Louie Gohmert: “I thank my friend and greatly appreciate a moment to speak. I guess to borrow a bit from Shakespeare's account of what…”

“I thank my friend and greatly appreciate a moment to speak. I guess to borrow a bit from Shakespeare's account of what Marc Antony said: I come not to bury Marcy Kaptur, but to praise her. I got to know Marcy back during the economic disaster where investment banks brought us to the brink of ruin. And though we come from different backgrounds and we have different ideas at times about the best way to go forward, I always know that Marcy Kaptur will be honest with me, that she cares deeply about the country, and that is her driving concern. It is actually easy to talk to people in this body--even across the aisle--when their driving concern is in the best interest of the country. We shared a passion back after the problems in late 2008, in that I saw someone who was ethical and actually righteous who wanted to see that those who caused the problem that brought us to the brink of ruin were not rewarded, and that also we didn't end up punishing those who had no fault. I am still concerned that she and I were not able to see that the problems were not rewarded and the innocent were not punished.…”