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Louie Gohmert: “Politically we're told, gee, this is the political thing to do. You've got to do the political thing. You -- if you…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2011
Politically we're told, gee, this is the political thing to do. You've got to do the political thing. You -- if you don't vote for the Boehner bill you're voting for Obama. That's not true.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

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Louie Gohmert challenges the notion that opposing the Boehner bill equates to supporting President Obama.

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