Chip Roy: “I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. I am proud to be here on the floor with my friend from Texas. He is…”

“I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. I am proud to be here on the floor with my friend from Texas. He is someone that I have looked up to for a very long time. And to have served with him for the last 2 terms, for the last 4 years, has been an honor. I wouldn't be in Congress but for his support. My parents live just down the road from Pittsburg where he grew up; they live in Mount Pleasant, Texas. That is actually where I first got to meet Congressman Gohmert. Now, to sit and serve in this body alongside of him, is truly an honor. The poster talks about the Gohmert hour. We used to make our interns watch the Gohmert hour so they could learn from the great Louie Gohmert. One of our favorite moments was when he spent 30 minutes hammering the Architect of the Capitol because they told him not to grill his ribs on his office balcony. That was one of the greatest speeches delivered on the floor of the House, no doubt. We already talked about 17,000 minutes, or whatever the number was, 12 days. I took it to heart watching the passion of Congressman Gohmert coming to the floor of the House and using this floor to speak to the people and using this floor to be able to communicate why we are here. We ought to do it more often. In fact, we ought to have debate and engagement with our colleagues on the other side of the aisle.…”