Louie Gohmert: “I come into the conclusion of a very interesting day and week. Our current Speaker of the House, of course, has…”

“I come into the conclusion of a very interesting day and week. Our current Speaker of the House, of course, has announced that he is not going to be seeking reelection. I think he made it clear before he was elected Speaker that he really wasn't seeking the position. He didn't really want the position. He had other things in mind. He enjoyed his chairmanship, but he ended up stepping up to the plate, being elected Speaker. And for his willingness to serve, he is to be applauded. I have appreciated having a Speaker who, even when we disagreed, I knew he always tried to be honest and was somebody that wanted to do the right thing. So I appreciate that very much. We hadn't always had that, and I appreciated having that from Speaker Paul Ryan. Some of my colleagues have said: ``Gee, Louie, we have gotten calls saying you ought to run for Speaker again.'' And so I really appreciate that, but I need to make clear: Back in December of 2014, after the Speaker--at that time, John Boehner--had pushed through a CR/Omnibus bill that immediately broke many of the promises that got Republicans elected back to the majority in November of 2014, after the promises, so many of our promises and the Speaker's promises were broken in that December 2014 CR/Omnibus, a number of us realized, we have got to have a new Speaker.…”