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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.
Our government spies on Americans. Section 702 was designed to go after the bad guys overseas, but it is being used to collect communications of Americans in America without a search warrant under the Fourth Amendment. The amendment that…
``Lastly you said, I want to show people that one night of drinking can ruin a life. A life, one life, yours, you forgot about mine. Let me rephrase for you, I want to show people that one night of drinking can ruin two lives. You and me…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Duncan of Tennessee The Acting…
For 20 years, North Korea was designated as a state sponsor of terrorism for its repeated support for international terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
I want to thank the bill's author, Judge Ted Poe, who has long pressed this issue.
I thank the chairman for his comments. Pakistan is playing everybody. They take our money, it goes through ISI, and it ends up in the hands of the Taliban and Afghanistan that is killing Americans. And, yes, they file reimbursements about…
I have an desk amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 126, line 13, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $200,000,000)''. The…
A Texas father wrote me this week: ``I heard your statements . . . about removing the so-called judge in the Stanford swimmer's rape case. I do hope you pursue this all the way to his elimination. ``As the father of a daughter that was…
I assure you the Georgians feel that this is about territorial reengagement and reexpansion.
Are the Russians going to stay in that one-third portion of Georgia, Crimea, and eastern Ukraine?
I think we need to understand history, especially the way the Russians understand history so that we can move forward.
It happened right under the entire community's nose: 8-year-old Jen--that is correct, 8 years old--was raped and tortured almost on a daily basis. Jen was not kidnapped by a stranger or abused by a relative. She was sold for sex by a…
Two Stanford students were biking one night when they noticed a half naked woman lying motionless behind a dumpster with a male student on top of her. When they confronted the attacker, the man took off in the darkness of the night. The…
Going after sources of revenue for terrorists can be a powerful tool to render them powerless.
Texas has been hammered by historic torrential rain and flooding. As the Texas floodwaters rose, 12 soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, were crossing Owl Creek in a 2\1/2\-ton Light Medium Tactical Vehicle when it became stuck in the Owl Creek…
Jane Maharam was, above all, a survivor. She always rose above adversity. She was a teacher, a music producer, a textile owner, a mother, a grandmother. She was happily married to her childhood sweetheart, but 31 years after her marriage…
Born in the 1920s, he grew up in the Depression of the 1930s, poor, like more most rural American children. Fresh vegetables were grown in the family garden behind the small frame house. His mother made sandwiches for school out of…
The gentlewoman is exactly correct. That is really what we are supposed to be doing, is helping those that are the least fortunate, the most vulnerable in our community. And there is no more vulnerable people than our children. Mr…
I thank the gentlewoman for her comments. As the gentlewoman knows and has been mentioned on the House floor, I think, by Mr. Weber, Houston, Texas, is a hub for child sex trafficking in the United States, and it is because of our…
It is either we are going to face reality or there is going to be more and more of our people slaughtered.
I thank the gentleman from Florida. I appreciate his comments. He made several excellent points, the NIMBY attitude that some people have, not in my backyard. I met with a father last week. He came to my office and told me the story of how…
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