Jul 25, 2013
I thank my friend from Kentucky. I just had seen an article that's really an exclamation point, really, of what the gentleman was saying. The headline is: Two Americans Added to Food Stamp Rolls for Every Job the Administration Says It…
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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Jul 19, 2013
Mr. Speaker, so much is happening in the world today, so much that is really earthshaking in its potential effect. In the Middle East, I've spoken before about the potential rise of a new Ottoman Empire that, unfortunately, our own…
Jul 18, 2013
Yes, it is tough to legislate, but I will submit to you what makes it really tough to legislate is the fact that there are, having been a former judge and chief justice, I can tell you that there are judges who are educated far beyond…
Jul 17, 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, Thursday, July 18, 2013, at 10 a.m. for morning-hour debate…
Jul 17, 2013
Madam Speaker, this evening, we had a difficult vote-- not difficult for some, but for some of us, it was. On the one hand, we had the President, who had announced he was going to do the unconstitutional even though he had pushed through…
Jul 16, 2013
Mr. Speaker, at this time, I appreciate very much my friend from Louisiana. We do border at our State lines there. We can be just the best of friends and never worry about somebody being moved into the other person's district for…
Jul 16, 2013
I thank the gentleman from Alabama. Those were really amazing numbers that you provided, and we'll talk about those further. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I would like to yield to my friend from Minnesota (Mrs. Bachmann) for such time as she…
Jul 16, 2013
Thank you. I appreciate those observations so much, and it brings to mind our colleague from down in central Texas who is also a former district judge. He and I share that, but he was a district judge twice as long as I was. So many people…
Jul 16, 2013
Those are wonderful points, and it brings back to mind what someone has said before. The example of being on an airplane, the instruction we're all given when you get on an airplane is if there's a loss of cabin pressure, you lose oxygen…
Jul 16, 2013
I appreciated your comments. You have no problem with States that, if they want to be more restrictive in their requirements for fracking or anything else, that is why Jeff Sessions in the Senate, and I and several other lawmakers are…
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