Ted Poe: “Just like our friends in Europe, we don't have time to wait around on government.”

For more than 7 years, the butcher of Syria has been slaughtering his own people. This relentless mass murderer has left half a million dead and millions others displaced. He has bombed, gassed, gunned down, and executed the Syrian people…

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

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

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