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Ted Poe: We don't know who the rebels are. They may be worse than Muammar Qadhafi. Now, isn't that a lovely situation if they…

On the recordJune 24, 2011
We don't know who the rebels are. They may be worse than Muammar Qadhafi. Now, isn't that a lovely situation if they take control. We replace an oppressive regime with an extremist radical regime, and that's all because we are in a war that was unauthorized by this Congress. Cut off all funds. Vote against this resolution. And that's just the way it is.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas
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Jun 24, 2011

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