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Ted Yoho

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Ted Yoho is a former U.S. Representative from Florida, serving in the House from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Yoho represented Florida's 3rd congressional district. During his time in office, he was known for his focus on issues such as healthcare, agriculture, and fiscal responsibility. Yoho was also a member of the House Freedom Caucus, which advocates for limited government and conservative principles.

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May 21, 2014

I would like to thank my colleague, Mr. Miller. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4031, the Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014. For far too long, problems of patient neglect have persisted at…

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May 20, 2014

We are giving all this foreign aid, and then we have the situation with what we have with the Boko Haram.

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May 20, 2014

What do you do to the government to change government without telling them how to live?

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May 20, 2014

How can you do that when over 70 percent of the population is below poverty? They don't have a voice.

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May 20, 2014

When we ignore--when we allow children to be kidnapped because they are partaking in Western education, we are failing our own children here.

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May 20, 2014

And I want to know what we are going to do from a foreign policy standpoint to change the dynamics of that.

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May 20, 2014

If Nigeria can address its corruption in a meaningful way, there is no limit on what that country can become.

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May 20, 2014

I would like to thank Mr. Goodlatte. Madam Speaker, I rise in complete support of erasing human trafficking from the face of the Earth. I am a proud cosponsor of all the bipartisan bills before us today, bills that will give us, the…

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May 20, 2014

Boko Haram is just a fruition of government not being in check and taking care of what they need to because they are not building the infrastructure.

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May 20, 2014

Boko Haram means, I think, 'Western education is a sin.'

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May 20, 2014

If they don't care for their own people, we can't go in there.

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May 8, 2014

So I think this is, quite frankly, long overdue.

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