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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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Jan 11, 2019

Absolutely. And we are going to continue this on--it will be 22 days, 23 days, hopefully, not long, but we are going to highlight what is going on. The compassionate thing is--and as you brought up, this is not anti-immigration. This is…

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Jan 11, 2019

President Trump has taken a lot of heat about Mexico paying for the wall. I talked to the President about this when he was a candidate, and I think that is an issue that we do need to talk about. When you look at the facts, Mexico, since…

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Jan 11, 2019

It is worse. So my proposal is that we, as a body, start looking at rerouting that money. If 90 percent of those drugs are coming through legal ports on our southwest border, in addition to the open, porous border, would it not make more…

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Jan 11, 2019

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding, who is a great friend of mine. I think the pictures you have up there speak a loud picture of the other side of the 21-day shutdown, of what is really going on. Yesterday and today, we have…

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Jan 10, 2019

The President has shown his willingness to negotiate and has negotiated. The President has proposed various dollar amounts he is willing to accept for border security, has said he is ready to discuss DACA, and has listened to the other…

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Dec 20, 2018

I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Al Green) for organizing this Special Order. It is an honor to be here to advocate on behalf of one of America's citizens. I have the honor of chairing the Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee on Foreign…

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Dec 11, 2018

We wanted, when we started to draft the BUILD Act our goal was to move countries from aid to trade.

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Dec 11, 2018

It perplexes me, because we look over there and there are places that don't have water. They don't have electricity.

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Dec 11, 2018

Saying that, my questions are recognizing the diversity among African countries, what is your assessment on the region's economic growth and how do you choose the best country to work with?

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Dec 11, 2018

How will the BUILD Act improve U.S. companies' competitiveness in Africa and what should their key areas of focus be as they look to better support U.S. companies?

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Dec 11, 2018

With this resolution, the United States recognizes its longstanding and multifaceted relationship with the Republic of Korea, one that runs much deeper than the headlines of today's news may convey. Once among the world's poorest countries…

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