Ted Poe: “I would just like to ask, though, is that discretionary with the executive branch? Is that policy, or is that written…”

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.

One in four women will experience domestic violence during their life. Nearly three women are murdered by their spouses every day. This is violent America in our time. Violence in the family unit. These crimes affect the spouse, the…

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

I have had the privilege to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee. My district stretches--or used to stretch--all the way to the Texas-Louisiana border, where the Speaker is from. Some say that is why I was on the Foreign Affairs…