Fox News Anchor Puts the Screws to Matt Gaetz Following McCarthy Circus: ‘Do You Consider Yourself a Serious Legislator?’

EXCERPT:

EMANUEL: "You have taken some praise from people who like the fight led this week, you've also taken some criticism. Some people saying this is about fundraising, this is about more media appearances. Do you consider yourself a serious legislator?"

GAETZ: "Absolutely. One of the reasons we fought for these rules was to ensure that all members of Congress can get involved in the legislative process at a more granular level. For far too many years, under both Republican and Democrat control, power has been has been centralized in a select few and that's not good for the republic. I am not one who's really dearth for a lot of media appearances. I think I’m someone who appears on your network and others more than any other member of Congress, so it’s an odd criticism to say that I’m doing this for media hits when I do a lot of those anyway. And even before this episode I was one of the top fundraisers in Congress despite the fact that I’m one of the only Republicans in Congress who doesn’t accept any lobbyist money or any Political Action Committee donations because I believe our politics it is more pure when it is funded by the people of our country, not those who are paid to try to influence outcomes."

(Via Mediaite)