Ted Poe

Open trade is good policy and it makes sense.

I understand the gentleman's position and the concerns from my colleague and his constituents who really don't want the rail in your congressional district. I respect that representation. The gentleman understands that we have a…

The President says the country is being distracted by phoney scandals. A more accurate statement would be the President is using phoney distractions to cover up the administration's scandals. Here are two of them: Fast and Furious. The…

Warrants need to be particular and specific about the place to be searched and the items to be seized. No judge would ever sign a general search warrant like the British did, allowing the police to search every house on the block, much…

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. Amendment No. 26 Offered by Ms. Bonamici The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I appreciate the ranking member's comments regarding Pakistan. One thing, the bill cuts half of the funding to Pakistan. It does not cut the nuclear protection that the United States further emphasizes for Pakistan. So that is not cut in…

May I inquire as to the time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 1 minute remaining.

My amendment cuts aid to Pakistan in this bill in half. This is the same amendment that passed this House last year by voice vote. Pakistan seems to be the Benedict Arnold nation in the list of countries that we call allies. They have…

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 126, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $600,000,000)''. Page 126, line 23, after…

The need for more homegrown American energy has never been greater. At home, our economy is still in a state of stagnation. Nearly 12 million of our fellow Americans are out of work. It's even higher among returning veterans from…

The United States House of Representatives is honored today to have Dr. Shane Alexander of Mexia, Texas, as the Guest Chaplain. Dr. Alexander is the minister of the North Crest Church of Christ in Mexia, Texas, and has previously preached…

Government agencies have been keeping track of Americans' whereabouts by amassing databases of millions of our license plates by using license plate scanners. The information captures data on movements of innocent American citizens going…

I want to make my comments center on the phrase breaking the law.

A few minutes ago, I sent out an email. I tweeted about an hour ago and posted on Facebook this morning. We have a world of instant, unlimited email storage, high-speed broadband, social media, and cloud computing. However, after 180 days…

It was September 1972. People from all over the world were gathered in Munich, Germany, for the Olympic Games. After World War II, there was a feeling of optimism and unity. But overnight, those feelings turned to turmoil and turned to…

In this sizzling ``Summer of Scandals,'' the evidence of no accountability continues to mount. Someone in the Federal Government commits wrongdoing. The White House denies involvement or knowledge. Blames low-level operatives or somebody…

So, as we progress, those are the two factions on either side that are going to come to conflict.

Governments are supporting al-Nusra?

So if I understand what you said, overall strategy of the United States to deal with al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda operatives, affiliates, we don't have one of those.

The danger posed by al-Qaeda to the United States is still significant.

Al-Qaeda has failed to carry out a major attack in the United States since 9/11.

We have been told that al-Qaeda is on its last legs, that al-Qaeda died with bin Laden.

At a House Judiciary hearing, Eric ``With'' Holder, the Attorney General, admitted to me that more people were going to die because of Operation Fast and Furious. That's the Justice Department and ATF gunrunning scheme that sent hundreds…

I hope, as we move forward as a Congress, we rein in the concept that it is okay to bruise the spirit of the Constitution in the name of national security.

We go into your homes. We bruise the concept of rights all in the name of national security.