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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.

Jul 14, 2010

Madam Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 7 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, July 15, 2010, at 10 a.m. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2010-07-14
Jul 13, 2010

Madam Speaker, that's one of the great things about our system, we have a chance to speak from both sides. As I listened, I was surprised to hear I had taken so many positions that I had never taken. But let me just say that with regard to…

Congressional Record · 2010-07-13
Jul 1, 2010

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 293, 111th Congress, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at midnight), the House adjourned until Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 2 p.m…

Congressional Record · 2010-07-01
Jul 1, 2010

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do appreciate my friend from Georgia's comments. He is right. That bailout of Wall Street was a disastrous mistake. I heard from my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who voted for it and from leaders on both…

Congressional Record · 2010-07-01
Jun 30, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at midnight), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, July 1, 2010, at 10 a.m. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2010-06-30
Jun 30, 2010

You can't buy friendship. Didn't people learn that on the playground? You can give somebody your sandwich, you can give somebody your lunch money and hope that they leave you alone, but all they do is keep coming back for more sandwiches…

Congressional Record · 2010-06-30
Jun 30, 2010

Mr. Speaker, well, we heard from CBO, the Congressional Budget Office, rather interesting. Got a nice quote. Director Elmendorf announced that, in part of his statement he said, the gloomy, long-term picture is not an argument for…

Congressional Record · 2010-06-30
Jun 29, 2010

Madam Speaker, our guest chaplain today has been Reverend Dr. Paul W. Powell. He is retired dean of Baylor University's Truett Theological Seminary and is a distinguished graduate of both Baylor and Southwestern Baptist Theological…

Congressional Record · 2010-06-29
Jun 24, 2010

Well, in closing, let me just refer to this little Bible my aunt says my uncle received going into World War II from the Federal Government when he went in the Army. It has a metal plate on it. It says: ``May the Lord be with you.'' And I…

Congressional Record · 2010-06-24
Jun 24, 2010

Madam Speaker, I have appreciated my colleague's insights. Somebody who has spent his entire adult life working on the issues of health care and trying to be a healer and a helper certainly has a good idea about ways to fix our health care…

Congressional Record · 2010-06-24
Jun 24, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, June 25, 2010, at 4 p.m. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2010-06-24

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