Ted Poe

I thank the gentleman. I would ask the Speaker how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Radel). The gentleman has 17 minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman. I now yield to the gentleman from Lubbock, Texas, Mr. Randy Neugebauer.

I thank the gentleman from Sugar Land, Texas, for his insightful words. You pointed out, Mr. Olson, that he spent 4 years in a prisoner-of-war camp. During those 4 years, he didn't talk to another American for 4 years. He could tap on the…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize another aviator, although he wasn't in the Air Force--he was in the Navy, which still counts. He served our country as a naval aviator before coming to the House of…

I thank the gentleman from Tyler, Texas. I now recognize a gentleman from Texas, Mr. Lamar Smith.

I thank the gentleman from Texas. I now yield to the gentleman from Round Rock, Texas, Judge John Carter.

I thank the gentleman for his wise words. I now yield to the gentlewoman from Fort Worth, Texas, Ms. Kay Granger.

I thank the gentleman. The gentleman, Mr. Sessions, points out a little-known fact that after Colonel Sam Johnson got out of that prisoner-of-war camp, he stayed in the Air Force and served a total of 29 years. He also served in the famed…

I thank the majority leader for his important words. I now yield to the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Pete Sessions.

I think now we have developed a culture where, unfortunately, there are many Americans who would rather get paid not to work than will work on your farm.

I do think the concept that it is working to some extent with the H-2A visas has merit.

My concern here is that we are looking at such a small, little sequence that was 2 or 3 months...

I do want to say to Secretary Blake that this is not in any way a personal attack on you...

Where is the consistency in our standards as far as human rights are concerned?

We talk about 41 million people living there.

I think we can never get into a situation where we are dependent on some other country for what we eat.

But Ms. Dory, you made the comment that you don't think that they are a threat to the American homeland.

The other comment or question I had is about AQIM, foreign terrorist--labeled foreign terrorist organization. They seem to roam Africa at will.

So you don't know that there is anybody?

My understanding is that Qatar delivered weapons to Libya probably with the green light of the United States before Ghadafi failed.

As of right now, today, February 14, starting with the Embassy attack in Benghazi, is there anybody anywhere that we have held or believe to be accountable for those actions, and are they in custody some place?

Life was stolen from him by those who kill Americans because they are Americans.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar is one of the rebel leaders in Mali. He leads a brigade called Those Who Sign with Blood.

That has to be fixed as well.

It seems to me, also, that on this issue we have those that are determined to have control, government control, ITU control, over the Internet.