Mar 15, 2011
For every dollar handed out we will be able to ask, How does this further the interest of the United States?
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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Mar 15, 2011
Mr. Speaker, they cry peace, peace, peace in the daylight, but, when darkness of the night comes, they murder the innocent. Such was the case over the weekend when suspected Palestinian radicals killed five Israeli members of the Fogel…
Mar 15, 2011
In my opinion the foreign aid process is a mess. Fifty years after a Foreign Aid Authorization Act the process is still what President Kennedy called bureaucratic, fragmented, awkward, and slow.
Mar 14, 2011
Mr. Speaker, in the days of merry old England, King James commissioned the translation of the Bible into English. He made it possible for the common man to have access to the Scriptures. This is the 400-year anniversary of the 1611…
Mar 11, 2011
Mr. Speaker, Ashton Cline-McMurry, a 16-year-old kid with cerebral palsy, was walking home from a football game in Massachusetts when he was ambushed, beaten, stabbed, and murdered. One of the killers, Loeun Heng, an illegal from Cambodia…
Mar 10, 2011
Mr. Speaker, on December 14, Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered in Arizona by bandits crossing into the United States. Border agents approached armed invaders carrying AK-47s. A shootout occurred where Terry was shot and killed…
Mar 10, 2011
Madam Chair, on rollcall No. 169 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Stated against:
Mar 9, 2011
What are we doing besides talking? It just seems to me, when all is said and done, more is said than done.
Mar 9, 2011
I sincerely just hope that the United States is able to use its prestige to encourage Iraq to let these people live in peace.
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