Ted Poe actually said...

"We can't use oil or the petroleum products as a strategic diplomatic tool if we do not update our export oil policies."

"I think we need to ship it because it will create tax revenues for this country and I think America can do it better than anybody else."

"Maria Corina sought to denounce the human rights abuses occurring in Venezuela but this broken institution, led by a cowardly Secretary General, chose to side with Maduro instead."

"We need to reinforce that. I think we have a responsibility as the leader of the free world to promote freedom much more actively."