“We can’t produce synthetic fibers. Uhhh, so much of the carpets and rugs we have, synthetic. The toothbrush, you wouldn’t have a modern day toothbrush,” Republican Texas Congressman (and no snarky name I can come up with will be better than what he was called in high school) Louie Gohmert began. “Now I realize that yes, there are people who have used bark off certain trees to brush their teeth. I get that, but I kind’ve like having a modern day toothbrush myself. You wouldn’t have that without fossil fuels, particularly natural gas.”