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Ted Poe: My district is in Hurricane Alley. Since I've been elected to Congress, we have had five hurricanes: Katrina, Rita…

On the recordSeptember 23, 2010
My district is in Hurricane Alley. Since I've been elected to Congress, we have had five hurricanes: Katrina, Rita, Humbert, Gustav, and Ike. Hurricane season is about over in southeast Texas, but hurricane season is coming late this year to Washington. The weather report for Washington, D.C., is just in. Gale force winds are expected in November. There is a hurricane coming, and it's going to hit D.C., and it's not going to have just one name. It's going to have the names of millions of Americans. The voice of citizens will be here and clear the air. We the people proclaim, hold elites and taxacrats accountable who have stopped being responsive to the will of the people. And just as hurricane force winds hit Washington in 1814 to drive the British out of town, this American hurricane will drive the irresponsible arrogant from having the rule over the people. The American hurricane is on a direct path to the Potomac. And because of the abusive spending, borrowing, and taxing by government, the elites will have sown the wind, and now they're going to reap the whirlwind. And that's just the way it is.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas
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govinfo.gov
Sep 23, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker addresses the impact of government actions likened to a hurricane affecting the American people.

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