Chaos Reigns Behind Scenes on Hill as Dems, GOPers Jockey on Coronavirus Relief, Stimulus Bills

Chaos Reigns Behind Scenes on Hill as Dems, GOPers Jockey on Coronavirus Relief, Stimulus Bills
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2019. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Mark Tapscott
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WASHINGTON—When Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) left his Texas home at 3 a.m. on March 16 to drive to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to catch a flight to Washington, it was to force House Democrats to put changes in writing that they were making to the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” which the chamber approved late March 14.

“God bless Louie, who had to drive from Tyler, Texas, to Dallas at 3 a.m. to make a 6:15 flight that landed at 9:55 a.m. He’s a freaking hero,” a senior congressional aide who requested anonymity told The Epoch Times on March 17.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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