[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 43 (Sunday, March 21, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H1820-H1821]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    YOU CAN'T SAY YOU WEREN'T WARNED

  (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GOHMERT. I would ask my colleagues across the aisle--sometimes I 
raise my voice. I'm not going to do this, so I need you to listen. I'm 
very sincere.
  I know that there are some wonderful-hearted people that have been

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standing against this bill from a pro-life position. They're good 
hearts. But they've been sold a bill of goods. You don't have to 
believe me.
  I had an incredible non-reversal rate as a judge and chief justice; 
as a lawyer very successful. But let me tell you, there are people 
waiting to get the executive order struck down the moment it is signed. 
You needed to hear from somebody who understands your heart and 
understands where you're coming from. The executive order won't work. 
Then in the end, your standout will have been for nothing.
  Please take another look at it. This is the wrong thing to have your 
vote swayed by. You can't say you weren't warned.

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