Ted Poe actually said...

"But regime change--I mean, I personally think the best hope for the world for safety, including in Iran, is for the people of Iran to have free elections and to let the people of Iran really decide wh..."

"I don't think this is a clear-cut case at all that calls for absolute rejection and renunciation by the Congress of the United States."

"This is a dangerous gamble for us to make with U.S. national security, and it is not a gamble that I or any of us should be willing to take."

"I have received numerous questions from people in Texas, and I will submit those for the record."