestic intelligence censorship app. The Department of Justice is suing Musk's company for primarily hiring American citizens and discouraging asylum seekers and refugees. Pamela Carlin, the principal assistant attorney general for the civil rights division, made a comment about the president's son, Barron, which some found inappropriate. The justice system is criticized for prosecuting those who oppose the Bidens, suggesting it is irreparably broken.
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Speaker 0: The Biden administration is livid at Elon Musk. He bought the propaganda platform that fixed the last election and then exposed it as a domestic intelligence censorship app. Time for revenge.
Speaker 1: The Department of Justice is suing the company for primarily employing American citizens.
Speaker 2: The civil rights division Assistant attorney general said the 4 year investigation found that SpaceX routinely discouraged asylum seekers and refugees.
Speaker 0: And there's this from Pamela Carlin. She is the principal assistant attorney general for the civil rights division.
Speaker 1: Constitution says there can be no titles of nobility. So while the president can name his son, Barron. He can't make him a Barron.
Speaker 2: When you talk about how liberals wanna be around each other and cluster and conservatives don't wanna be around each other and so they Spread out. It makes people you may not see this from, you know, like the ivory towers of your law school, but it makes actual people in this When you all get to interrupt me on this time. Now let me also suggest that when you invoke the president's Some names here. When you try to make a little joke out of referencing Barron Trump, that does not lend credibility to your argument. It makes you look It makes you look like you're attacking someone's family because the minor child of
Speaker 0: the president of the United States. The justice system is Totally broken beyond repair. When somebody goes against the Bidens, they find themselves being prosecuted.
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United States District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan's extreme sentencing of January 6th defendants, coupled with her support for the violent Black Lives Matter riots, raises concerns about her impartiality and adherence to the rule of law. A resolution has been introduced to censure and condemn her for displaying open bias and partisanship in her official duties. The American people see her actions and strongly rebuke them. [Link to article for more details]
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
It is deeply concerning that a United States District Court judge would exhibit such blatant political bias from the bench. Judge Tanya Chutkan’s extreme sentencing of January 6th defendants, while openly supporting the violent Black Lives Matter riots of 2020, showcases a complete disregard for her duty of impartiality and the rule of law. Today I am introducing a resolution to censure and condemn United States District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, the judge presiding over President Donald Trump’s case in Washington, D.C., for showing open bias and partisanship in her official duties on the bench. Justice may be blind, but the American people are not – we see Judge Chutkan for her actions, and we rebuke them in the greatest possible sense. READ: https://foxnews.com/politics/matt-gaetz-congress-probe-trump-judge-tanya-chutkan-political-bias
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
Secretary Mayorkas built an app for the cartels. Illegal aliens no longer have to rush rivers, deserts, and Border Walls in Mexico to abuse our immigration system. Now they only need to download Mayorkas’ CBP One app.
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More people are now entering the US through ports of entry rather than crossing the border illegally. This is because of an app that allows them to enter easily. However, the app has been hacked by Mexican cartels, who are now selling the service to migrants worldwide. They use a virtual private network to override the app's security and bring in as many people as possible. This shows that the Biden administration doesn't understand the extent to which cartels will go to make money. The question remains: Is Mexico an ally in the fight against illegal immigration?
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Speaker 0: Right now for the first time in modern history, more people are showing up at the ports of entry than running through some bush in Yuma, Arizona. And the reason they're showing up the ports of entry is because you've got the turnstile open where so long as they've gone and downloaded this app, you just let them in. Like this app that you've got everybody Downloading is like the Disney fast pass into the country never to be subject to actual removal, just removal proceedings as you call them. And the sad thing is it's not just us here. It's the cartels who get the joke too.
And so now you've sent the message to the cartels and then you've taken this And you've digitized illegal immigration and you've scaled it to the moon. Isn't that right? Congressman, that is false.
Speaker 1: So the Washington Examiner has this new report and it is jaw dropping. Here's what they have to say. The Mexican government is allowing any immigrant Who enters the country from Guatemala to continue traveling to the United States border if they have obtained an appointment on the US government's CBP one phone app. However, Mexican cartels have hacked the app security and found a way to request unlimited appointments for anyone in the world Far beyond the apps, Northern Mexico geofence.
Speaker 2: That's right. Apparently, cartels are selling this service to the migrants Through a VPN, a virtual private network, that is able to override the server. And so now they have hacked the federal government app So that they can bring as many people in as they possibly can.
Speaker 1: So cartels are using the Biden administration's now legal pathways To make money and Chad Wolf says that this is just further evidence that the Biden administration does not understand the burden or the lengths or depth the cartels will go to make money.
Speaker 0: I got 1 final question for you, and it's an important one. Is Mexico an ally in this fight against illegal immigration?
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
@Anna_Giaritelli - Anna Giaritelli
Big scoop! Mexican cartels are exploiting US government's CBP One app through use of VPN to schedule appointments from anywhere in the world, far beyond Biden administration's Northern Mexico geofence for the app https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/mexican-cartels-exploit-cbp-one-app
Mexican cartels exploit US government's CBP One app
EXCLUSIVE — The Mexican government is allowing any immigrant who enters the country from Guatemala to continue traveling to the United States border if they have obtained an appointment on the U.S. government's CBP One phone app, the Washington Examiner has learned.
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In a powerful exchange, PaulaYScanlan highlights the issue of biological men using women's facilities. Rep Cohen inadvertently acknowledges the biological differences between men and women by advocating for barriers in these spaces. This raises the question: if we recognize the need for separate private areas, why not simply utilize the existing locker rooms? By acknowledging the necessity for protection and privacy, we implicitly affirm that the traditional locker rooms are indeed the appropriate ones.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
MIC DROP: @PaulaYScanlan DESTROYS @RepCohen on biological men using women’s facilities "By Rep. Cohen admitting that we need barriers [in women's facilities] acknowledges there are biological differences between men and women. And by acknowledging that we need to have private spaces that are separate from each other, why can't we just use the locker rooms that we've always used - the men's and the women's? If you're acknowledging that we need protection and privacy from these men, then you're acknowledging that the locker rooms we've always used are the correct ones."
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Miss Scanlon's testimony was discussed, with one speaker suggesting that barriers should have been put up in the women's locker room to address the situation. Miss Scanlon responded by stating that this acknowledgment of the need for barriers recognizes the biological differences between men and women. She questioned why they couldn't continue using the separate locker rooms for men and women if privacy and protection were acknowledged as necessary.
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Speaker 0: I read miss Gamla's testimony. I wasn't here to hear it, and I think Penn didn't deal with your situation like they could have and should have in putting up some type of different barriers in in in in the in the in the women's area of of the locker room.
Speaker 1: Miss Scanlon, we just heard my Democrat colleague, mister Cohen, say that Your circumstance could have been fully resolved if we'd have just had some barriers up in the in the women's showers. Do do you think that that's a sufficient way to resolve what we're dealing with here?
Speaker 2: I think by, representative Cohen admitting that we need barriers acknowledges there are biological differences between men and women. And by acknowledging that we need to have private spaces that are separate from each other, why can't we just use the locker rooms that we've always used? The men's and the women's. If you're acknowledging that we need protection and privacy from these men, then you're acknowledging that the locker rooms we've always used are the correct ones.
@RepMattGaetz - Rep. Matt Gaetz
MUST WATCH: @SecMayorkas LIED to Congress again!