After Nancy Pelosi became Speaker, we were told, 'She's the first female speaker of the House, so whether we like it or not, we've got to handle this with kid gloves. Don't go after Speaker Pelosi. You can go after other people, but you'll be branded as mean and evil if you go after the first female Speaker of the House.'

So [his] real concern now [is] … if oil stops running through the pipeline … do we need a study to see how adversely the caribou would be affected if that warm oil ever quit flowing?” Gohmert's comments were not favorably received by the rest of the committee; reportedly Alaskan representative Don Young was forced to stifle his laughter in response. Amazing. " When residents began calling Gohmert's office complaining about issues like trash and parking he told them to speak to local government officials instead.

Representative from Texas's First Congressional District. Louis Buller (Louie) Gohmert Jr.