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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.
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I just want to make this comment. I don't know if you have seen this letter or not, but 44 of us, 22 Democrats and 22 Republicans have sent a letter to the President of the United States saying no more money to Iraq until there is…
I find it hard to believe that the Iraqi security forces were unaware of this attack when they had to go through numerous checkpoints.
When I talked to other countries about why don't you take these folks from the MEK, you know what the first thing they say is? United States is hypocritical.
We are giving billions to a country where the Prime Minister refuses to let Members of Congress see what is taking place in Camp Ashraf.
We have waived 12 and allowed them to come into the United States, why haven't we waived that for people?
If the Iraqis were serious about investigating they would at least bring in somebody.
When I met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu last week, he agreed with me that our sanctions are the only reason why Iran is at the table in the first place.
However, we do want to give credit to this committee because we believe that the bill that you wrote finally nudged them to do the right thing.
I would like to say for the last 3 years, we have been working aggressively to document what I call a 'pre-genocide' in Nigeria.
I do want to say that in Nigeria, like in Texas, we still do outlaws. We call them outlaws and Boko Haram has been outlawed in Nigeria as well.
I understand that the Leahy Law prevents us from training the Nigerian military in the north. Is that your understanding?
My understanding is they get their money from kidnapping, holding people for ransom...
I think you are doing a great job representing the interests of the United States. That is my opinion.
This is one of the reasons why I support the State Department's designation today of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization. It is long overdue.
Boko Haram is a vicious terrorist group that carries out daily attacks against the Nigerian people.
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