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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.
It would seem to me in the normal world, which would be outside of government, if somebody reviewed a business or an entity and found that there were deficiencies and lack of leadership and lack of accountability, somebody would face the…
The United States is considering sending missiles into Syria. Also, CIA-funded weapons have begun flowing to Syrian rebels. The rebels are made up of the Free Syrian Army, al Qaeda, and others. It seems the Free Syrian Army is liberating…
In Libya, al Qaeda cousins, as I call them, the Ansar al- Sharia, claims responsibility for the murder of our U.S. Ambassador and three others. It's no coincidence that these two attacks occurred nearly at the same time, and they both…
The drums of war are being beaten by the President who, ironically, won the Nobel Peace Prize. The ``Peace President'' wants to fire missiles into Syria because tyrant Assad is violating the rules of war by allegedly using chemical…
Mr. Bad Guy Assad. No question about it, he is a bad guy. He is wasting good air breathing.
We have a credibility problem because our foreign policy in the Middle East is inconsistent.
Our enemies really don't know what our foreign policy is. Our friends don't know what it is, and I'm not so sure Americans know what our foreign policy is in the Middle East.
Every year, millions of Americans across the fruited plains send their tax returns to the IRS. Some claim exemptions so they can keep more of their money; now the IRS wants an exemption of its own. IRS employees want an exemption from…
For some of us, growing up was the best of times; simple times; safe times. But life isn't that way anymore for some kids. Today, young girls, the average age between 12 and 14, are lured into a crooked, despicable business. It's sex…
This new so-called President of Iran is no different than Ahmadinejad. Rouhani is no moderate; he's just slick. He has lied to the United States in the past. Don't be deceived; he is not even in charge of Iran. The Ayatollah is in charge…
I think that the decisions we have... are defining ourselves to the world as to what we believe most and if we believe that like we have been dealing with China that just making money is the only thing that America is all about...
I just can't imagine that it is consistent with our values that we are going to declare that a country that holds 350 people and that is just these Montagnard Christians... that we are going to lump them in with other free countries as if…
I am serious about this. As the ranking member has pointed out, we go in to these agreements and all of a sudden we find out maybe we didn't get the best deal.
I am going to have to ask a lot of questions here. Our negotiators, are they good negotiators?
Hopefully, we will change that and become an exporter, especially of natural gas.
And as Ms. Drake said, not rush through this, but get it done right, rather than just get it done.
To answer the gentleman's question, the United States Trade Representative was invited to testify and refused to testify.
This agreement, therefore, poses a threat to our national security, as well as to our economy.
Many Americans are excited about what TPP will bring for them and their businesses.
I am a strong supporter of promoting United States exports and increasing trade. To put it simply, I am a free trader.
This bill requires monitoring, evaluation, and transparency of all our foreign aid programs, and I thank him for the work on this.
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