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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.

Jun 18, 2012

Clearly, when the Federal Government does that, it seemed to me that was a taking.

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Jun 6, 2012

Your job is justice, Mr. Attorney General. It is justice across the board, and that is what has been so troublesome around here.

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Jun 1, 2012

Mr. Speaker, it's always an honor to speak here on the House floor, and there's been a lot of interesting attention that's been given to an issue of whether or not the Obama administration supports Israel, doesn't support Israel, is more…

Congressional Record · 2012-06-01
May 18, 2012

Mr. Speaker, it's been quite an interesting day. Apparently it's already been misinterpreted by some in the media. I hope that, though so many publications have had to cut their research budgets and cut their staffing budgets, I hope that…

Congressional Record · 2012-05-18
May 18, 2012

Thank you. And reclaiming my time, let me just say I'm awfully glad we have a conservative person who believes in the 10th Amendment as strongly as I do and States' rights as strongly as I do, and have you on the Appropriations Committee…

Congressional Record · 2012-05-18
May 17, 2012

Mr. Chairman, at this time, I would like to yield 40 seconds to another cosponsor of this amendment, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan).

Congressional Record · 2012-05-17
May 17, 2012

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 366, line 16, strike ``HABEAS CORPUS RIGHTS'' and insert ``RIGHTS UNAFFECTED''. Page…

Congressional Record · 2012-05-17
May 17, 2012

Mr. Chair, the issue here is, do you want to fix the possible problems with the Authorization for Use of Military Force back in 2001 when all of the cosponsors were not even here and possibly the NDAA? Or do you want to extend new rights…

Congressional Record · 2012-05-17
May 17, 2012

At this time, I reserve the balance of my time. I do have the right to close; is that correct? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington has the right to close.

Congressional Record · 2012-05-17
May 17, 2012

Mr. Chairman, at this time, I would yield 1 minute to my friend from Louisiana, also a cosponsor of this bill, Mr. Landry.

Congressional Record · 2012-05-17
May 17, 2012

We hear repeatedly people say persons are entitled to their constitutional rights, and, yes, they are. When I was in the Army for 4 years, I was entitled to constitutional rights, but I had no right to freedom of speech. I had no right to…

Congressional Record · 2012-05-17

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