May 24, 2017
I thank the gentlewoman for her strong comments. I know where she stands on the issue of victims of violence. Mr. Speaker, the 2-year anniversary of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act will be Monday. As a former judge and…
Ted Poe
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Ted Poe is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Texas's 2nd congressional district from 2005 to 2019. Born on October 10, 1948, Poe is a former judge and prosecutor, bringing a legal background to his political career. During his time in Congress, he was known for his strong stance on issues such as national security, immigration, and crime. Poe was a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he advocated for various legislative measures related to these areas.
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May 24, 2017
I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his comments, and now for his work on this issue of trafficking. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho), another Ted here in Congress. Ted Yoho is serving Florida's…
May 23, 2017
it is Iranian hands that have made IEDs, the explosively formed projectiles that tore through our Up-Armored Humvees in Iraq.
May 23, 2017
I have introduced H.R. 478, the IRGC Terrorist Sanctions Act, and it would designate the IRGC for its terrorist activity under Executive Order 13224.
May 23, 2017
I thank Chairman Goodlatte for the time and also his work on this issue of human sex trafficking in the United States. I support this legislation. I also compliment Congresswoman Wagner, Congresswoman Bass, Congresswoman Maloney, and…
May 23, 2017
This Monday, America honors its war dead. We call it Memorial Day. Many Americans do not realize that there are 25 United States cemeteries overseas for America's war dead. The one in Luxembourg is one that I have visited and I find quite…
May 23, 2017
I thank the chairman for bringing up this legislation. Mr. Speaker, this past February, in my hometown of Houston, Texas, we hosted the 51st Super Bowl. For most Americans, the Super Bowl is a fun-filled day spent with friends, family, and…
May 22, 2017
It looks like Turkish President Erdogan has brought his brutal crackdown on human rights to Washington, D.C. For years, Erdogan has attacked Turkey's democratic institutions, undermined the rule of law, and violated Turkish civil…
May 22, 2017
This is an excellent piece of legislation. Like Ms. Frankel mentioned during her comments on the floor, we had the opportunity to go to Peru together to visit children who were way up in the mountains being protected from those deviants…
May 19, 2017
On this legislation, I think it is important that individuals understand probation officers. I worked at the courthouse in Houston, Texas, as a prosecutor and then as a criminal court judge for 22 years. I had probation officers report to…
May 19, 2017
As the hot Texas sun set in the west last night at about 10 p.m., the brave first responders of the San Antonio Fire Department answered the alarms as a strip mall went up in a fiery inferno. Sixty-one fire trucks with lights and sirens…
May 18, 2017
On July 7, 2016, while a demonstration was taking place in Dallas, Texas, and police officers were protecting the demonstrators, a sniper rang out shots. After the smoke cleared, five Dallas police officers were murdered, seven others were…
May 17, 2017
These were real people. And as Sheriff Reichert said earlier, these people have families. Lastly, I would like to mention one other officer whose name I read. His name was Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner. He worked at a little bitty police…
May 17, 2017
I thank the chairman for yielding me time, and I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their comments on this legislation. The bill promotes religious freedom throughout the world. Mr. Speaker, as has been mentioned, it has been 60…
May 17, 2017
Thank you, Sheriff. I appreciate your comments, Lawyer Gowdy; as I call him, his comments. I know that the outlaws in Washington State are glad you are in Congress and you are not back in Washington arresting them and putting them in the…
May 17, 2017
She was born at evening time as a full Moon rose over Texas. Ivy Frances Shoemaker joined the world weighing 7 pounds and was 20 inches long. Her birth was on May 9 in Dallas. The miracle of birth is God's blessing to the rest of us. It is…
May 16, 2017
Like a character out of Looney Tunes, the incorrigible little Kim of North Korea and his minions can't stop rattling their sabers. New satellite images show a prolonged and heightened level of activity at North Korea's underground nuclear…
May 3, 2017
For years, Pakistan has provided support for America's enemies with American blood on their hands. Pakistan has supported the Taliban providing them safe haven, cash, and weapons. It is no coincidence that the leader of the Taliban was…
May 2, 2017
According to Kuauhtemoc Rodriguez, called K-Rod, a VA employee at the medical center in Phoenix, Arizona-- yes, that famous VA hospital--he has been threatened and harassed by the VA for speaking up about excessive wait times for vets to…
May 2, 2017
I thank the chairman and ranking member for sponsoring this legislation. Mr. Speaker, a few years ago, North Korea ordered its missile units on standby to strike the United States. Little Kim, as I call him, and his generals convened a…
May 2, 2017
At the young age of 23, Nick Castle knew he had a higher calling. So directly following his graduation, he headed overseas to China to teach English, volunteering in the Peace Corps. Sadly, Nick became seriously ill after becoming an…
May 1, 2017
After the United States toppled the Government of Libya, the nation became a failed state, one that is a brothel of slavery. Fleeing persecution from terrorists and vast famine, west Africans hand their life savings over to drivers who…
Apr 26, 2017
When our forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the goal was simple: remove the Taliban government that sheltered the plotters of the 9/11 attacks on America, and destroy al-Qaida. Nearly 16 years later, Afghanistan is still a haven for…
Apr 26, 2017
40-year-old Mexican national Oscar Perez Rangel had already been deported twice. He left the United States with a host of felony convictions, including attempted robbery by firearms and illegal reentry. But holes in the U.S. border allowed…
Apr 26, 2017
We should not accept sending money to a country that supports a terrorist group that kills Americans.
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