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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.

Dec 21, 2010

Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Daniel E. Lungren), the former Attorney General of California.

Congressional Record · 2010-12-21
Dec 21, 2010

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I do want to thank the gentlelady from New York (Mrs. Maloney) and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), who are both sitting here together to show their support for this bipartisan…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-21
Dec 21, 2010

Madam Speaker, when a young girl is kidnapped in a foreign country and brought into the United States and used as a sex slave and law enforcement gets involved, she is treated as a victim of crime. If a young girl who is an American…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-21
Dec 17, 2010

Madam Speaker, the Interior Department said there will be a new ban on offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. That will cost us thousands of good-paying jobs in the gulf region, especially around Texas and Louisiana. The administration…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-17
Dec 17, 2010

Madam Speaker, it was about midnight when gunfire erupted in a remote area of Rio Rico, Arizona, a city near the border of Mexico and the United States. Border Patrol agents and unknown gunmen exchanged shots in the dark, and one shot…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-17
Dec 16, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, S. 4005, the Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010, makes a simple, yet very important, technical change to Federal law to facilitate asset…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-16
Dec 16, 2010

I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, patent law is complicated. It is difficult. It is messy. Now, that's why law schools have a special track for those that want to be patent lawyers. They get their own…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-16
Dec 16, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. It is widely recognized that patent litigation is too expensive, too time-consuming, and too unpredictable. H.R. 628 addresses these concerns by authorizing a pilot program in…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-16
Dec 16, 2010

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the forfeiture concept is very important to the helping of our law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. It is the concept that criminals, drug cartels make a lot of…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-16
Dec 16, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he wishes to consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa), who is a sponsor of this bill.

Congressional Record · 2010-12-16
Dec 15, 2010

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I strongly support this legislation. I once again want to thank the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan) for his efforts in this. It's a perfect example of how, if…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-15

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