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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

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this resolution provides for consideration of legislation to prohibit the creation and sale of so-called ``animal crush videos.'' These videos depict small animals being slowly…

Congressional Record · 2010-11-15
Oct 17, 2010

I suspect that they won't start up again. They're just doing a lot of talk at this point. They are, unfortunately, the Mexican side of the board are places where the law enforcement is corrupt and incompetent.

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Oct 17, 2010

There are thousands of murders in Mexico that are drug-related and Mexico has a horrible record of solving them.

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Oct 17, 2010

I don't suspect it will resume at all. They suspended it first at night because the lake is too dangerous. Then they suspended it last week after the head of Mr. Flores turned up and they haven't started up and I suspect won't start up…

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Oct 17, 2010

And it was a warning to both nations to back off, and it has so far been successful.

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Oct 17, 2010

The Zetas only will allow a body to be found if they want it to be. I suspect that the body has been removed by the Zeta cartel.

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Sep 29, 2010

Mr. Speaker, in spite of objections to the contrary, a fence is still being built along the southern border. Illegals objected to this but the President is resilient. He is standing firm on his commitment to build the fence to keep…

Congressional Record · 2010-09-29
Sep 29, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today the House considers S. 1132, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010. This bill was introduced as the Senate companion to H.R. 3752, a bill…

Congressional Record · 2010-09-29
Sep 28, 2010

I thank the gentleman for yielding. It is an honor to once again sponsor this Domestic Violence Awareness Month resolution. I want to commend Judge Green for working with me on this issue. He did make one mistake, however. He said we have…

Congressional Record · 2010-09-28
Sep 23, 2010

Mr. Speaker, my district is in Hurricane Alley. Since I've been elected to Congress, we have had five hurricanes: Katrina, Rita, Humbert, Gustav, and Ike. Hurricane season is about over in southeast Texas, but hurricane season is coming…

Congressional Record · 2010-09-23
Sep 22, 2010

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to remove my name as a cosponsor of H.R. 413. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas? There was no objection. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2010-09-22

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