Ted Poe actually said...

"We are going to need additional sanctions on Iran unless we get a good agreement and we are not going to get a good agreement if we don't have the prospect of much tougher sanctions, regime-threatenin..."

"I think it has been a terrible mistake."

"The best sanctions didn't come from our committee. The best sanctions came from lowering the price of oil from $140 down to below $75."

"He has not changed their philosophy about destruction of Israel and the United States and we ought to deal with them with that understanding."