Ted Poe: “Israel is our great friend and ally. For over 50 years, the United States and Israeli leaders have been close friends.”

I think the country is better because of your leadership over the last 6 years.

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.

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

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