Louie Gohmert

It is an interesting time we live in. We have heard in the past year that Gitmo is the main recruiting tool, the best recruiting tool for al Qaeda, for Islamic jihadists who want to destroy America. And so I thought it was important that…

If you go back after the surge that was ordered by President Bush, and before that, things weren't going well. General Petraeus told us we need a surge. We got a surge and all of a sudden things are going much better in Iraq. They're going…

It is weakness that gives a recruiting tool, the joy among jihadists to realize we told them, close Gitmo. It's a nice place if you're going to be held somewhere as a prisoner. We told them it was a recruiting tool. And now, as Khalid…

It should be clear, though, the way to deal with Iran is not through weakness. If they won't shut down the nuclear proliferation, we have got to shut them down.

We heard the President--now the President--say back in a debate with Hillary Clinton in 2008, ``That's what I will do in bringing all the parties together, not negotiating behind closed doors, but bringing all parties together, and…

You have done an extraordinarily good case of just laying out the facts as they were found.

It is cruel and unusual to make me sit here for such a long period of time.

I appreciate Mr. Johnson's comments.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, just briefly.

we are continually making it more and more difficult to get our own energy resources

you say you think the government people think, but again the problem is when there is an ethical violation, you fix that.

we have been trying to figure out what you are doing. We figured out what you are doing in your government.

I wish I could tell you that we think that far ahead like you do, but we just do not give it that kind of thought.

We are taking up some matters here that clearly have past. Once again we will make our natural resources more difficult in some of these areas to procure, and it is really astounding.

It is outrageous that while the Administration is singlehandedly making decision that will cost jobs and block energy development they are not even here to explain what their position is on this particular bill.

I hope the gentlelady from California was not referring down this way on political posturing to take away discretion of judging.

I would love to bring all the criminal laws into one code where we can start cleaning the mess up.

We want discretion given back to the judges and mandatory minimums destroyed.

mandatory minimums are the least effective way to reduce drug crimes

It does not appear to have helped the African American community at all.

It was a pleasure then and now. You are probably the most recognized consumer advocate in the world.

I have just appreciated the comments... about the dealers and how that really helps the manufacturers to put people out of business.

I do appreciate the amendment. For those who are familiar with serving in the service, you know that it is not only those that wear the uniform that serve, the spouses do serve. The families serve. I think this is a very thoughtful…

I strongly support this amendment, and I urge its adoption.

It is my understanding these things are reserved for the states and the people to do.