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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.

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Mar 21, 2013

If the gentleman would yield, yes, actually, I used to say just exclusively ``they're printing more money''--and there are commercials that say that. Then I had a meeting over at the Fed and I found out, Oh, no, we couldn't possibly print…

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Mar 21, 2013

Thank you. I'm so proud of the doctors in our caucus-- yourself, Dr. Harris, Dr. Roe, Dr. Gingrey. We've got so much knowledge and wisdom when it comes to health care, and we had those resources not consulted at all but, rather, dictated…

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Mar 18, 2013

So what would prevent the Federal Government from making a deal with Google so they could also scroogle people...

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Mar 18, 2013

And just so that the simpletons that sometimes write for Huffington Post understand, I do not want the Government having all that information.

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Mar 18, 2013

If you are going to release previously convicted criminals, people who are at a high risk for repeat offenses, ... they would really like to know that you are about to release those people in their State.

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Mar 15, 2013

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's always an honor to be recognized here on the floor of the United States House. I want to follow up on what my dear friend Mr. Woodall was pointing out. With the amount of red ink that we've had, there is no…

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Mar 13, 2013

I urge the committee to support this bill and ask that you help us preserve the treasures of Fort Vancouver.

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Mar 12, 2013

Perhaps it would be like we do for, say, assaultive offenses, you have a self-defense.

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Mar 12, 2013

It is my understanding that under 18 U.S.C. 1030, that it is a violation, a criminal violation, of our law to do anything that helps take control of another computer even for a moment.

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Mar 12, 2013

Well, I am not sure that I would care if it destroyed a hacker's computer completely, as long as it was confined to that hacker.

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Mar 5, 2013

The sequestration has taken place that we were told a year and a half ago would not. The President said during the debates last fall it would not, but it has taken place, as the President traveled around the country demonizing those of us…

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Feb 27, 2013

I appreciate my friend from Georgia hosting this hour and also yielding. This is a very important topic, and people need to understand what's going on. Now, as someone who was totally opposed to the deficit ceiling bill back in July…

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Feb 25, 2013

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you all for being here. This is an extremely important issue for the people that are involved.

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Feb 25, 2013

But they looked at it and figured, 'Well, surely you can trust the Federal Government, they are going to be sharing timber revenue with us, so that will be OK.'

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Feb 25, 2013

I thank my friend, a former judge as well. It is an honor to be here and to be part of this Special Order to honor our friend Sam Johnson. Sam and Shirley are public servants in every sense of the word. There were the 29 years in the Air…

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Feb 25, 2013

There is no way to make a living.

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Feb 25, 2013

Not only is there not good management; in some places, there is no management.

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Feb 15, 2013

I want to follow up on what my friend from Arizona (Mr. Franks) was talking about with regard to Iran. It should be pretty clear to most people that Iran is a threat to any group of people who believe that we do not need a religious zealot…

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Feb 15, 2013

At this time I yield such time as he may consume to my friend from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer). Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project

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Feb 13, 2013

Thank you, and I thank my dear friend from Texas for having this time and for honoring such a great American hero. Chris Kyle clearly loved his country. He loved his family, he loved those with whom he served and was willing to lay down…

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Feb 6, 2013

Thank you, Mr. Davis. It's my pleasure to have had the opportunity to yield to you. It's one of the things that's good if we do more of, and that is recognizing people for their great contributions to this country. At this time, I want to…

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Feb 6, 2013

At this time, the first thing I would like to do is yield to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis). Paying Tribute to Cardiss Collins, Former Member of Congress

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Feb 4, 2013

I thank my good friend from Virginia for having this time tonight. There's no better occasion than the National Prayer Breakfast. My dear friend from Virginia leads each week when we're in session the first night of the week with…

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