So if Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz ever . [293] The sentencing judge, Gregory A. Presnell, said, "He has provided substantial cooperation to the governmentmore than I've seen in 22 years. On Tuesday, the tables were . [142] Each side got equal time to question witnesses. [109], On February 23, 2017, worried about protesters disrupting his appearance at his town hall in Pace, Florida, Gaetz prepared what his staffers called a nonverbal town hall. Milley, who attended Princeton University for his undergraduate degree and Columbia University graduate school, then took aim at others on the dais, including Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, also a . Gutierrez, who died Feb. 8 of last year in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province during what appeared to be an insider attack by someone wearing an Afghan uniform, was posthumously awarded the Purple. [157][158] He said he advocated technological innovation and economic incentives that address climate change, and increased federal funds for global warming research by NASA, NOAA and universities, but remained opposed to increased environmental regulation. Gaetz, who represents a large swath of Florida's panhandle, has tried to distance himself from Greenberg, despite an avalanche of evidence that the pair were close. Police recorded him driving 48mph (77km/h) in a 35mph (56km/h) zone and noted that he showed physical signs of intoxication. The event opened with Rep. Jody Hice, who is . [287] (A year later, her attorney said that Justice Department prosecutors made the right decision not to charge Gaetz because "they didnt have evidence to prove a crime". Gaetz, a Florida representative, is embroiled in investigations into an alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old that may have violated sex trafficking laws. [80] A statement from Gaetz's office said the arrangement complied with House rules, and that during the setup process, his office consulted with the House Ethics Committee and the House Administration Committee. The . Right-wing Republicans like Representatives Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene are making the case that the post-Trump version of their party will double down on the former president's most . [219] He also persuaded his father, in the Florida State Senate, to support the repeal. He is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Judiciary Committee. By. [79], In July 2020, Politico reported that its investigation had found expenditures by Gaetz that appeared to violate the House ethics rules: spending tens of thousands of dollars for a speech-writing consultant and having a private company install a television studio in his father's home in Niceville, Florida, which Gaetz uses when he appears on television. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) walks with his fiance Ginger Luckey on Jan. 28, 2021, in Cheyenne, Wyoming . [154][non-primary source needed][155], In January 2017, Gaetz proposed legislation to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming that it hurts small businesses via the costs associated with compliance. 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[29] After the hearings, he authored legislation to allow defendants who successfully used a stand-your-ground defense during trial to be able to expunge relevant information from their criminal records. The sender demanded millions of dollars to help secure the release of U.S. federal agent Robert Levinson (who had disappeared in Iran in 2007 and had already been presumed and declared dead),[250][251] proposing that President Joe Biden would pardon Gaetz as a reward for freeing Levinson. [65][66] After sharp criticism from other members of Congress and an implicit rebuke by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi,[67][68] Gaetz deleted the tweet and posted a tweet in which he apologized. On July 23, 2022, he gave a speech at a Student Action Summit gathering in Tampa, Florida, in which he said that overweight or unattractive women were unlikely to become pregnant and mocked them for supporting abortion rights, saying, "They're like 5'2", 350 pounds, and they're like, 'Give me my abortions or I'll get up and march and protest. But he and the other members were actually attending the Conservative Political Action Conference, which was held at the same time as their absences. We need PATRIOTS who will defend her"[167] in support of Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Antioch, Illinois, who traveled to Kenosha, Wisconsin, and shot and killed two people and injured another claiming self-defense during the riots that occurred during the protests of the Jacob Blake shooting. He's still being probed by the bureau", "Matt Gaetz Is a Congressman Liberals Love to Loathe. [45], In April 2019, Gaetz hired Darren Beattie as a speechwriter. "When I . 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