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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.

Nov 15, 2010

Well, I think that the current plan really is a two-part plan. The plan isn't just to erect a few signs in Arizona, saying, We can't take care of you. Travel north of Interstate 8 and, as you mentioned, really secede the land south of…

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Nov 15, 2010

I appreciate your yielding time, Judge Gohmert. Yes, on November 2 the American public, the American people, the American voters went to the polls and they voted. And it's a good thing that they vote, and we have the right to vote. As you…

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Nov 15, 2010

Mr. Speaker, it was just another day on the Texas border on October 1, 2010. A young couple, David and Tiffany Hartley, were on Falcon Lake. Falcon Lake is a massive lake that borders Mexico in the State of Texas, an international border…

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Nov 15, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Cao), who not only is from Louisiana, he is from New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Nov 15, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. I want to thank Representative John Lewis, the gentleman from Georgia, for authoring this legislation and for his long, long work, many years in the civil rights movement, along…

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Nov 15, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The copyright bill before us today is an important housekeeping measure that contains largely technical and clarifying amendments to title 17 of the United States Code. For the few…

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Nov 15, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. The purpose of H. Con. Res. 328 is to express the sense of Congress regarding the successful and substantial contributions of the Bayh-Dole Act on the occasion of the 30th…

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Nov 15, 2010

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I support H.R. 6397, and I want to commend Mr. Duncan from Tennessee for introducing this legislation. Mr. Speaker, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, if a U.S. citizen dies while serving…

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Nov 15, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I support this bill which makes corrections to the implementation legislation for The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoptions. Under current law, U.S. citizens can…

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Nov 15, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the chairman for bringing not just this legislation, but all the legislation that has been brought up today to the House floor, and to emphasize the point that he made: Good legislation, most important…

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