Louie Gohmert: “I certainly want to thank my colleagues for bringing such an important issue to the floor for discussion. This is an…”

“I certainly want to thank my colleagues for bringing such an important issue to the floor for discussion. This is an important time in American history for so many reasons. Foreign policy is just in terrible shambles right now. But today is January 8, and it is generally recognized that 50 years ago, on January 8, 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson declared a war on poverty. There is an article today from The Washington Times entitled: ``That's rich: Poverty level under Obama breaks 50-year record,'' by Dave Boyer. It says: Fifty years after President Johnson started a $20 trillion taxpayer-funded war on poverty, the overall percentage of impoverished people in the United States has declined only slightly and the poor have lost ground under President Obama. Aides said Mr. Obama doesn't plan to commemorate the anniversary Wednesday of Johnson's speech in 1964, which gave rise to Medicaid, Head Start, and a broad range of other Federal antipoverty programs. The President's only public event Tuesday was a plea for Congress to approve extended benefits for the long-term unemployed, another reminder of the persistent economic troubles during Mr. Obama's 5 years in office. ``What I think the American people are really looking for in 2014 is just a little bit of stability,'' Mr. Obama said. Although the President often rails against income inequality in America, his policies have had little impact overall on poverty.…”