Press Releases

Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement on the sudden news of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing: “In 1986, America needed an honorable, brilliant, ethical, clear-headed, protector of the U.S. Constitution. In response to all the musical prayers for God to ‘bless America,’ He did in the form of Antonin Scalia. I loved his mental clarity, treasured his sense of ... Read more »

Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources released a Majority staff report detailing information uncovered during the Committee’s ongoing investigation of the EPA’s Gold King Mine blowout near Silverton, Colorado in August 2015. The 73-page report documents the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) inaccurate and misleading accounts of the events ... Read more »

Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement on the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade: “Every year on January 22nd, thousands of passionate Americans travel to Washington, D.C. to speak for the unborn in a true March for Life. These concerned Americans walk in the cold and brave harsh weather conditions – to stand up for the defenseless. They are advocates for innumerable precious lit... Read more »

Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) was appointed by House Judiciary Chairman Goodlatte to serve on a new Task Force on Executive Overreach. This Task Force was created to examine the historic breakdown of the separation of powers and checks and balances that has led to the unprecedented increase in presidential power and executive overreach. Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement on h... Read more »

Sen. Bill Ratliff once told me the old adage, ‘It’s amazing what you can get done if you don’t care who gets the credit.’ He was so right. Knowing that I had evoked Speaker Boehner’s wrath, I would tell him I did not care whose name was on a bill that needed to come to the floor for a vote and I have gotten a number of bills passed and others should pass this next year. ZERO BASELINE BUDGET Since ... Read more »

Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding his vote against the year-end spending bill in the U.S. House of Representatives: “The Omnibus included some good initiatives such as ending the ban on oil exports, which will help relieve political blackmail by OPEC and Russia; however, the President’s war against people with jobs involving coal is funded as are federal program... Read more »

At yesterday’s oversight hearing on the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Role in the EPA’s Animas Spill, both Republicans and Democrats on the Committee raised numerous questions about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) involvement with the peer review process of the Bureau of Reclamation’s (BOR) study on the EPA’s Animas spill, particularly in light of USACE’s technical expertise and its... Read more »

Yesterday, during a presentation at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) unveiled The Natural Resources Committee’s Federal Footprint Map, which demonstrably illustrates the gargantuan scale of federal land ownership and regulation within the United States. He released the following statement on the impact and scope of the map: “The House Natural Resources Commit... Read more »

Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) hosted a reception to honor the participants and announced the winners of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Stephen F. Austin’s Turner Auditorium. He released the following statement regarding the outstanding art pieces submitted this year: “What an absolute joy it is each year for me to witness such extraordinary talent of East Tex... Read more »

Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) introduced ‘The Kari’s Law Act of 2015’ today in the U.S. House of Representatives. He released the following statement on this legislation which ensures that anyone who dials 9-1-1 will reach emergency personnel, even if the phone typically requires that user to dial “9” to get an outside line: “Two years ago this week, a precious life was cut short tragically. Kari Ren... Read more »