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Louie Gohmert

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Louie Gohmert is a Republican politician from Texas who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021. During his tenure, he was known for his conservative positions on various issues, including immigration, healthcare, and government spending. Gohmert was a vocal supporter of the Tea Party movement and often aligned himself with more hardline factions within the Republican Party. He was also involved in several high-profile congressional hearings and debates, particularly regarding national security and civil liberties.

Quotes by year · 2005–2022968 total · peak 2016 (113)
2005: 6 quotes2006: 9 quotes2007: 23 quotes2009: 49 quotes2010: 74 quotes2011: 80 quotes2012: 60 quotes2013: 71 quotes2014: 92 quotes2015: 109 quotes2016: 113 quotes2017: 68 quotes2018: 21 quotes2019: 99 quotes2020: 21 quotes2021: 43 quotes2022: 30 quotes
Dec 6, 2022

I am so grateful to my fellow Texan, and I am not saying that lightly, dear friend, with whom a lot of battles have been fought for organizing this Special Order. And I can also honestly say that in my 18 years here I have never been more…

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Nov 16, 2022

The bill also did absolutely nothing to solve the debt crisis that they have been facing.

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Nov 16, 2022

The government must take responsibility and fix the major issues that are facing Puerto Rico before we even begin any serious discussion here about statehood.

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Nov 16, 2022

It is absolutely not the way to deal with it.

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Nov 16, 2022

The bill did not allow, for example, Puerto Rico to remain a territory.

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Nov 16, 2022

It is coming here with hands out asking for more money and/or asking for statehood.

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Jul 21, 2022

It is always an honor and a privilege to have a chance to address the House. There is so much that is so critically important going on these days, especially this week, and I wanted the chance to address those. I have a friend from Texas…

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Jul 15, 2022

What a very fitting and appropriate tribute to such selfless servants. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Hill). Remembering R.D. Kinsey

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Jul 15, 2022

I am honored to yield to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), former chair of the Appropriations Committee. Honoring Fallen Heroes in Floyd County, Kentucky

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Jun 22, 2022

And so there's widespread evidence of fraud 'cause people haven't done their jobs. Durham and Barr will deserve a big notation in history when it's written of the rise and fall of the United States if they don't clean up this mess, clean…

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Jun 9, 2022

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I know my friend mentioned he had been a sheriff. He has great expertise in knowing what he is talking about, and I appreciate his insights as a lawman. Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure and honor to…

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Jun 3, 2022

If you`re a Republican, you can`t even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent or they`re coming after you. They`re going to bury you. They`re going to put you in the D.C. jail and terrorize and torture you.

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Jun 2, 2022

How dare you? You think we don`t have hearts? It`s just that when we look at the things that you`re doing, and you`re trying to do to America, we`ve seen the carnage.

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Jun 2, 2022

It actually puts an exclamation point on the fact that we have a two-tiered justice system. If you're a Republican, you can't even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent are -- they're coming after you.

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Jun 2, 2022

To infer by rhetorical supposed questions, who are you here for, we must be here for the gunman, is an outrage.

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Jun 1, 2022

Since the '60s we really started having these mass shootings. Perhaps there were something in the '60s.

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May 18, 2022

Dan Lungren had been here when that was passed. He pointed out, and I went back and pulled some articles and found out that he was right, that when the extraordinarily higher punishment for crack cocaine was passed through this Committee…

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Apr 28, 2022

Well, I've only got 27 seconds. Let me just say, as you know, article 4, section 4, says the Federal government is going to keep the States free from invasion.

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Apr 27, 2022

So, we can set the record straight--and I know it is not intentional misleading - but, even the courts have made clear there was no Muslim ban.

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Apr 27, 2022

We like to go down and just see for ourselves--no dog and pony tour--but see for ourselves what's happening.

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Apr 27, 2022

Did you find out where that came from? Because the region said--the regional director said it came from Washington.

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Apr 26, 2022

Justice Thomas knows what all my very conservative dear Black friends know is, nobody is treated more brutally in this country than a conservative Black.

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Apr 4, 2022

I am going to be pushing hard to get land given back to local communities.

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Apr 4, 2022

The U.S. Forest Service is doing a great disservice to East Texas and other places.

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