Louie Gohmert: “A great deal of news has come out. So many things have happened since we recessed in December. Some things did not get…”

“A great deal of news has come out. So many things have happened since we recessed in December. Some things did not get the attention they should have. This is an article from the Daily Caller, December 18, entitled: ``Senate Democrats Block Amendment to Restore Veteran Benefits by Closing Illegal Immigrant Welfare Loophole.'' Mr. Speaker, it would seem by anyone's standard of morality that when someone promises something in order to encourage or get someone else to expose themselves to death, to brutal treatment, and that person does so--they join the military, go through rigorous training, spend a career 20 years or more defending the United States of America, following orders--that it would be morally reprehensible for anyone, or in this case any government, to pull back on the promises that were made to those who served relying on those promises. In courts, that doctrine would be called ``promissory estoppel.'' Promises are made to induce someone else to act, the other does act in reliance on those promises to the actor's detriment, then in a court system a civilian would be required under the doctrine of promissory estoppel to provide what was promised. But the United States Government is not subject to such claims in court so it must rely upon Congress to have the moral compass and the conscience to keep our promises to those who have served enough years, long enough to retire.…”