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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.
Doughnuts to Go is a small, family- owned shop in California managed by Lee Ky. Like any small business, its success depends on the hard work and grit of the folks who own it. Lee's success was threatened in 2012 when Doughnuts to Go was…
I will be submitting a piece of legislation that suggests that those people in Middle Eastern countries that are now suffering from radical Islamic terrorism, those countries in which Christians have been targeted for genocide, that when…
So we don't have any--we don't know what could happen to the migrant that gets all the way to Germany or to France or Sweden and that country decides, you are not staying here.
I am not sure that Europe has figured out a way to handle it, and I am sure the United States, in my opinion, is not doing much to help in the crisis.
I thank the chairman for yielding. I also thank the chairman and ranking member for their work on this very important piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, around the world, big game like elephant and rhinos are getting slaughtered…
Thanks to the American taxpayers, what might be the world's most expensive gas station was built in Afghanistan. A mysterious Department of Defense special task force spent $43 million on a gas station in Afghanistan. Mr. Speaker, that…
I thank the gentlewoman from Florida for yielding on this important resolution. Mr. Speaker, the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians has reached new levels of terror. Over the past month, Palestinians have stabbed, shot, or…
If we don't stop wildlife trafficking of rhinos, elephants, and other animals by terrorist groups, for organized criminal activities, the only places our kids and grandkids are going to see rhinos and elephants are at the zoo or in a…
As a former judge and prosecutor, I saw the impact of domestic violence firsthand. As co-founders of the Victims' Rights Caucus, with my friend Jim Costa from California, we believe that it is important to recognize October as Domestic…
The Department of Justice has closed its investigation into Lois Lerner and her band of bungling bureaucrats at the IRS. Choosing political expediency, it won't prosecute the actors. But according to news reports today, not only did…
At least nine Israelis have been killed and many wounded in the latest wave of Palestinian terror. Nearly every day in the past few weeks, Palestinians have stabbed, shot, or run over innocent Israeli Jews. These terrorists do not care who…
The question for us today, does the Export-Import Bank help U.S. businesses trade and grow exports in a global economy?
Ninety-five percent of a business' potential customers are not in the United States.
The purpose of this hearing is to find out whether the unilateral eliminating of the American Ex-Im Bank has put American export industry and jobs at a global disadvantage.
I think the testimony of all four witnesses was excellent. Appreciate your expertise in this area.
On Tuesday night, right after dark, Officer Randolph Holder of the NYPD heard on his radio, ``Shots fired.'' He immediately rushed toward the gunfire in East Harlem. He arrived, but was gunned down by an outlaw. Holder was assassinated…
Of the five countries that are threats, or the five entities--China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS, Russia--which one are you the most nervous about? He told me North Korea he was the most concerned about because you never know what they are…
It is kind of personal to me that his first target on that list, with his ICBM capability that he wants, was Austin, Texas.
They are helping all the bad guys. They want to be a bad guy. They want nuclear weapons.
We have long been concerned about relations between Iran and North Korea, and this is a matter that we watch very closely.
Kim Jong-un had a press conference, apparently, some time ago. Maybe it was last year.
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