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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Today, Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement thanking the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) for the ‘Speaker of Truth’ award: “What a privilege it is to speak at the Endowment for Middle East Truth’s 9th Annual ‘Rays of Light in the Darkness’ dinner and to be presented with the ‘Speaker of Truth’ award. Sarah Stern, EMET founder and president, has truly been a fount of wisdom in the nation’s Capitol – educating key policy makers on the importance of the United States’ ...
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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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More Republicans are coming out in opposition to Obamatrade—the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) which would fast-track the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)—pushing back against House leadership’s effort to ram it through the House. “Trade deals should be about creating jobs,” Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), an influential Alabamian who serves in a senior position on the House Appropriations Committee, told Breitbart News. “At this point I am skeptical that any trade deal President Obama – or any pre...
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Korean War veteran Tom Sullivan was presented with the Korean Service Medal, the UN Korea Medal and the National Defense Service Medal on Sunday at Community Christian Fellowship Church in Lindale. Family, friends and the church congregation joined the 83-year-old Lindale resident as U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert presented him with the medals during the church’s morning services. Sullivan said he didn’t receive his medals earlier because records of his service in Korea could not be found. However, he ...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) told two federal land officials, “I come bearing good news. I think if your employees keep up the arrogance, keep denying access to the land then very soon we’ll be able to dramatically cut your employees back and start turning those powers over to the states.” Gohmert’s comments came during a Joint Legislative Hearing "To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes” in late May. Deputy Director of Operati...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to implement the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which would assert federal authority over the nation's streams and small water where it may be found: “Yet again, the Obama Administration is grabbing control of areas the Constitution and law do not allow. The federal government’s control over navigable waterways is being dramatically expanded to potentially allow c...
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Republicans blasted the Obama administration on Wednesday after the EPA issued new rules to protect small streams, tributaries, and wetlands from pollution and development that House Speaker John Boehner called "a raw and tyrannical power grab that will crush jobs." "The rule is being shoved down the throats of hard-working people with no input, and places landowners, small businesses, farmers, and manufacturers on the road to a regulatory and economic hell," the Ohio Republican said. Arizona Re...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding a federal appeals court ruling today which upheld the temporary injunction preventing President Obama’s executive amnesty from proceeding while the case proceeds in the trial court: “This ruling is the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals confirmation of the Constitution’s allocation of power while also tacitly agreeing with President Obama’s declaration time and time again that a president does not have the power to carry out ...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) says the Interior Department may be breaking the law as it develops the forthcoming stream protection rule. He was referring to the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement's decision not to share new documents on the regulation with cooperating states. Mining companies, states and pro-coal lawmakers, many of them skeptical of the proposal, see OSMRE's actions as another misstep in the rulemaking and a potential legal flaw. Gohmert, chairman of the House...
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