Ted Poe actually said...

"Maduro and the Government of Venezuela need to address the grievances of its people through dialogue, and respect freedom of expression and assembly as the basic human rights and principles of a democ..."

"The Castro brothers continue to aid and abet the Maduro regime just as they have aided and abetted the FARC guerillas in Colombia."

"I am extremely worried about our lack of attention to the many threats to democracy in our own hemisphere."

"People yearning for freedom are looking to the U.S. for our leadership in defense of liberty, but instead, this administration is offering solar panels through costly USAID projects."