Louie Gohmert: “It is nice to have the United States economy starting to win again. It was a great tribute to the President's leadership…”

“It is nice to have the United States economy starting to win again. It was a great tribute to the President's leadership that we got a tax bill done that is already reaping fantastic benefits for so many across the country. It is rather amazing to see people in some parts of the media who have taken surveys already to see if people have benefited from a tax bill that actually applies to the taxes due at the end of this year even before they get their February paycheck that will actually reflect those savings. But I guess if your goal is to undermine the President at every turn rather than to be fair and impartial media, that is the kind of thing you do in January. You do it quickly before individuals have a chance to say and know how much the tax bill will improve their lives. It is also rather amazing to hear people from this body refer to a $1,000 bonus as crumbs. One would think you would have to basically be a multimillionaire to think of $1,000 as crumbs. But for those of us who cashed out most everything we had in order to come be a servant in Congress, $1,000 is still a lot of money. It will pay a lot of bills. It is good for American families and individuals that they are able to do that. I do want to call attention to something that my friend, Mrs. Hartzler, referenced, and that is the threat of paychecks not coming to our military when they are in harm's way protecting our very freedoms that allow us to debate and push through legislation.…”