Ted Poe: “on rollcall No. 573, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' Stated against:”

I want to express my strong support for this legislation of which I am an original cosponsor. I was proud to work alongside Ranking Member Engel, Mr. Adam Smith, Mr. McCaul, and Representative Keating on this legislation. Around the globe…

I support the Iranian people exercising some self-determination, and that is one of my indulgents for it.

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

We must not become complacent. We must continue to be vigilant until those ideologies that motivate violent extremism are cast into the dustbin of history.