Quotes from 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.

Every challenger has come forward and said he's going to challenge me and win because I'm out of touch with the constituents. We run a race, the election comes, and the majority of voters disagree with them.

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.

If you discourage saving and investment, that means you're walking in the opposite direction of job creation. You're discouraging good job creation and job growth.

I trust the individual over the bureaucracy.

I cannot ignore the will of my constituents by supporting a bill that allows President Obama's executive amnesty plan to continue unchecked.

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

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.

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.

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.'

It's time to return our education policy back to local communities.

As the United States Congress considers military intervention in Syria, per President Obama's request, I think it's important to be very honest about what we are considering.

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.

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.

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

My priority is ensuring Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.

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.

I never defended the Bush administration's spending.

Our government depends upon the rule of law.

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

Taxes are just too high - that's obviously a priority.

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.

President Obama is in violation of Section 3 of Article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of Obamacare. The executive branch, which has no constitutional authority to write or rewrite law at whim, has usurped the exclusive legislative power of Congress.

All the experts agree Medicare is going to go broke.