- Saturday, April 16, 2011
Tea Party rally in downtown Tyler - Friday, April 15, 2011
Rep. Gohmert on the Fox Business Channel discussing the debt ceiling - Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Rep. Gohmert’s Statement on the President’s Budget Speech - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Rep. Louie Gohmert on Fox Business
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Tea Party rally in downtown Tyler
TYLER – The Tyler Tea Party put on the "Tax Day Rally" today starting at 2.
(Read more...)Rep. Gohmert on the Fox Business Channel discussing the debt ceiling
Rep. Gohmert on the Fox Business Channel discussing the debt ceiling. (Read more...)
Rep. Gohmert’s Statement on the President’s Budget Speech
Washington - Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s budget speech this afternoon at George Washington University: (Read more...)
Rep. Louie Gohmert on Fox Business
Congressman Gohmert talks to Gerri Willis about the budget on "The Willis Report." (Read more...)
Rep. Gohmert on Fox Business regarding the government shutdown
Rep. Gohmert on Fox Business regarding the government shutdown. (Read more...)
Shutdown deal…what’s in it?
We avoided a government shutdown at the last minute Friday with a budget deal for the rest of the year. (Read more...)
The New Obama Stimulus and Tax Tango
Later today, the House is expected to vote on HR 4853 -- the “Tax-Cut-and-Stimulus” package that President Obama recently negotiated with the Senate. (Read more...)
Christians and Government
Judge not lest ye be judged. Be ye kind. Be a good Samaritan. Turn the other cheek. Love one another. These are only a few of the scriptures that are so often mentioned by professing Christians who are asking to be disqualified from jury duty for religious reasons. (Read more...)
Most Premeditated Unconstitutional Act by Congress in Decades” May Come to House Floor Next Week
WASHINGTON, DC - In the 1970s, Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle along with constitutional scholars agreed that the only way to give citizens of Washington, D.C. the ability to vote for a U.S. Representative was to amend the Constitution. Although that effort received the vote of two-thirds of the House and Senate, it did not receive ratification by three-fourths of the States needed to make it part of the Constitution. (Read more...)
Gohmert Opposes Government Takeover of Health Care Votes Against H.R. 3590
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a bill that would lead our nation to an unprecedented federal takeover of the health care system. (Read more...)
Use Military Tribunals to Handle Terror Suspects
Trial of the suspected 9/11 coconspirators has brought forth cries that "everyone should have the same rights under our Constitution." They misunderstand the Constitution. It guarantees due process, but that grants different rights in different settings. The burden of proof in criminal cases is quite different from that in civil cases, though the latter may result in the loss of major assets. Respondents in bankruptcy proceedings have very different rights from respondents in administrative or deportation hearings. (Read more...)
Gohmert Mourns the Loss of Former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) released the following statement today on the passing of former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson: (Read more...)
Rep. Gohmert Unveils the Declaration of Health Care Independence
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert (TX-01), along with several Republican colleagues, formally unveiled and signed today the Declaration of Health Care Independence at the U.S. Capitol. (Read more...)
Rep. Gohmert Addresses March for Life Rally
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert (TX-01) addressed a crowd of tens of thousands of pro-life supporters today at the annual March for Life Rally held on the National Mall on the 37th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. (Read more...)
Rep. Gohmert Congratulates East Texas Students at Congressional Art Competition Ceremony
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert (TX-01) announced the winners of the annual district wide art contest, “An Artistic Discovery,” during a reception held at Tyler Junior College. East Texas students of high schools from all over the 1st Congressional District were invited to submit their original work as part of a competition held across the nation. Professors from local colleges served as judges for the competition. (Read more...)