Morgan McGarvey
Representative for Kentucky · Democratic · United States
“Now, Trump wants another $95 billion for his forever war in the Middle East. Mr. Chairman, 18 Americans are dead. There is a 19-year- old coming home in a coffin this week, never to spend another holiday or birthday with her family. Everything from gas to groceries has gone up, and America is less safe because of it.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Chairman, there is a great scene in the movie ``Jurassic Park'' where the scientist says: You guys are so preoccupied with whether you could, you forgot to ask whether you should.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I can tell you exactly what is going on in Louisville, Kentucky, right now. Grocery prices are up, and retirement savings are in chaos. Republicans could put an end to this crisis, but instead, they are going to make things worse.”
House of Representatives9 April 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, 5 years ago, a young Louisville woman was killed in the middle of the night by police officers who forced entry into her home without warning. Her name was Breonna Taylor. While we will never forget how Breonna Taylor died, we get to choose to remember how she lived. Breonna was a sister, a daughter, and a girlfriend.”
House of Representatives11 March 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, since before Christmas, I have heard from Louisvillians every day about mail delays. I have heard from people who haven't received paychecks, prescriptions, or W-2s. One woman told me she received a bill so late that she owed more in late fees than she did on the bill.”
House of Representatives27 February 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, we are in a constitutional crisis. Our Founding Fathers created three coequal branches of government to ensure that no one man can be king, but here we are. We have a President who is willing to tear up our Constitution in order to seize more power for himself. Last week, Donald Trump empowered Elon Musk to delete USAID.”
House of Representatives6 February 2025Source ↗
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“Now, Trump wants another $95 billion for his forever war in the Middle East. Mr. Chairman, 18 Americans are dead. There is a 19-year- old coming home in a coffin this week, never to spend another holiday or birthday with her family. Everything from gas to groceries has gone up, and America is less safe because of it. But Republicans say: Absolutely, no problem. We will do it. Is there anything Trump wants that Republicans will say no to? I think the answer is no. Democrats offered commonsense amendments that said let's lower the cost of healthcare, let's lower the cost of goods, and let's end corruption. Republican Members said no to all of them. I even offered an amendment that said you can't use $400 million of taxpayer money to build your ballroom vanity project. What did Republicans say? Fine with us. We will do it because we can.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Chairman, there is a great scene in the movie ``Jurassic Park'' where the scientist says: You guys are so preoccupied with whether you could, you forgot to ask whether you should. I think the Republicans have been so preoccupied with counting votes to see if they can do the President's bidding that they have forgotten to ask whether they should. First, they brought a budget bill to the floor of this House that took away people's healthcare and food so they could give billionaires and corporations the largest permanent tax break in American history. Next, President Trump said: I need $70 billion more for the ICE agents acting as my personal police force. They are going around and using kids as bait, ripping apart families, murdering American citizens on the streets of our country. Republicans said: Fine, we will do that.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I can tell you exactly what is going on in Louisville, Kentucky, right now. Grocery prices are up, and retirement savings are in chaos. Republicans could put an end to this crisis, but instead, they are going to make things worse. Republicans are about to hand billionaires like Elon Musk $5.3 trillion in tax cuts, the biggest billionaire tax cut in American history. To pay for it, Republicans are cutting health insurance for families; ripping away food from kids, seniors, and veterans; and cutting public education, all while increasing the national debt by $5 trillion. I don't ever want to hear a Republican complain about the debt again because no matter how they try to cook the books--believe me, they are doing that, too--they cannot hide from the negative impact this budget will have. Seniors will lose healthcare coverage.”
House of Representatives9 April 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, 5 years ago, a young Louisville woman was killed in the middle of the night by police officers who forced entry into her home without warning. Her name was Breonna Taylor. While we will never forget how Breonna Taylor died, we get to choose to remember how she lived. Breonna was a sister, a daughter, and a girlfriend. Breonna was a caregiver, working at Louisville's emergency room to save lives.”
House of Representatives11 March 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, since before Christmas, I have heard from Louisvillians every day about mail delays. I have heard from people who haven't received paychecks, prescriptions, or W-2s. One woman told me she received a bill so late that she owed more in late fees than she did on the bill. What concerns me is if the Trump administration gets its way, things will get worse.”
House of Representatives27 February 2025Source ↗
“What is next, Social Security? Let's be clear. It is unconstitutional for any President to abolish any Federal agency created and funded by Congress. My question to the body is this: Where are my Republican colleagues? They would not be okay if this were Kamala Harris or Joe Biden, and the difference is, neither would I. Mr. Speaker, stand with me. We all must stand up to do something to stop it.”
House of Representatives6 February 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, we are in a constitutional crisis. Our Founding Fathers created three coequal branches of government to ensure that no one man can be king, but here we are. We have a President who is willing to tear up our Constitution in order to seize more power for himself. Last week, Donald Trump empowered Elon Musk to delete USAID. Now, they are trying to eliminate the Department of Education and go after Medicaid.”
House of Representatives6 February 2025Source ↗