Ted Poe

So, if we gave them a mandate to say who is responsible, and they said Assad was responsible, then technically the U.N. could weigh in on this?

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…

We can enable them to stay safely in their own country, and curb these obscene breaches of humanity.

If Assad is so bad, he's killed 200,000 of his own people.

Is that generally our policy?

There are no tactics for making that happen.

The fact that whether or not chlorine gas is a chemical weapon is even part of this conversation is baffling to me.

This amendment, cosponsored by the ranking member on the Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee, Mr. Keating from Massachusetts, requires the Director of National Intelligence to produce a report on wildlife trafficking, how…

After the sarin attack, Assad didn't bomb anyone for 10 days because of the credible threat of use of force.

The regime is the only entity with air power, the only one capable of dropping barrel bombs, and at this point continued inaction by the international community is unacceptable.

Chained to a bed in a warehouse, branded like cattle, these are just some of the horrific stories that I have heard from young girls who suffered as victims of human trafficking in my home State of Texas. Human trafficking is modern-day…

I thank both the ranking member and the chairman for their comments and their work on this legislation. My amendment says, to quote the chairman earlier, ``We mean what we say.'' We say as a Congress that, if we are going to give American…

This amendment is very simple. It makes it so the Secretary of Defense cannot waive the conditions that are in the bill on giving money to Pakistan. Since 2010, Congress has put conditions on our aid to Pakistan because Pakistan, frankly…

TSA is the government agency that is supposed to keep us safe at airports, safe from would-be terrorists that would go through screening and get on America's airplanes. It comes about as a result of the 9/11 attacks on our Nation. Anybody…

I thank the ranking member and the chairman of the committee. Pakistan cannot be trusted. They lie about the reimbursements. They have not met the criteria that the ranking member has talked about the last 4 years, and they got the money…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Operation and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike subsection (b) of section 9015. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 303, the gentleman from Texas and a…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Vacating Demand for Recorded Vote on Amendment Offered by Mr…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 124, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $430,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

I thank the chairman for yielding time to me. Madam Chair, I would like to try to interpret what has been said in a simpler way. Assume that the builders in the United States get together and they are given a new requirement: that when…

I thank Congresswoman Black for this amendment and for bringing it to the attention of the House tonight. Madam Chair, this issue came to my attention a couple of years ago when I was with constituents in my district. They were gun…

I thank the chairman, and I also thank the ranking member. What the amendment does--and I will work with the committee on this-- is exactly what the ranking member said. In one word, it finds out ``justice.'' We free the innocent and we…

Certainly. The law--the Constitution--still applies that the government must go and get a warrant based upon probable cause under the Fourth Amendment. Of course, there are exceptions to warrantless search.

In conclusion, I want to thank the minority, Ms. Lofgren, and all the cosponsors on this, as well as the chairman of the subcommittee, for their support. On the issue of privacy, in this time where we have threats to this country, we can…

I have an amendment at the desk regarding the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, with multiple cosponsors. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short…