Louie Gohmert: “It's always a pleasure to get to address the House in your presence. I tell you what. There was quite an election in…”

“It's always a pleasure to get to address the House in your presence. I tell you what. There was quite an election in November of 2010. One of the results was a freshman named Rob Woodall from Georgia, and the gentleman from Georgia does his constituents proud. It's a pleasure to serve with him. His comments, most meaningful. When we think of what is going on today in the world of energy and the world of constitutional rights, in the world of religious freedom, there are things to be excited about, and there are things to be greatly saddened about. When I came to Congress as a freshman, was sworn in in January of 2005, it looked like our days of being an energy giant in the world were over. Sure, we were the kings of technology, but we were hearing from people that use natural gas for most of the stuff it seems like-- you look around the room and see whether it's plastics, or if you've got food, probably had fertilizer, natural gas used to make the fertilizer--it has had such a role in many things. In recent months I've asked some scientists, do you see anything on the horizon that might replace natural gas for the use as a feed stock for so many things we make, and manufacture, in this country. I was told not for at least 30 years or so. The amazing thing, though, in the last 7 years that should have everybody in America excited, is all the energy that's been found in America.…”