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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.
The Veterans Administration failed to contact thousands of veterans who submitted applications for health care. Apparently, those applications were incomplete, but the VA did not tell the vets to correct the applications and resubmit them…
This legislation, this resolution is excellent to let not just the President, but Americans and the world, know this is a naval base for the United States.
When this lease was signed for the naval station, President Teddy Roosevelt specifically cited an Act of Congress that required the sale or lease by Cuba to the U.S. of lands necessary for naval stations.
In a secret court, the FBI quietly revised its privacy policy for searching through data that is collected on Americans by the NSA. The NSA, which I call the National Surveillance Agency, gives the FBI access to not only the data it…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, before I left Houston early this morning, I met with President Ma from Taiwan, and we had an interesting and wonderful discussion. Taiwan and the United States share a lot in common…
I thank the gentleman for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, ISIS, this evil group, has been intentionally targeting Christians worldwide because of their religious belief. ISIS not only targets Christians, it targets any religious group…
I would hope, as we have talked, that in countries that are themselves, their government are taking property or if they are acquiescing to land grabbing that we should not be using the Millennium Challenge account to subsidize those…
I really believe that we should be focusing on humane and humanitarian crises rather than development.
Iran once again has blatantly scoffed at the West by breaking its agreements. Just this last week, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps test- fired several ballistic missiles. The missiles were reportedly designed to hit our ally…
I appreciate your partnership in efforts to open up the Cuba market for ag exports.
It seems to me that the U.S. policy against Cuba, the Castro regime, as articulated by Mr. Claver-Carone, a lot of reasons why the Government of Cuba is not acting appropriately by international standards.
It would just seem to me that that doesn't punish the Cubans. It helps the Vietnamese and it punishes the United States.
He was a son, a brother, and a soon- to-be groom. David Hofer's life was ripped from this world on March 1, 2 days ago, leaving behind his family and his fiancee. Officer Hofer was 29. He was from Fort Worth, Texas. He was shot and coldly…
We are of an independent mind, of an independent philosophy. March 2 is an important day for us because our ancestors and people we don't even know about decided that it was worth their lives to fight against tyranny--against a…
Today is March 2, 2016. 180 years ago, on March 2, 1836, in a little place called Washington-on-the-Brazos down in Texas, people of what is now Texas declared their independence from the nation of Mexico--March 2, 1836. Tonight I am here…
The cold-blooded, calculating terrorists sitting in Guantanamo murdered and plan to continue killing Americans. Since President Obama took office, he has released 150 terrorists back to their home countries. In fact, Spanish and Moroccan…
Ashley Guindon was 28 years old when she reported for duty after being sworn in to the Prince William County Police Department the day before. On her first call, she responded to a domestic violence disturbance. She and her fellow officers…
I agree with you. I think it's Congress' responsibility to determine the expectation of privacy in this high-tech world.
Peace Corps volunteers are America's angels abroad. These unique volunteers are some of our best diplomats. They travel to the ends of the Earth to spread the message of democracy in lands far, far away. Sometimes they work alone, and they…
All legislative powers are granted shall be vested in Congress of the United States.
When I was in law school, if a person did not turn in a term paper, they flunked. But the former constitutional law professor has missed a deadline required by law. Under the bipartisan 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, the…
Benjamin Franklin said: ``Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.'' A Federal judge now has ordered that Apple take an unprecedented step developing a backdoor…
In our view, rewarding Pakistan with such a sale when in fact they have not changed their harboring and support of terrorists within Pakistan.
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