President Obama is exposing the American people to unparalleled danger for the sake of a claimed political deal by allowing one of America’s most committed enemies to move to the brink of possessing nuclear weapons. This desperate legacy ploy not only shatters U.S. credibility in foreign relations, it rewards one of the worst violators of human rights with the most powerful weapon the world knows. Relaxing sanctions before Iran had even agreed to anything sent a clear message to Iran that the Pr...
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For the safety of the nation and the world, the Congress needs to "defund any effort" and make illegal the Obama administration's proposed deal with Iran over its nuclear capabilities, Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert said Friday on Newsmax TV's "America's Forum." "In the last 24 hours, the administration has already capitulated on almost every important term and now says they're not going to require verification of what Iran has," he said. "How could you ever have any kind of deal on nuclear talks if y...
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It was a fairly sleepy congressional hearing, the last in a two-week marathon of appearances by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler before lawmakers to defend his agency's net neutrality rules. But then Louie Gohmert chimed in. Gohmert (R-Tex.), an outspoken critic of the agency's rules that prevent Internet providers from blocking Web sites or speeding some of them up over others, exploded during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. His voice rising to a shout, Gohm...
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Gwen Jones, of Chandler, pins an award on her father, John Dudley Meadows, during his surprise 91st birthday party. Rep. Louie Gohmert paid a visit to the party to show his support for the veteran. Courtesy photo One Air Force veteran had a surprise visit from a US congressman during a recent birthday party. John Dudley Meadows, father of Chandler resident Gwen Jones, was not expecting to attend his birthday party March 20 – with his birthday still two weeks away – and he was certainly not expec...
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The Club for Growth, America’s leading advocate for economic freedom and limited government, announced today that Congressman Gohmert has received the Defender of Economic Freedom Award for his voting record in Congress during calendar year 2014. Congressman Gohmert received a score of 97 in 2014 and has a lifetime score of 90. This year, only 34 Members of Congress will receive the Award. Starting in 2011, The Club for Growth required Representatives and Senators to not only score 90 or better ...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert is keeping his fingers crossed that House Speaker John Boehner will put the kibosh on a Homeland Security funding vote, as long as it includes money for protecting millions of illegal immigrants from deportation. Asked whether Boehner will bow to his conservative constituency, Gohmert, a Texas Republican, told "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV: "He said we're not caving, giving in and we're going to stand firm. That's what he said even as recently as yesterday. Hopefully...
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U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, called radical Islamists such as ISIS, “weeds” and “bugs” while speaking to farmers on Wednesday at a luncheon honoring growers across the region. Gohmert noted recent comments by State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf, who said the U.S. should look for new approaches to dealing with terrorists, because it would be impossible to win a war on terror without addressing why recruits are joining the cause. “We’re killing a lot of them, and we’re going to keep killi...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding the federal judge in South Texas’ decision to temporarily halt President Obama’s unlawful blanket amnesty order: “The United States is a nation of laws, not royal decrees. This ruling is not only a victory for the American people, it is a big win for those hoping the U.S. will continue to follow its own Constitution. The Obama Administration needed its unfettered disregard for the law and the Constitution halted– and this ruli...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today regarding the new data from the Census Bureau that shows the United States added twice as many immigrants as jobs since 2000—while the number of Americans not working increased dramatically: “It is truly astounding that the federal government has added two new immigrants for each additional job created in the United States since 2000. According to Census Bureau data, in the past 15 years there were only 9.3 million jobs created wh...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) is attacking the Obama administration’s immigration policies, following the release of a report revealing that for every job created in the U.S. since 2000, the government has added two immigrants. “This new information is compounded by the fact that the President is implementing policies that would unilaterally declare illegal immigrants as ‘lawfully present’ in the United States, making job hunting even more difficult for over 90 million Americans who are eligible to ...
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