A Texas congressman known for his criticism of the federal government’s handling of the threat of Islamic terrorism called the newly reported existence of a terrorist enclave in his state “appalling.” Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, vice chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, criticized the government’s “lackluster” response to the enclave’s parent organization, Muslims of the Americas, which has been regarded by law enforcement officials as a front for a ...
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LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) -69 years ago today in 1945 would have been the fourth day of fighting in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. Lufkin's Ben Weber was there on the Japanese island fighting for his country. Sunday, Weber stood in front of his church, family and friends and finally received the medals he earned as soldier. The almost 90-year-old Ben Weber put on the exact uniform he wore in the Army nearly 70 years to receive the medals he earned while serving the United States during Worl...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding his decision last night to vote against the debt ceiling increase: “Under President Obama’s stewardship, we’re charging our bills to a credit card, running up the debt. It’s time for sensible, no-nonsense action. Congress needs to cut up the President’s credit cards, put in place a debt repayment plan and set this country on a responsible fiscal path. Passing a clean debt ceiling gave away the only leverage we had to force con...
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(KLTV) - President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night prompted strong responses from East Texas representatives in Congress. Congressman Louie Gohmert attended Tuesday night's speech, but said the President simply offered nice words and noble goals with little productive action behind them. The President touched on issues ranging from gun control to pay equality and reducing the US dependence on foreign energy. The underlying tone was the need for Congressional cooperation and unit...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding his decision to vote against the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Bill, which is not a farm-only bill, but rather a conduit for food stamps and other public assistance programs: "While I previously voted in favor of the House version of the FARRM Bill, I could not vote in good conscience for the version put before us today. Although the bill voted on today did include some of the reforms that we fought fo...
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Most of us are fiercely protective of young girls, which is why as a judge I have sent men to prison for having relations with them. There have been rare cases where a young girl claimed she consented to relations, but as a civil society, we have deemed that there is an age below which a young person cannot be allowed to enter contracts, including giving effective consent to sexual relations. So as a society we say that such consent did not count; therefore, it is statutory rape and prison is an...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the followings statement today regarding his vote against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “It is high time that Congress reclaims it’s war powers authority. This bill continues to provide the President unilateral authority to engage in war. Unilateral authority of this nature should not solely lie in the hands of the President - especially when both he and his administration have proven time and time again unfaithful to the very principles this ...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) challenged Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) assertion that the budget deal he negotiated with Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) does not violate conservative principles even though it raises federal spending beyond the $967 billion limit set by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA). “I want to be supportive because I know Paul worked hard on it, but - and he says it doesn’t violate our principles - but it violates the previous agreement we had. And that’s kinda part of my principl...
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TYLER — Conservatives showered two Texas political lightning rods with applause and thanks inside Harvey Convention Center on Friday night as they shared their thoughts on what is going wrong in Washington and right in East Texas. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, both R-Texas, were honored with “Champions of Freedom” awards at a dinner event by Grassroots America — We the People Friday night. More than 600 people attended. Gohmert shared stories about personal stands he made and t...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) hosted a reception to honor the participants and announced the winners of the 2014 Congressional Art Competition on Sunday, December 8, 2013, in Marshall, Texas. He released the following statement regarding the outstanding art pieces submitted this year: “This weekend, it was exciting to see all the creativity and skill from the First Congressional District of Texas displayed at the Michelson Museum of Art. Throughout history, art and its expression have always been v...
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