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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.
Interesting news came out Friday about jobs. There was a good Wall Street Journal article June 4. It talked about this wonderful news that we heard from Washington that last month the job total increased by 431,000. That is fantastic news…
It has been quite a week. We've heard friends across the aisle get up and talk about how we've ``expanded civil rights in the military.'' And I appreciate the fact that friends believe they did a wonderfully noble thing for the military…
I'm concerned, my friend keeps using the term ``terrorist,'' and I'm worried that she may not realize that that might offend somebody that wants to kill her.
I am deeply intrigued by that, because I understand that our colleague was a graduate in 1974 of the Naval Academy of the United States, and the academies have an honor code. And when I was in school at Texas A&M, we had an honor code as…
Well, as long as you don't say that somebody lied, then we're okay. But I know that there are people who are concerned that if we are just nice enough to those folks who want to kill us and destroy our way of life, that they'll come around…
There was an agreement with the military to do a study on what to do about the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. That was the agreement, and the study is due at the end of the year. What this rule says, by bringing this amendment to the floor…
This body, leaders in this body, the White House, from the President to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Secretary of Defense, have promised our men and women who wear the uniform that their opinion will be considered. A survey and…
This body has an obligation to make sure that we act cautiously and carefully in spending the money that we legally steal from those who produce it. It would be theft except we are authorized to pass laws to make it legal theft when we…
As we've had hearings regarding the oil spill out in the gulf, there have been some staggering things come forward, and the media is not grabbing it like they should and letting everyone know. Who knew that the inspectors inspecting the…
Actually, I'm not just skeptical of the MMS. I'm telling you it's a disaster. It was a disaster with MMS, and it was a disaster that their performance was allowed to happen. We're going to find out there is somebody responsible--maybe one…
I understand he has been there, but as some of our friends from Louisiana have pointed out--and Governor Jindal has been fighting the President through the MMS and through his responders--they gave full authority to British Petroleum to…
Well, I appreciate you yielding, and I appreciate the gentlelady mentioning the Minerals Management Service. I know she was present for hearings today that the Director of the MMS was testifying. We had the Secretary of the Interior for a…
Her name is Sylvia Baca, B-A-C-A. It was interesting, though, to learn--and I didn't really realize this--but nobody with the Minerals Management Service goes through a confirmation process in the Senate. This is completely an extension of…
This resignation he did not, but, of course, we know that most things were signed in the year of our Lord, including our Constitution. So I find it remarkable when some people around here have said, well, it would be unconstitutional to…
I asked him, Did you not interview these two people who had the most knowledge about why that language was pulled out? He said, Well, they left the government. They're not with the government, so I can't do anything about it. He could call…
The longer I've lived, the more I've come to understand that one worthless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.
I just want to say, the President said he would fundamentally transform America. And when the executive branch charged with enforcing the laws of the country won't read them, won't follow them, and won't enforce them, that's a fundamental…
Who had been working for 9 years for British Petroleum-- that's correct--in high capacities. So it's interesting to hear about that cozy relationship.
Thank you. Some say, well, if you are a caring Nation then you ought to just welcome anybody that wants to come. The problem is because this Nation has been so richly blessed, and because we have been a Nation that believed in the rule of…
Now, that is just blatantly not true, absolutely not true. Using racial profiling as a basis for law enforcement. That is, it flies in the face of the facts and the facts of this bill. But then he goes on, and here's the part where I…
The gentleman needs to understand that ``lawful contact stop'' means you can't stop them unless you have a reasonable suspicion.
It is Jewish Heritage Month, and it does mean so much to this Nation when you look at the contributions of the Jewish immigrants into this country. This country has benefited so immeasurably from immigration, but it has to be legal, and…
Well, that also brings us back to this problem with the Federal Reserve and with the Secretary of the Treasury. Yes, we had some people saying we've got to confirm Timothy Geithner as the Secretary of the Treasury because he worked with…
Well, yes, it would certainly appear that that's exactly right. If the MMS of this administration will not produce the records to show exactly what testing was done and exactly what the results were, which should be public record for…
Well, we were told that Don't Ask, Don't Tell was something we would take up once we had a study done because that's the only thing that would be fair to our men and women in the service. Now we're told the study will be finished at the…
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