“Rather than making minor repairs to a few small leaks in the roof, the Architect of the Capitol is proposing to tear down the entire roof and replace it with something called a new vegetative roofing system. We shouldn't be wasting precious taxpayer money on a new, state-of-the-art vegetative roofing system.”

American politician and former dentist

Paul Gosar is an American politician and former dentist, born in 1958, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011. A Republican, he has represented Arizona in Congress for more than a decade. He first served Arizona’s 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2013, then the 4th district from 2013 to 2023, and since 2023 he has represented the 9th district. His public profile is tied to his long congressional career and his shift from dentistry to national politics.