Louie Gohmert

I wanted to comment about the work done on the National Defense Authorization Act. I know Chairman McKeon has done a tremendous amount of work. I know, from dealing with him during this work on the defense budget, it has been extremely…

At this time, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon), the chairman of the committee, for a colloquy. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman. We just had a little discussion. The amendment he plans on…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new section: SEC. 5__. AUTHORIZING COMMANDERS TO…

Reclaiming my time, my concern has been when we had a second shooting without the administration having done anything after the first Fort Hood shooting and then we have a second Fort Hood shooting 4\1/2\ years later, it made no sense not…

Tonight I wanted to discuss issues regarding the PATRIOT Act. As I understand it, we will be taking up a vote, come Thursday, on what is called the USA FREEDOM Act, I believe. I know that there was a lot of work put into negotiating a…

I am going to read the background of an incredible woman. We have different religious views because I am a Christian and she is apparently an atheist at this time, but what an extraordinary woman: Ayaan Hirsi Ali. She is a visiting fellow…

And I greatly appreciated being with you and Ms. Sanchez in Egypt. And my dear friend from California knows good and well, I am totally on board. Count me in. And with that, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

My time is about expired, but I will certainly yield to the gentleman from California.

I was struck by the comments by the minority whip instructing us to check the Constitution. That really struck me, because I believe I recall him standing up and applauding in this Chamber when the President said: If Congress doesn't do…

As someone who has national forests--a couple of them--in my district in east Texas--it is not the area of Texas that is flat and has mesquite, so we know a lot about trees.

I want to thank my dear friend and colleague, Ms. Frankel, for a wonderful presentation. I know, in having traveled with Congresswoman Frankel, that we share a great respect and admiration for the nation of Israel, and we should be the…

It was shocking. It would have meant millions of dollars for the Federal Government and for local government.

So they had to pay, even though they were ready to go, and it was the government's negligence in failing to give them permission to take out a hazardous tree.

I don't know if my dear friend from California has seen this, but following up on his comments, this is part of the front page of the Army Times, April 28, and it says here: Thousands more will be forced out; staff sergeants now on hit…

There is a lot going on in the world right now, and America seems to continue to lose credibility around the world when we travel abroad, and we have leaders from other countries, especially moderate Muslim allies and friends, who wonder…

I appreciate so much my colleague from North Carolina. Having been a president of a university, she knows all about education. It is certainly one of the areas where we are failing American youth these days, and you would have thought…

I thank both of my colleagues. I am extremely pleased with the sensitivity that is expressed for the people of Washington, D.C., because that is what we should have here. This is an amendment to the bill regarding the height of Washington…

I thank the gentleman from California. Madam Speaker, I am concerned about beginning the exceptions that may move in a direction that we don't wish to have. The chairman mentioned that no one is granting that kind of authority, and nobody…

Today Secretary of State Kerry accused the Jewish people of Israel of risking guilt for the crime of apartheid. He said that about Israeli Jews whom the U.N. unanimously provided a nation after the worst genocide in history. Secretary…

It is amazing some of the efforts made to rewrite history and cast things in a light that doesn't exist. So as some people in the administration step up the continued trashing of conservatives in America--we have already seen the assault…

There is a deeply troubling matter that has come before our government here in the United States. Once again, Iran is at the bottom of it. They have shown since 1979, since President Carter basically was pushing for the ouster of the Shah…

I thank my dear friend from Colorado. In fact, when I heard that such an outrage was being suggested, I said to my staff, we have got to do something. I was told, and I should have suspected, my friend Doug Lamborn from Colorado was…

I am immensely grateful to my friend Rob Woodall. Madam Speaker, it was back in the 1990s when I heard what apparently was a loveable, old fuzzball who turned out to be Rush Limbaugh. He was talking about the absurdity of the United States…

I just want to chime in in agreement with the last thing that my colleague across the aisle said. He said let's do for the next generation what the last generation did for us. Mr. Speaker, I think that is incredibly important. What a great…

The gentleman from South Carolina has just made clear why I am such a big fan of his. And, yes, I was in the Army. By naming the bill ``Save our Soldiers,'' I am not saying the Army is more important, because it is, generically speaking…