Tom Price: “I thank Congressman Gohmert so much for your comments and for your participation. What we are doing is the Official…”

“I thank Congressman Gohmert so much for your comments and for your participation. What we are doing is the Official Truth Squad. The Official Truth Squad is primarily a group of freshmen Congressmen and women frustrated by the tone in Washington, frustrated by the animosity and doing our doggonedest to raise the level of discussion, raise the level of the rhetoric, be a little more positive, and put out the word that, yes, there are individuals in Congress who love this Nation, who believe that it is the finest Nation on the face of the Earth and are proud of the work that we are doing and trying to correct the record sometimes, bringing truth to light. To that end, I think it is important that we sometimes highlight statements by people who may have a certain forum or a certain podium that simply is untrue, because it is important that somebody stand up and say, no, that is not the case; and I refer now to comments that were made just this past Sunday by former Vice President Al Gore. He was visiting Saudi Arabia and he was talking to an audience there, and oftentimes when he talks sometimes there is a bit of hyperbole, but this is not hyperbole. These are flat-out lies. This is just not the truth. What he said was that the U.S. government has committed ``terrible abuses'' against Arabs after the September 11, 2001, attacks. He went on to say that the United States ``indiscriminately rounded up'' and held in ``unforgivable conditions.'' Now, I ask you, Mr.…”