Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) declared that the public should be “burning up the phone lines” on Capitol Hill in support of Obamacare’s repeal in light of comments insulting the American public’s intelligence and citing the opaque nature of the law as an “advantage” by the law’s architect Jonathan Gruber on Wednesday’s broadcast of the “Sean Hannity Show.” “Who really needs to be upset with what was said, is the American public, they were called stupid, and he fooled them once, but now if they don’t...
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LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) - The ownership of water came under fire at the monthly Angelina County Commissioners Court meeting, Wednesday morning. All four commissioners and County Judge Wes Suiter said they are against a new proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency that would redefine waters owned by the United States. "Show me the law that gives you the authority to do this and that's what we're doing,“ Suiter said. “We're in opposition to them arbitrarily changing the law.” Suiter presen...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding the election results in Texas and throughout the country: “This election reinforces that I am the most blessed servant member of the United States Congress. The overwhelming majority of east Texans want their children to at least have the chance for a better life than they have had. Proverbs says, ‘Where there is no vision, the people perish.’ Unfortunately, if there was vision in this administration, it has been one of full g...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today concerning the breaking news that the Obama Administration is planning to treat non-U.S. citizens infected with Ebola in the United States: “According to what has been discovered from this administration, my concerns expressed in recent weeks that the Obama Administration had probably cut a deal with foreign leaders to let their Ebola patients come to the United States were apparently spot on. Completely ignoring the fatal nature ...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert blasted the Obama administration on Newsmax TV on Monday for an "insane" decision to send thousands of U.S. troops abroad to combat Ebola in western Africa — work he said is better done by volunteers and medical professionals. Gohmert, appearing on "MidPoint" with host Ed Berliner, questioned whether the U.S. military is the best option for constructing field hospitals and providing other logistical support to disease-containment efforts in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. "M...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding the 27 World War II veterans who will travel to Washington, D.C. this week to tour the United States Capitol and experience the World War II Memorial: “These valiant veterans deserve our utmost respect. When Brookshire's gets them all the way to Washington, DC, I want to make sure their experience is worthy of the dedication they have had for our country. For most of them, this will be their one trip to ever see their Capitol,...
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Houston’s power-mad Mayor Annise Parker has backtracked on those subpoenas that she had the city issue to five city pastors, at taxpayer expense. The mayor made the move as Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sent a letter to Parker asking that she withdraw the subpoenas “immediately.” Attorney General Greg Abbott Asks Houston City Attorney to Withdraw Subpoenas Seeking Sermons, Other Documents from Houston-area Pastors AUSTIN — Attorney General Abbott today asked that the Houston City Attorney t...
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On Wednesday, senior lawmakers were scrambling to keep up with information on the growing Ebola threat after a second person in Dallas was diagnosed with the deadly virus. Several lawmakers told TheBlaze that they want answers as to why Obama administration and health officials failed to take extensive precautions immediately when evidence suggested that an Ebola outbreak was possible and why first responders have had ineffective training regarding the contagion. The issue became more perilous W...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) said Wednesday that the American public should have no trust in the Centers for Disease Control after it failed to impose protocols in Dallas to stop the spread of Ebola, and then blamed nurses for contracting the virus. The CDC initially indicated that the Dallas nurse who was treating the first Ebola patient, Thomas Duncan, somehow violated a safety protocol, and that allowed the virus to spread. But a nurse group on Wednesday day there were no protocols, and that ...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today regarding the Republican National Committee Chairman, Reince Preibus,’ remarks and release of the unity document, ‘Principles for American Renewal’: “It is about time that the Republican Party stops the war on conservatives and takes a strong stand for principles that make our nation stronger, which happen to be conservative. This nation’s foundation was on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness through limited government, not...
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