Ted Poe

Terrorist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram are often the worst abusers of women, forcing them into marriages and sexual slavery.

These acts are far from uncommon among Islamic terrorist organizations.

I rise as the designee of Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, beginning on line 22, strike ``the specific…

I support the amendment. The goal of the bill is to provide more access for Americans more quickly. Absent circumstances beyond a business' control, 120 days is sufficient time to remove a barrier. Under this amendment offered by the…

I oppose this amendment because it would defeat the whole purpose of the bill, which is to resolve access issues under title III without the need for expensive litigation. The private enforcement provisions provided in title III of the ADA…

I thank the gentleman and I thank Mr. Denham for offering this amendment and letting us all know some of the drive-by lawsuit problems in California. Mr. Chairman, the Department of Justice, for example, has come up with 250 pages of…

The Judiciary Committee will continue to work with the Department of Justice and stakeholders on this. In fact, for jurisdictions where courts have held the ADA does apply to websites, we believe protections in H.R. 620 will be applicable…

Yes, the gentleman from Georgia is absolutely correct, I am aware of this matter. Also, I am aware that the gentleman joined Chairman Goodlatte and about 60 Members of this Chamber last year to urge the Justice Department to finalize a…

Here is what Natalie Woodland said: ``I am strong, and I am beautiful, and I am bold, and no one, especially you''--Nassar--``can take that away from me. . . . While standing up here, I'm finally realizing that I'm not alone.'' And she is…

Katherine Gordon said this at the sentencing: ``Sexual assault is distant until you realize each girl in the news is a broken mirror.'' Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bishop).

I thank the gentleman once again for bringing this amendment to the floor. I gladly support it. And that is just the way it is. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Our partnership with Jordan is very vital in the Middle East.

In my opinion, the United States is not doing enough to support Ukraine.

It takes aim at what clearly is, as we know, modern-day slavery.

I support all the bills and will speak on as many as I can.

The United States is not doing enough to support Ukraine in their fight against the Napoleon of Siberia, as I call him, Putin.

I think now it is less so.

Has NAFTA benefited the United States?

For today, with this opportunity before us, in what I hope will be the first effort at taking up the issue of NAFTA negotiations, I hope we can use this time today to learn more about what a successful renegotiation looks like.

Free trade agreements like NAFTA do more than just grow our economy.

Study after study have shown that increased trade leads to increased jobs for all Americans.

Trade is the lifeblood of my home State of Texas.

I think we need to work with our next-door neighbors and look at them closer than we start--people across the seas.

I am a strong supporter of free trade. America's strength is closely connected to its economic well-being.