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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.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We hear about a cozy relationship, and that's interesting because when you go back and look at the worst oil spill in American history from British Petroleum, BP, and why it took this administration so long to come…
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the right to object because just to sit here and listen, after having spent the last 4 years dealing with the most closed Congress--the last Congress, in fact, had more closed rules than any Congress in American…
I rise in support of the Pence amendment, and I am aware of some very helpful work that Planned Parenthood has done to help some women with some difficult medical issues. But we have heard discussion here about a bill of attainder. And…
Mr. Chairman, I have a parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his inquiry.
Mr. Chairman, I think for over an hour we've been hearing people say, I rise in support of this amendment, over and over, speaker after speaker. My parliamentary inquiry is: Is there an amendment before the floor right now? The Acting…
I was referring to Common Cause that stirred up demonstrations that created racial epithets and threats to Supreme Court justices.
Mr. Speaker, there have been some great questions raised about these provisions in the Patriot Act; but it's hard to believe that for all of last year, when Democrats had the majority in this body, that if those same arguments had been…
Thank you, my friend from California. At Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1978-1980, we saw the military being cut, demoralized and marginalized. Our U.S. embassy in Iran was attacked and our diplomats taken hostage, while the sad administration…
I mean, I have been here 6 years and I have picked up on--unlike when I was on the bench, people said what they meant, a lot of times when people say, yes, we are having meetings about it, it means this is going nowhere.
But I would encourage you, as my time is running out, please push and insist for more than just awareness campaigns.
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