Louie Gohmert

That is really scary for people that are concerned about the over-reach of the government.

This President has not been shy with his use of, as he says, his telephone and his pen.

Justice Scalia says in one of his dissents: ``I have exceeded the speed limit on occasion.'' He said: ``A man who has no enemies is probably not a very good man.'' He said: ``If you read the rest of the section, you would say, to find a…

I thank my friend from Louisiana, my neighbor--wonderful points being made. I also want to call attention, Mr. Speaker, today to the 43rd anniversary of the release from imprisonment of American POWs from North Vietnam, among whom is our…

I appreciate your assurances a great deal that we would never do anything to compromise American safety.

So if somebody is under arrest in a foreign country, has obtained their money from questionable sources, those are not people that you want to grant an EB-5 visa to.

I am very grateful to my friend from Nebraska. Mr. Fortenberry and I came in together, and I am so glad we did. We have been friends ever since. What a noteworthy tribute he had to pay. I am grateful for that tribute. Madam Speaker, we…

News has come out, February 2, Groundhog Day, in this article from Adam Kredo entitled, ``The Obama Administration Has Not Prosecuted a Single Palestinian Terrorist Who Killed Americans.'' ``The Obama administration has not prosecuted a…

Having been the location for the State of the Union Address last night, we agree that we care deeply about this country, but there were some things that were said here from this lectern right here, where national and international leaders…

I send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows: H. Con. Res. 107 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That…

Since 9/11, my understanding is neither the House Republicans, House Democrats, Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats, ever have all of their Members come to a State of the Union since 9/11.

We have now learned that the administration is releasing or has released Muhammad al-Rahman al- Shamrani, a 40-year-old citizen of Saudi Arabia. He was transferred to Saudi Arabia on January 11, 2016. Apparently, The New York Times had…

A matter of grave concern continues to arise stemming back from a man who was born in Eritrea named Abdurahman Alamoudi. And this is from DiscoverTheNetworks.org. He, Mr. Alamoudi, immigrated to the United States in 1979. That would be the…

News surfaced today. Here is a story from Ed Morrissey: ``Has the State Department released a smoking gun in the Hillary Clinton email scandal? In a thread from June 2011, Hillary Clinton exchanges emails with Jake Sullivan, then her…

I appreciate the chairman of the Judiciary Committee and also the committee I am on, Natural Resources. This has been an ongoing issue, particularly in Natural Resources, when we come to the sue and settle situation. I appreciate my friend…

I thank my friend, Mr. Smith, for all his work on this issue. When I was a young boy unable to read and my mother would read stories from the Bible, it was so enlightening. As I began to read in elementary school and read the Bible for…

I do appreciate the words of my friend from Oregon. These are difficult times, and it is even more difficult when unfairness comes from the United States Government with all its power, with all its resources, when it begins to pick on…

This will be the last session before we enter Christmas. And, Mr. Speaker, I have noted from a couple of articles that have been in the news this week, this one from December 17, a story from Minnesota, the title: ``Parents Question Choice…

Here is an article just in Politico by Burgess Everett. It is today. It concludes with a quote from Senator Charles Schumer of New York: `` `Sen. McConnell wants to see the Senate work,' Schumer said. 'But the good news for us is, to make…

As we consider this week what Congress will fund through September 30 of next year and what we will not fund, the San Bernardino shooting, the radical Islamist terrorist attack there, has awakened a lot of people across the country. There…

We have heard a great deal this week about what is proposed as a commonsense fix to our Second Amendment, and that is, okay, surely you can agree that anyone on the no-fly list should not be able to walk in and buy a gun. We have had…

I always appreciate my friend from Georgia's thoughts and observations. Mr. Speaker, it is really intriguing that our friends across the aisle have been joining with the President in demanding that we in Congress give this administration…

I want to congratulate the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry), my friend, and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), my friend, for having a bill that would actually clean up some problems within Homeland Security. But, as I…

There has been so much in the news, and our friends here on the floor have been raising questions about responsible, reasonable gun control. We want gun control that does not violate the Second Amendment of the Constitution, the purpose of…

It was 2 years ago this week that a precious life was cut short tragically. Kari Renee Hunt, a resident of Marshall, Texas, was murdered by her estranged husband in a hotel. They were in the hotel room. While the estranged husband was…