Scott Garrett

“If you raise taxes on something, you discourage that activity.”

“The actions of hedge fund managers in exercising their fiduciary responsibilities to their investors is not the reason why Chrysler is in jeopardy.”

“Like all of my colleagues, I believe financial reform is necessary now.”

“While we were there, we saw first-hand the senseless violence and destruction from terrorist groups that have repeatedly called for the end of Israel. These kinds of attacks are an unfortunate part of everyday life for the Israeli people.”

“You can point fingers on both sides. But only one side ever tried to fix the problem, and that is the Republican side.”

“Dealing with immigration should originate in Congress. The president should not act unilaterally.”

“My colleagues and I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli military and security officials to discuss our votes against the terrible Iran deal and to reaffirm our commitment to our longstanding alliance.”

“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.”

“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.”

“When the banks grow to or when these financial institutions grow to such a size that they can't sustain themselves, or what have you, they have problems, economic problems, or financial problems, they shouldn't be able to look back to you and I, the taxpayer, to be bailed out.”

“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.”

“When I went to school, it was radical just to be involved in anything.”

“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.”

“It's time to start putting actually the students first and not anyone else.”

“Our government depends upon the rule of law.”

“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.”

“There will always be waste, fraud, and abuse. That's just life.”

“Saving for the future shouldn't be a privilege for the wealthy.”

“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.”

“They always like to put labels on me.”