Context
Gaetz was the lone no vote on the bill, however, seven Republicans and five Democrats in the House did not cast any vote for the 2017 Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act. It passed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
Origin
In March 2021, The New York Times reported that U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida was under investigation for whether he had violated federal sex trafficking laws that make it illegal to induce someone under 18 to travel over state lines to engage in sex in exchange for money or something of value. Gaetz allegedly paid for a 17-year-old girl to travel with him around two years prior. The bombshell report drew scrutiny of Gaetz’ past, including his voting record.
Josh Hawley Faces Backlash Over Casting Only Vote Against Anti-Asian Hate Crime Bill
04/22/21 AT 5:01 PM
Missouri Republican Josh Hawley is under fire after becoming the only member of the Senate to vote against the anti-Asian hate crime bill. The legislation passed on Thursday in a 94-1 vote.
The bill would instruct the Department of Justice to speed up the review of COVID-19 related hate crimes, give state and local law enforcement agencies more resources to track incidents, and more.
However, Hawley’s decision to vote against the legislation, which would aid in preventing hate crimes against Asians, resulted in backlash from the folks on Twitter who criticized the senator for opposing a bill that would protect a group.
REVEALED: Rep. Matt Gaetz paid women via Apple Pay for ecstasy-fueled sex at Florida hotels after being introduced to them by former tax collector Joel Greenberg who met them on a sugar daddy website
Multiple women reportedly told investigators Gaetz would tell them a place to meet and how much he was willing to pay them
They would then meet in hotels in Florida where the congressman would sometimes take ecstasy before they had sex, the women said
Gaetz was reportedly first introduced to the women through Greenberg, who is in jail awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, and who met the women through sugar daddy websites
REVEALED: Matt Gaetz showed lawmakers naked photos on the House floor of women he said he d slept with as former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe says there must be a significant degree of information for sex trafficking probe to be launched
Multiple sources told CNN the congressman showed lawmakers photos and videos of the women while he was on the House floor
There is no known link between these alleged images and the sex trafficking probe into Gaetz
Prominent Republicans have remained silent on the probe with sources saying the congressman is not well liked because of his avid self-promotion on right-wing news outlets
Gaetz has produced texts, an email and a printout with the heading Project Homecoming
He says they show the plot allegedly involving former DOJ official David McGee and former Air Force intelligence officer Bob Kent to free US hostage Robert Levinson
The plot tries to enlist Gaetz s financial backing - to the sum of $25 million - to pay to free Levinson
In exchange, Gaetz would allegedly be given credit for Levinson s release and a presidential pardon
The documents describe incriminating photos of Gaetz with underage prostitutes in a sex orgy
They also claim at least one underage girl has testified that he paid her for sex