Ted Poe: “My opinion is they do this in the name of their radical Islamic religious beliefs.”

I want to express my strong support for this legislation of which I am an original cosponsor. I was proud to work alongside Ranking Member Engel, Mr. Adam Smith, Mr. McCaul, and Representative Keating on this legislation. Around the globe…

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.

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

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