Louie Gohmert

Mismanagement on the part of the Fish and Wildlife Service, as identified by the Office of Inspector General, has raised even more concerns about wolf recovery efforts across the board.

So, by reintroducing between 132, as I understood, and 165 wolves from your captive breeding program into the wild, instead of 12, you have effectively decimated your own captive breeding program.

Reclaiming my time, since I know I have very little time left, let me respond. When you can't trust the people in the White House to train properly to recognize radical Islam, then it is incumbent upon the Congress to put the language in…

If no one is claiming time in opposition, I would like to claim that time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would inquire if the gentleman from New Jersey is opposed to the bill.

Isn't it possible, Mr. Guertin, that you have dramatically under-estimated the habitat size needed in order to sustain one red wolf?

However, instead of canceling the failed red wolf program, the Service is instead planning to nearly double the size of its captive breeding population.

One thing that all three of us who have spoken on this bill tonight share is a desire to protect our homeland. I know that absolutely, completely to each of our cores we want our homeland protected. The issue comes in how we go about doing…

For decades, ineffective, and sometimes destructive, Federal management of wolves has negatively impacted communities, economies, livestock, family businesses, recreationists, and even family pets in vast swaths of our Nation.

It is inexcusable when continuous costly litigation is used to undermine a process Congress clearly spelled out.

I appreciate my friend from Louisiana pointing out the grandstanding. That is kind of what I felt about the sit-in that occurred on the House floor.

It is always an honor to appear here on the House floor, especially following colleagues giving an important address. I was saddened to see what seemed, in fact, to be a huge step backwards in racial relations. ``California State…

We also have had mention tonight of efforts toward what some call sentencing reform. I was honored back in 2007 to get a call from a man that I think the world of, former Attorney General Ed Meese. Apparently he had heard of my concerns…

What a woman. What a person. Phyllis Schlafly led efforts to return America to being the shining light on a hill that it had been, but the light was dimming. She would see that. She could see the harm that was happening to our most…

That is a great assumption when it comes to Phyllis. Well, she has fought the good fight, she has finished her course, and she has kept the faith. I will be there Saturday morning with her family, but the best memorial we can give to…

I thank the gentleman from Arizona. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I thank the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce). So often we hear from people here on this floor from the other side of the aisle talking about how much they care about the children, for the children, for the children. And I know, in my…

I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock) so much for his in-depth observations. I yield to the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce), who knows a great deal about this situation.

I am grateful to Mr. LaMalfa, a man that has been educated in agriculture. He knows what it is to be a farmer. He knows what it is to be a good steward of the land. At this point, we have someone else who knows something about use of the…

I thank my friend from Wyoming. Well-made points. When you look at Wyoming on the map and you see just how much of it is colored, meaning how much is controlled by the Federal Government, how much is owned by the Federal Government--I…

I thank the gentleman from Nevada. It was quite a learning experience, and it was amazing to hear testimony about the Federal Government not only not being helpful when ditches needed to be cleaned out to prevent massive flooding problems…

Our Natural Resources Committee--and great work from the Natural Resources Committee's staff--has been trying to get a handle on just how much land the United States--the Federal Government--has taken over. West of the Mississippi, it is…

While most of us have been working around in our districts trying to assist others in their lives, one of our number, who is one of the most dedicated public servants in the world, has been fighting leukemia. That is our friend Judge Ted…

I do so much appreciate my friend, Doug LaMalfa, a very touching tribute to what is obviously just a wonderful individual that we will be missing. For some time now the Democrats have been doing 1-minute speeches. On the last day we vote…

To say the death of five police officers that just happened and that we on this side of the aisle think that's not important is an outrage.

Might I ask how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 32 minutes remaining.