Louie Gohmert: “I applaud the chairman's efforts to try to rein in some of the actions by the Secretary of the Treasury. I think it's…”

“I applaud the chairman's efforts to try to rein in some of the actions by the Secretary of the Treasury. I think it's well intentioned. But it directs the Secretary of the Treasury to take action. So does the motion to recommit. The bill itself attempts to direct the Treasury Secretary to take certain actions and to be more accountable, whereas the motion to recommit directs the Treasury Secretary in a different direction and says he must put the $350 billion back in the Treasury and allow a 2-month tax holiday so the American taxpayer can bail out the economy, not a Treasury Secretary. We've seen enough of that for the last 3 months. So, Madam Speaker, I understand the chairman's point of order. I believe it's inappropriate. But if there were a vote, even on a vote to table, the American taxpayers understand it's a vote on whether the Treasurer gets to trickle down on them or whether they get to spend the money that they themselves earned and prop up the economy by whom they select.”