Ted Poe actually said...

"I don't believe in the philosophy that if we tighten the rules to get into the United States that with encourage people to come illegally."

"The silence is deafening. These are our heroes from every standpoint, and we continue to be silent, and it is very disturbing."

"Release Andrew now, today, so that he can procure badly needed treatment for PTSD. He is a hero."

"We are not forgetting this Marine. We are not forgetting any of them, whether they were killed in action or whether they are wounded or whether they come back with the wounds of war."