Louie Gohmert: “I thank my friend from San Antonio. You know, it is ironic. There are so many people here. And a lot of new people have…”

“I thank my friend from San Antonio. You know, it is ironic. There are so many people here. And a lot of new people have gotten elected. Three were sworn in here tonight. And the ones I have come to know, they appreciate honesty. And I know I was in the national media not long ago with Dennis Kucinich, and people were surprised. Well, even though you and Dennis Kucinich disagreed, you seemed very friendly, like you were friends. Dennis Kucinich and I are friends. And the big reason is--even though I think he is wrong on a lot of issues--the man has never lied to me. He has always been honest. Honesty in this body is such an important commodity. And certainly Howard Coble is one of the most honorable, honest men that have ever served. And that stands just in such stark contrast with the statements that have been discovered by the ObamaCare architect, Jonathan Gruber. There is another story from foxnews.com. And they found this. Of course he had been commenting, Oh, well, that was just off the cuff and, you know, just kind of kidding around. And then another videotape was found of him talking: Referring to the so-called ``Cadillac tax'' on high-end health plans, he said: ``They proposed it, and that passed because the American people are too stupid to understand the difference.'' The article says: He suggested that taxing individuals would have been politically unpalatable, but taxing the companies worked because Americans didn't understand the difference.…”