Press Releases

Rep. Gohmert issued the following statement in light of a federal judge's recent decision to halt the Biden Administration from ending Title 42: “Judge Robert Summerhays’ decision to grant a preliminary injunction preventing the imminent termination of CDC’s Title 42 Order is a promising step toward ensuring that the Biden Administration actually follows the Rule of Law and puts… Read more »

Rep. Louie Gohmert issued the following statement after voting "NO" on H.R. 7790, which would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) $28 million dollars in response to the Biden Administration's baby formula shortage: "Giving the FDA millions of dollars is not going to produce one ounce of baby formula. Getting the FDA out of the way would accomplish that new production. The… Read more »

GOP Reps, Sen. Cruz Demand High Standards Before FDA Considers COVID Vax for 6mo & Up Reps. Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Bill Posey (FL-08) and Jeff Duncan (SC-03), were joined by Sen. Ted Cruz and thirteen other Republican Members in a letter to the FDA and CDC demanding the FDA set an extremely high safety and efficacy standard before considering granting Emergency Use Authorization… Read more »

In January, my staff received a letter addressed to my official office from a Christian missionary, which was already opened and stamped "DOJ MAILROOM" with a date and "X-RAYED" on the stamp. Last week, my office received a second piece of mail from a constituent, mailed from east Texas and postmarked September 2021. It took four-and-a-half months to reach my office and was also opened… Read more »

Congressman Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement for his new bill stopping Chinese intellectual property theft: “When the United States opened up trade with the People’s Republic of China under President Bill Clinton and agreed to their involvement in the World Trade Organization, Americans were promised that economic partnership with the country would be mutually beneficial:… Read more »

“Democrats just voted to fundamentally change this country from a free and prosperous society into a poor and progressive nightmare where people cannot afford to feed their families, pay their utility bills or afford gas. President Biden could not care less about Americans who are struggling to rebuild after a pandemic and months of inflation thanks to his “America last” economic… Read more »

“President Biden is not an emperor or king. He cannot continue to limit the rights and freedoms of Americans in violation of the Constitution using executive orders or unclear OSHA rules that are not based upon a legislative directive. “Biden is creating a two-tiered society that punishes the poor and vulnerable most of all. Americans fear losing their jobs, their homes, and their… Read more »

Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) issued the following statement today in response to the false and unsourced reports regarding the events that unfolded on January 6th.  "No one in my office, including me, participated in the planning of the rally or in any criminal activity on January 6. We did not attend or participate at all. However, I am extremely interested to find out who,… Read more »

“Today, I am introducing the Stop Wasting our Money on Palaces (SWAMP) Act to help protect present and future taxpayers from increasingly burdensome federal government spending. “Our federal bureaucracy is so bloated that we have an estimated 120,000 to 400,000 buildings nationwide. Federal bureaucrats have no real idea how many buildings the American people own and that is obnoxious—it… Read more »

9/11 enraged and pained me like all Americans.  But unlike many of my peers, the events of 9/11 aren’t what compelled me to join the military.  For me, I found myself working as an accountant in a cubical post Col.lege.  From my cubical one day in 2004, I was able to watch the Marines moving through the city… Read more »