Thomas Massie: “Well, you are an optimist, Mr. Gohmert, and I would wholeheartedly second that, but, look, you are also a realist, and I…”

“Well, you are an optimist, Mr. Gohmert, and I would wholeheartedly second that, but, look, you are also a realist, and I think we all need to be realists. The best way to keep those promises is not to make a promise you can't keep or not to make a promise that you can't make somebody else keep. So far, we have shown that we are pretty ineffectual here in Congress at keeping the President maintaining those promises. If you like the plan you have, you can keep it was one of those promises I remember. While we are talking about the Affordable Care Act, I remember Congress was told to pass it so you can see what is in it. And we are being told: Pass the TPA so you can see what is in the TPP, at least so our constituents can see it. I just want to close with this and not consume any more of the gentleman's time.”