Ted Poe

I thank the gentleman from Texas for his several important comments that he made about facilities to take the victims once they are rescued by law enforcement or by nonprofit organizations. Mr. Speaker, there is no place to put them…

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…

I thank the gentlewoman from Ohio. I like your tag line. I might use it myself. You point out several good things, and I think everybody listening can understand why legislation like this got passed because of your passion and--I will say…

the legislation hopes to prevent what is occurring, that there are lawsuits being filed, not to get accommodation for the citizen, but to get money.

I am interested in seeing it is enforced appropriately and properly.

The Americans with Disabilities Act fundamentally changed our society for the better.

Businesses have to retain the right to do the right thing, and it has to be an incentive for them to do the right thing.

I want to thank my good friend Mr. Rogers from Alabama for his work with me on this amendment. The Intermediate Nuclear Forces or ``INF'' Treaty places limits on ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 and…

It is an honor to have Congressman Ted Poe, who introduced 3765, and Congressman Ken Calvert, who introduced H.R. 241, both here to testify about their respective bills.

I believe strongly in the ADA. And it needs to be always enforced.

Now, Mr. Weiss, I have been told that some of the worst of the repeat plaintiffs do not even bother to follow up to see if the infractions have been corrected.

I think that is a disservice both to the bar association, members of the bar, and to people with disabilities.

You have got to have consequences for those people.

On Sept. 22, 2011, Adm. Mike Mullen, then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Haqqani Network was behind the 2011 attack on our embassy and a truck bombing that wounded more…

the goal of the legislation is to make sure that when there is a violation anywhere across the fruited plain, that the violation gets fixed.

I think you got to have a stick to see that the bad guys get punished somehow.

Their only crime is opposing the tyrants in Iran.

I thank the chairman of the full committee. Mr. Chair, this amendment is very similar to amendments that have been on this House floor before, presented by me and others, and is similar to an amendment that passed unanimously in the FY…

I would hope that all of our members would support this resolution.

The residents of Camp Liberty deserve to live in dignity and without fear of violence.

How much time remains on my side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe) has 30 seconds remaining.

Early in 2015, the Department of Homeland Security removed the TSA Director and Administrator after it was revealed that banned items made it through screening in different parts of our airports throughout the United States. This didn't…

This resolution underscores the important friendship between our countries, and I am happy to support it.

H. Res. 650 condemns these attacks.