Jan 7, 2016
Right now there is probably a group of folks down the street at a large oak table in a marble palace, nibbling on their $16 Federal muffins, drinking their lattes, typing on their new iPads regulations. They are the regulators. The very…
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.
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Jan 6, 2016
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, the fourth branch of government is the bureaucrats. We don't know who most of them are, but they are everywhere. And what they do is, with a certain group of bureaucrats, they regulate…
Jan 6, 2016
These fighters are dangerous because, unlike local fighters, they easily launch attacks back in their home countries, primarily the West.
Jan 5, 2016
ISIS fighters hail from nations all over the world, including the United States. Americans who go to fight the jihadists overseas are able to freely travel back to the United States with their U.S. passports. These homegrown jihadists are…
Dec 15, 2015
I want to thank Representative Sherman, on the other side, for cosponsoring this legislation; and I want to thank Chairman Royce and Chairman Engel for being original cosponsors of this bill. Mr. Speaker, this is another piece of…
Dec 15, 2015
Do they support them in any way? Does Pakistan support terrorist groups in any way?
Dec 15, 2015
I want to be very specific about what I am concerned about, and that is the sale of American fighter jets to Pakistan.
Dec 11, 2015
I support free and fair trade. Where I come from in Houston, Texas, we are an export city. We make a lot of things, and we sell them all over the world, so I support trade. Let's go back to the year 1898, Mr. Speaker. The Spanish-American…
Dec 9, 2015
Terrorists have used Twitter to convert thousands of young American minds and recruit new jihadists for ISIS. Federal law prohibits giving aid or helping a designated foreign terrorist organization. These FTOs use Twitter, an American…
Dec 8, 2015
The bill that my friend, Mr. Sherman, and I are cosponsoring, and that's the social media bill, that terrorist organizations have used social media.
Dec 8, 2015
A foreign terrorist organization does not have a constitutional right under the First Amendment.
Dec 8, 2015
The administration must lay out how we will contend with these terrorists hijacking the social network.
Dec 8, 2015
I want to thank the chair, ranking member, and especially my friend, Mr. Connolly from Virginia for helping get the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act to the House floor last night.
Dec 8, 2015
We all know that ISIS is not contained. ISIS, in fact, is expanding its reign of terror. Its fighters hold passports from different countries around the world. We know they are embedded in Western countries, are able to travel freely, and…
Dec 8, 2015
It's going to force and put the heat on the administration to put forward a strategy to combat terrorist use of social media.
Dec 8, 2015
I thank the gentleman from Virginia for his comments. A couple of things that he mentioned are worth mentioning again, I believe. This very bill that we have been working on for a long time passed unanimously in this House of…
Dec 8, 2015
It seems only fair that we get the same kind of equipment to the Kurds who are now fighting ISIS.
Dec 7, 2015
December 7, 1941--a date which will live in infamy. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory. So help us, Almighty God…
Dec 2, 2015
Bullet holes are still visible in the walls of cafes, and the graves are fresh for those lives that were stolen by ISIS fighters in the streets of Paris. Meanwhile, the President is in Paris talking about his priority--the real threat…
Dec 1, 2015
So now we are fighting an environmentally correct war and trying to defeat ISIS.
Dec 1, 2015
The most dangerous weapon in the world is a second lieutenant with a map and a compass.
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