Congressman Scott Garrett Proudly Serving the 5th District Of New Jersey

Speeches and Floor Statements

  • Armenian Genocide Anniversary Floor Speech
    Apr 24, 2008  - Madame Speaker:  Today, we mark the 93rd anniversary of the onset of the Armenian genocide. It was on this date that Ottoman officials captured more than two hundred Armenian intellectual leaders and placed them in prison. Unfortunately, these actions were only the beginning of Ottoman-led atrociti... More
  • Congressional Constitution Caucus’ Monthly “Constitution Hour”
    Sep 27, 2007  -   Mr. Speaker, Last week, we celebrated the 220th anniversary of the signing of our founding document. On September 17, 1787, thirty nine revolutionary and visionary Founding Fathers changed the course of history. After months of deliberations, they succeeded in securing liberties and freed... More
  • Congressional Constitution Caucus’ Monthly “Constitution Hour”
    Jun 22, 2007  -   Mr. Speaker, We are here today to discuss the importance of the Constitution, especially as it pertains to the topic we in the House have been discussing for the past two weeks: the appropriations process. As Founder and Chairman of the Congressional Constitution Caucus, I have found that... More
  • No Child Left Behind Reform
    May 24, 2007  -   Mr. Speaker: I rise this evening to bring information before this body about the current status of education in our nation. I had the distinct pleasure of speaking before the Committee on Education and Labor during their “Member Day” last week regarding No Child Left Behind Reauthorization;... More
  • Congressional Constitution Caucus’ Weekly “Constitution Half Hour”
    Mar 27, 2007  -   Mr. Speaker, We are here today to announce our support for the First Amendment Restoration Act authored by our good friend from Maryland, Mr. Bartlett. As the Founder and Chairman of the Congressional Constitution Caucus, I urge my fellow Members to cosponsor this legislation. The Firs... More
  • Congressional Constitution Caucus’ Weekly “Constitution Half Hour”
    Mar 20, 2007  -   Mr. Speaker, We are here today to announce a new series of topics for the weekly Constitution Hour. As Founder and Chairman of the Congressional Constitution Caucus, I have found that many Americans, including some of my fellow Members, are not as familiar with the Constitution as they ma... More
  • Congressional Constitution Caucus’ Weekly “Constitution Half Hour”
    Mar 6, 2007  -   Mr. Speaker, We are here today to announce our support of the Enumerated Powers Act authored by our good friend from Arizona, Mr. Shadegg. As the Founder and Chairman of the Congressional Constitution Caucus, I urge my fellow Members to cosponsor this legislation. Article VI, Section 3... More
  • Constitution Day
    Sep 19, 2006  - Mr. Speaker: We come to the floor tonight for our weekly Congressional Constitution Caucus’ Constitution Hour to honor the annual Constitution Day. September 17th marks the anniversary of the signing of our founding legal document, the United States Constitution. On September 17, 1787, thir... More
  • Sunset Commission Legislation
    Jul 26, 2006  - Mr. Speaker: We return this afternoon as part of the Congressional Constitution Caucus’ effort to highlight the Federal government’s limited powers as defined by the United States Constitution, specifically, the 10th Amendment of our cherished Bill of Rights. I would like to welcome our spe... More
  • Philosophy of the 10th Amendment
    Jul 11, 2006  - Mr. Speaker, For this week’s Congressional Constitution Caucus’ Constitution Hour, we will be further discussing the philosophy of the 10th Amendment to the Constitution. As we have discussed, this amendment could be the most important amendment in defining the Founding Fathers’ vision of the ... More
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RECENT VOTES

RC# Bill Vote
595 h res 1724 Yea
594 h res 1217 Aye
593 h j res 101 Nay
592 h res 1430 Aye
591 h res 1735 Aye
590 h con res 323 Yea
589 h res 1741 Nay
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