Ted Poe

That means we are losing. We are losing. Complex means we are losing.

I think the country is better because of your leadership over the last 6 years.

Thank you for chairing this committee for so many years. It has been a wonderful privilege to be here with you.

The Iranians are spending at least $1 billion on causing terror in the world.

I think they are not doing their job to fight terrorism because the terrorists come in from Pakistan into Afghanistan.

Well, I think they should be listed. I think we are having some problems with our representation of the U.S. in Baghdad, though, and how they are cozy up to Iranian proxies.

We must not become complacent. We must continue to be vigilant until those ideologies that motivate violent extremism are cast into the dustbin of history.

The threat of terrorism remains a deadly challenge for us and our allies around the globe.

I think we are in for a long duration of Iranian terrorist activities throughout the world.

Indefinitely might be a fair answer. Would you say that?

I would just hope that we would, our Government, the United States Government, would designate these two organizations as terrorist groups, proxies of Iran.

That is pretty bipartisan, isn't it?

I am proud to support Mr. Kinzinger's bill, H.R. 4591, the Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act.

U.S. goodwill reflects our shared value that all people deserve opportunities to reach their fullest potential and to promote the common good.

I want to thank co-sponsors Chris Smith and Barbara Lee.

It is my opinion and the opinion of others that Iran is trying to make Iraq a puppet state of Iran.

Thank you for ensuring that children are protected as part of PEPFAR reauthorization, and I yield back the balance of my time.

These groups must be called what they are--terrorists.

I support the Iranian people exercising some self-determination, and that is one of my indulgents for it.

The Iraqi people are now in the streets demanding a change.

Iran is not interested in building a strong and sovereign Iraq.

Make no mistake about it, Iran wants to make Iraq a puppet state of Iran.

For years, Iran has gone unchecked as it expanded its influence and recruited legions of murdering proxies across the Middle East.

I applaud the sanctions applied to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard.