My view is that we should not be taxing at the Federal level for the things that New Jersey can do for itself. – Scott Garrett
If it doesn’t have a full delay or defund of Obamacare, I know I and many others will not be able to support whatever the leadership proposes. – Scott Garrett
On the Sandy bill, I did the best I could on waste, fraud and abuse, and then when the final bill comes, you don’t say, ‘Hell, no’ because you didn’t get everything you want in there. – Scott Garrett
The main issue is huge government spending, and my record has been trying to make sure the federal government lives within its means. I guess that’s really what separates where Republicans have been from the Democrats. – Scott Garrett
The American public is rightfully asking, ‘Hey, all those funds are coming out of my pocket, so I want to know where they’re going.’ – Scott Garrett
Given that the president has not yet demonstrated why military action is in our best interest, given that the administration will not be constrained to keep boots off the ground, and given that there is no clear end-game, I am against the president’s resolution to go to war in Syria. – Scott Garrett
When the former Fed chairman was in, Alan Greenspan was in, there was a saying back in those days that you called the ‘Greenspan put.’ Any time the treasury secretary – for the Fed chairman – said something, the market saw that as good news, and it took off. – Scott Garrett
The Export-Import Bank’s long legacy of crony capitalism has hurt the livelihoods and businesses of many Americans who don’t get special treatment from this misguided government program. – Scott Garrett
Missile strikes – or any other such action – against a sovereign nation is an act of war. – Scott Garrett
I am profoundly concerned with the current treatment and status of Madoff fraud victims. – Scott Garrett
Things I’ve been talking about for a long time as systemic problems, the American public has also begun to see something needs to be done down here. – Scott Garrett
I support anyone who supports what’s in the Republican platform, which includes support for traditional marriage. – Scott Garrett
You can point fingers on both sides. But only one side ever tried to fix the problem, and that is the Republican side. – Scott Garrett
The House Freedom Caucus has the same agenda today as it did yesterday, and that is to try to address the needs of each of our constituents, address the concerns the voters have been saying they have for a long time. – Scott Garrett
The actions of hedge fund managers in exercising their fiduciary responsibilities to their investors is not the reason why Chrysler is in jeopardy. – Scott Garrett
We do know the welfare system, starting in the ’60s, basically encouraged the dissolution of marriage, encouraged families to separate in order to get the benefits. – Scott Garrett
It doesn’t matter whether I’m in Hackensack or Hackettstown, the response from the people is the same: They are concerned about jobs, the economy. – Scott Garrett
People bug you all the time. Sometimes, it’s a good bug, when they say you’re doing a good job. When it’s not a good bug, it’s even worse. – Scott Garrett
New Jersey residents deserve to have their tax dollars spent on transportation and infrastructure projects right here in the Garden State instead of being wasted in Washington. – Scott Garrett
America is going to be destroyed by Obamacare, so whatever deal is put together must at least reschedule the implementation of Obamacare. – Scott Garrett
If we want the banks to lend – and we all do – if we want the economy to expand – and we all do – do you really want to start confining the banks in their ability to make profits in order to generate more capital to lend out to the people? – Scott Garrett
We have the idea of saying that put limitations on bailouts, so that the bailouts don’t occur in the future, so that we don’t have to do the – look to see AIG situations or Bear Stearns situations or the Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, which is probably going to be more money spent on those two institutions than the Congress spent on the TARP program. – Scott Garrett
