. >>> louie gomert found a new target for anti-obama anger.ase of the white house salary report. white house staffers make between 40,000 and 172,000 a year. many of them haven't had a raise since president obama's inauguration. but louie gomert doesn't let facts get in the way of a good rant. last month he accused the president of helping islamic terrorists. now he's going after folks on the low end of the white house payroll. >> this administration doesn't have anybody making less than $40,000. i guess there's just so much greatness when you're associated with this white house, you deserved to be paid more. i don't know. >> we're scrolling while we speak. >> don't forget the 34 czars that are out there dictating policy, and let's face it, garrett. when you're a dictator, you need to be paid more. and i am being sarcastic. >> typical republican talk. gomert's attacking the people making 40 grand a year, while he give tax breaks to wall street. and i want to point out that louie gomert makes more money in his government job than the highest pa

. >> congressman louie gomert of texas also minimizing the risk. >> there is money. you go day to day, you look at the asserts that are available. there is money to pay those things. i can't help but be a little cynical here. because we find out the president has a big birthday bash scheduled for august 3rd, celebrities flying in from all over. and lo and behold, august 2nd is the deadline for getting something done so that he can have this massive -- maybe the biggest fundraising dinner in history for a birthday celebration. >> and here's iowa congressman steve king. >> it's not default. they've been calling it default to try to stampede people into taking a bad deal here in this congress. the american people understand this. they understand at least intuitively that it would be the president who would willfully default if there's to be a default. i'd like to think the investor markets understand that, too. >> keeping them honest, there's little reason to think that's true. and plenty of people in the gop establishment and the business community sending up warning f