Congressional leaders said Friday they will direct the Pentagon to allow troops to carry guns on base for personal protection following a deadly shooting rampage in Tennessee that killed four Marines and seriously wounded a sailor at a recruiting center. The directive will be included in the National Defense Authorization Act, which is set to be finalized within days, according to a joint statement from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, who are heading negotiations ove...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) gave a floor speech in the House of Representatives Thursday night in which he called for the Democratic Party to change their name because of their support for slavery and racism that has riven the country for centuries. Gohmert’s speech began with him reading in to the Congressional Record an article by a FrontPageMag article by Daniel Greenfield published on July 2 entitled, PULLING DOWN THE SLAVER FLAGS OF ISLAM AND AFRICA; A few other things to ban besides the Con...
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In an interview on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) suggested on Wednesday that if four married heterosexual couples, four gay couples, and four lesbian couples were sent to live on separate islands, nature would dictate which civilization would survive 200 years later. “If you took four couples – men and women, a couple, man and wife – and you put those four couples on an island that had everything needed to survive and then you … put four couples of men on another is...
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A conservative congressman says the murder of a San Francisco woman by an illegal immigrant deported five times is a microcosm of the border security dereliction of the Obama administration and liberal city leaders choosing to reward criminal behavior. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, also addressed the fierce debate within the Republican presidential field, taking care to avoid characterizing any candidate but leaving no doubt what he thinks the GOP’s policy position ought to be. The immigration de...
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Local, state and national health officials and politicos responded to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling Thursday, upholding the Afordable Care Act. In King vs. Burrell, the suit challenged the legality of subsidies set up in federal government-run health insurance exchanges in the 34 states that did not set up an exchange for low- and middle-income people. Since the court upheld the law, there will be no changes for those who are insured through the marketplace. Dr. Kirk Calhoun, president of UT He...
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The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision to uphold federal tax subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — a ruling that saves Obamacare from doom — is an embarrassing call for the nation's top jurists, Rep. Louie Gohmert tells Newsmax TV. "The Supreme Court has a lot to be embarrassed about. As a former judge and chief justice, I am extremely embarrassed for them," Gohmert said Thursday on "The Steve Malzberg Show." "And unfortunately, when you've sold your soul, it's kind of tough to even realize you sh...
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Lawmakers on Wednesday demanded accountability from the Obama administration after an investigation found the federal government routinely fails to secure proper bonding from wind and solar project developers, potentially leaving taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars. The Government Accountability Office study found that President Obama’s Bureau of Land Management has failed to secure the proper bonding from wind and solar energy firms constructing projects on federal lands. Developers a...
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Awards dinner turns into night of dire warnings WASHINGTON – Stark sentiments and dire warnings on an occasion that was to be a night of celebration: Iran’s nuclear weapons will be the new gas chambers for Israel. It would cost only $2 billion to fix the threat that could destroy America at any moment, but Congress and the president ignore it. We’re on the brink of disaster: The only chance the U.S. has of surviving is to be the best friend to Israel we can. The FBI is investigating ISIS in all ...
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United States Congressman Louie Gohmert revealed Thursday that the Obama administration had “outed” an active Israeli spy mission in Iran. Israel, he said, had infiltrated Israeli spies into mainland Iran via cargo boats. He dropped the bombshell in a speech at EMET’s 9th annual “Rays of Light in the Darkness” gala dinner. Rep. Gohmert, who is one Israel’s fiercest and truest friends on Capitol Hill, stated: “We are on the brink of disaster.” He listed a stream of virulently anti-Israel actions ...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) took to the House floor Monday morning to point out the irony surrounding President Obama’s push for trade deals. Gohmert challenged Republican Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) argument that granting Obama fast-track trade authority – TPA – would actually put “Congress in the driver’s seat.” Gohmert questioned, “How ironic that President Obama seems to have worked harder on this bill than he has about anything since Obamacare?” The reason for that would be that Obama wants more po...
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