Ted Poe: “I think it is foolhardy that we would make a vote on such an important national security issue if we don't see the side…”

I think they are not doing their job to fight terrorism because the terrorists come in from Pakistan into Afghanistan.

The threat of terrorism remains a deadly challenge for us and our allies around the globe.

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.