Benefit your friends; make sure your enemies suffer from being your enemies. Louie Gohmert benefitenemyfriend Change image and share on social
I think TARP was the most defining vote since I've been in Congress. It was wrong. You don't nationalize private - it was wrong. It desensitized people to what $700 billion was, which opened the door for a $900 million stimulus, for Obamacare, for all these things. It was wrong. It broke my heart. Louie Gohmert billionbreakcongress share on social
When people say - 'Well, do you miss being a judge since you're in Congress,' I go - 'Only when I want people to sit down and shut up.' Louie Gohmert congressjudgemis Change image and share on social
The dirty little secret on Wall Street: Eighty percent of the Wall Street executives' and their spouses' donations go to Democrats. It's like they've got some kind of little sweet deal, where we'll call you fat cats and demean you and stuff, but you will get richer than your wildest dreams. Louie Gohmert callcatdeal share on social
Anyone who thinks you can pay $3,100 to the federal government and thinks you can get that money back completely in services - like I said - he may go to M-I-T but he is an N-U-T. Louie Gohmert backcompletelyfederal Change image and share on social
The truth is that anyone... that wants to subvert our Constitution to Shariah Law is an enemy of the United States. Louie Gohmert constitutionenemylaw Change image and share on social
Obamacare, without a single Republican vote, cut $700 billion out of Medicare. Louie Gohmert billioncutmedicare Change image and share on social
We've got some people who think Shariah law oughta be the law of the land, forget the Constitution. But the guns are there, the Second Amendment is there, to make sure all of the rest of the amendments are followed. Louie Gohmert amendmentconstitutionforget share on social
It began to really eat away with me that in the '60s the federal government, desiring to help poor moms who were dealing with deadbeat dads, decided, 'We'll help: we'll give a check for every child you can have out of wedlock.' Louie Gohmert 60sbegincheck share on social
There are consequences if you stand up for what you believe. Heck, you might - you might lose your sponsors if you're a talk show host; or if you're running for office, you know, people not give to you or people might not vote for you. Louie Gohmert consequencegiveheck share on social