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Rep. Louie Gohmert: After Years of Inaction Under Boehner, Congress Now Keeping Obamacare Repeal Promise Under Trump January 5, 2017 Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) told Breitbart News Daily Thursday that there was “a lot of excitement” in the new 115th Congress. “I haven’t seen or felt this kind of excitement since my first term in 2005, when we had the presidency as Republicans did – the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate,” he told SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam. “There was so much optimism, and we were so excited. We were going to totally reform Social Security so it would be there for generations to come. No... More
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Gohmert on House Resolution 11 and Introduction of Bill to Defund United Nations January 5, 2017 Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding his vote against U.S. House Resolution 11 and the bill he introduced today in Congress, H.R. 373, which would withhold any and all funds from the United Nations until United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, regarding Israel’s Settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, is repealed in its entirety: “Today we voted on U.S. House Resolution 11 that directly undermines Israel’s right to self-defense and supports Isra... More
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Gohmert: Schumer hoping New York Times can drown out Trump's tweets January 4, 2017 Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said Wednesday morning that Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer oppose President-elect Trump's endless tweeting because they'd rather have people read the left-leaning press. Schumer used his opening-day speech in the Senate Tuesday to say a "Twitter presidency" is a bad idea. "Making America great again requires more than 140 characters per issue," Schumer said. "With all due respect, America cannot afford a Twitter presidency." "Of course he wants T... More
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Gohmert: Schumer Wants Trump Off Twitter so NY Times Can Be News Source January 4, 2017 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants President-elect Donald Trump to quit using Twitter because he wants the public to "hear nothing but The New York Times," Rep. Louie Gohmert said Wednesday morning. "Trump is not going to let that happen," the Texas Republican told Fox News' "Fox and Friends" program. "He's going to get the final word and straighten them out when they lie about it." During his opening remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, Schumer, a New York Democrat, addressed Trump and ... More
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Gohmert on Vote for House Speaker Paul Ryan January 3, 2017 Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today on his vote for Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan: “House Speaker Paul Ryan and I had two substantive private discussions on the legislative agenda for the 115th Congress and came to an understanding on three specific issues.” “The Speaker agreed leadership would bring no bills to the House floor without the support of a majority of the Republican conference; that no bills would be brought forth in an attempt to legalize anyone i... More
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