Ted Poe

There are several issues that have come to light during this hearing.

Since our founding, Americans have always had to fight for the liberty and freedom that we have. Throughout our history, we have had allies from other parts of the world on our side ready to help us, and we have been ready to help them…

Today, I rise to introduce an amendment to strike section 165 from the underlying bill. Section 165 states that no funds ``in this or any other act'' may be available for a light or heavy rail project in Houston, Texas, if the route goes…

I am from Texas. Would you just keep it simple for us? Tell us what 'capacity' is.

Terrorism remains one of the most of the most dangerous threats to U.S. national security and our interests worldwide.

What does that money do? Taxpayer wants to know where that $20 million, $21 million goes.

What does the money in your budget go for?

It was 70 years ago. The sky was gray, the rain pelted the teenage Americans as they were part of the greatest amphibious attack in world history. It was June 6, 1944--D-Day. The rough seas of the English Channel tossed GIs about in the…

I would like to thank Chairman Rogers for supporting this amendment but, more importantly, for his work on the Intelligence Committee for so many years and, prior to that, your work with the FBI. As a former judge, I got to see a lot of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following: SEC. _. REPORT ON UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM…

On rollcall No. 262, I intended to vote ``no'' rather than the recorded vote of ``yes.'' I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment Offered by Mr. Grayson The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the…

I would make this simple comment. This information can be gathered by other means without violating the right of privacy of citizens, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by…

The American Community Survey, first of all, is not the Census. What it is is a survey conducted by the Census Bureau of a portion of the American population every year. It has 48 questions, and those questions are intrusive. There is, in…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 541. None of the funds made available in this…

I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa), my friend, for this amendment and not only this, but his hard work on victims' issues, even before he came to Congress, in California, being the author of the concept of the three strikes…

In a changing world full of danger, the greatest threat to the United States and the rest of the world remains the same--the Iranian regime. This was once again demonstrated through the words of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…

Please pay attention to them, and you can save them.

U.S. Congress can do first, continue to pay attention to those who are persecuted.

I still have my dream to come back to China and fight for democracy, human rights, and freedom.

The United States is very quick to criticize other nations for human rights abuses, especially when those abuses are caused by foreign government employees. But while the U.S. is crusading against human rights abuses in other parts of the…

On Memorial Day, I was at Houston National Cemetery with Texas veterans and their families. They were irate about the allegations against the VA. They want to know what we plan to do about it. In a July 2012 speech, President Obama said…

The NSA is out of control. It seizes massive amounts of data on Americans without their consent, without their knowledge. This action violates the Fourth Amendment and the PATRIOT Act. The USA FREEDOM Act is supposed to halt these…

First, I would like to thank Chairman McKeon for supporting my amendment and allowing it to come to the floor. The amendment is simple, it urges the Secretary of Defense to make a reasonable effort to make excess intelligence surveillance…

I would like to thank Chairman McKeon for supporting my amendment and allowing it to come to the floor. This Amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to get an independent assessment of U.S. efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat…

Last month, over 200 Nigerian girls went to school and they never came home. They were stolen in the middle of the day by radical Islamic terrorists, the Boko Haram, and sold into sex slavery. What is the Boko Haram? Mr. Speaker, this is a…