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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 Federal Government is hoarding American land. The bureaucrats own about 640 million acres of it. That is 27 percent of America, larger than all of Western Europe. The government cannot afford this massive estate. Notice this map. All…
There is a cultural and religious cleansing sweeping across the Middle East. ISIS has made it clear that there is no compromise on religion. It is intolerant of any religious belief different than its own. If a person is not a Muslim, they…
Despite that, there are several concerns regarding the renewal of our nuclear cooperation with China.
Our engagement with China under the current 123 Agreement has advanced China's nuclear nonproliferation policies and practices.
This is an agreement between the United States and China to let us do business with China in the nuclear industry.
While the Ayatollah has preached ``Death to America,'' the United States and the West have made a deal with the deceitful wolf of the desert. Iran promises to temporarily cut back and not continue its nuclear weapon development capability…
The Department of Justice is failing rape victims. Across America, an estimated 400,000 untested rape kits sit on shelves. Government officials long blamed a lack of resources to test the kits; so Congress fixed this problem in the…
The nuclear weapon agreement with Iran is near. The deal will lift crude oil export sanctions on Iran. This will be a billion-dollar boom to the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism. Meanwhile, here in America, the administration…
Today the terrorist army of ISIS is stronger than ever. It maims, rapes, pillages, burns, and beheads in its zeal to commit religious genocide against anyone who disagrees with them. ISIS controls and manipulates the minds of thousands of…
If I understand, the policy of the U.S. goes back all the way to the Carter administration, that, as you said, Mr. Doran--or is it Doran?
I think regime change is the answer, free elections. We should support a regime change with free elections and let the people of Iran make that decision.
The President ``avoids the battle, complains, and misses opportunities.'' Those were the words of Leon Panetta, President Obama's former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director, in 2011. At the time, Panetta, along with military commanders…
On July 17, 2011, the United States Women's soccer team lost to Japan in the World Cup title match. It was a crushing defeat, one that motivated the Women's National Team. The World Cup is every 4 years, and the rematch this Sunday was one…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 77, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)(increased by $1,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…
This amendment takes $1 million out of the Forest Service land acquisition account and then, for technical reasons, inserts it back into the same account with the intent to identify unused land for potential sale. The United States Federal…
This amendment is really relatively simple. It takes $1 million from the Bureau of Land Management's management of lands account and inserts it right back into the account with the intent of identifying unused land for potential sale to…
Like most Americans, I store a lot on my computer and on my phone: family photographs, personal calendars, emails, schedules, and even weekend to-do lists, or, as my wife calls them, honey-do lists. But this information stored on a phone…
According to news reports, ISIS is holding competitions at mosques to celebrate Ramadan. Here is the challenge: memorize the Koran. The prize--get this--is a young female sex slave. As a father and a grandfather, I am repulsed by the fact…
The Roman Empire was notorious in its massacre of Christians 2,000 years ago. Now Christians are once again facing deadly persecution. Barbaric terrorist groups like ISIS are stalking and attacking Christians wherever they find them…
I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I, like the author of this resolution, am concerned about our troops that have been in Iraq and Afghanistan for a long time. In my office, I have photographs of the 37 Texans with connections…
Why don't we just assassinate him? And then we get rid of him; he's gone, he's the bad guy, he's gone. But why don't we do that?
The amendment does state that the Director of National Intelligence will work with other appropriate agencies. Mr. Chairman, it is hard to fathom that this Nation does not have a plan to deal with ISIS. This amendment says Congress will…
After the sarin attack, Assad didn't bomb anyone for 10 days because of the credible threat of use of force.
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