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Louie Gohmert

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Louie Gohmert is a Republican politician from Texas who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021. During his tenure, he was known for his conservative positions on various issues, including immigration, healthcare, and government spending. Gohmert was a vocal supporter of the Tea Party movement and often aligned himself with more hardline factions within the Republican Party. He was also involved in several high-profile congressional hearings and debates, particularly regarding national security and civil liberties.

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Oct 9, 2013

This administration obviously is trying to preemptively close off an area in Alaska that is the size of West Virginia.

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Oct 9, 2013

When people are out of work and they can't find jobs, they don't seem to be nearly as interested in the environment.

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Oct 9, 2013

I don't think the EPA has been as concerned, or has recognized the importance of having a vibrant economy.

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Oct 8, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 10 p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at 10 a.m. for morning-hour debate…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-08
Oct 8, 2013

Thank you. I appreciate my friend from Pennsylvania. You were mentioning some of the things that the prior speakers, the Democrats, were saying. And one of the things that was said was, give us a vote, when, as my friend from Pennsylvania…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-08
Oct 8, 2013

I appreciate so much my friend, Mr. Perry from Pennsylvania, bringing this whole issue forward. There are a number of more votes that we did take. We took up the Head Start for Low-Income Children Act, providing official education funding…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-08
Oct 5, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 1 o'clock and 53 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday, October 7, 2013, at noon for morning-hour debate…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-05
Oct 5, 2013

Mr. Speaker, in information that came out after close of business yesterday, there was a report from CNBC about the 99 percent of ObamaCare applications that hit a wall. This report said: As few as 1 in 100 applications on the Federal…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-05
Oct 4, 2013

Mr. Speaker, there is a lot of talk about ObamaCare, as most people call it. It's just difficult after the hundreds of stories we're getting from back home--not just me, but so many Members of Congress. It's just hard to call it the…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-04
Oct 4, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 8 o'clock and 46 minutes p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Saturday, October 5, 2013, at 9 a.m. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2013-10-04
Oct 3, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I always enjoy my friends on the other side of the aisle, some really terrific public speakers. I also enjoyed particularly the question from my friend across the aisle who said: ``Why not let ObamaCare just go through?'' That…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-03

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