Randy Weber: “It is my absolute honor and privilege to be here tonight to honor one of our very own, one of our very own Texans, who…”

“It is my absolute honor and privilege to be here tonight to honor one of our very own, one of our very own Texans, who has been here for 18 years. I am calling this the Louie Gohmert Special Order hour. But when you realize how many hours he has been up here, probably more than anybody else we know, it doesn't seem to be a fitting title. There is no better way to honor my good friend, Louie Gohmert. If you see the picture over here, he has been on FOX News. He is a great drinker of Dr. Pepper, Peanut M&M's, those are some of the things that Louie Gohmert is known for. I had a friend the other day that said: Louie can be pushy and obstinate. I said: Really? My friend said: Yeah, but he is actually the opposite now; he is obstinate and pushy. I tell you what, Louie Gohmert speaks his mind. He comes to this floor and says a lot of things, quite frankly, that we are thinking but a lot of people are not gutsy enough to say it. He has been a true patriot. He is a champion for Texas' First Congressional District, and he is a fighter for everyone's freedoms. We are going to miss him. Mr. Speaker, can I impose upon the gentleman (Mr. Gohmert) to come down to the front? He has had quite a distinguished career since before he got into Congress, when he got, what I like to say, demoted to Congress. Ronald Reagan once infamously said in a campaign: ``I will not make age an issue of this campaign.…”