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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.
America's Peace Corps volunteers are our angels abroad. They represent the very best we have in America, but right now, we are not doing enough to protect them. One volunteer, Jennifer Mamola, her life was forever changed after an accident…
The first board of her keel landed on the dockyard with a loud thump. It was 107 years ago today, April 17, 1911. One year later, she sailed smoothly into Newport News, Virginia, harbor, christened the USS Texas, BB-35. She was…
Alexander Hamilton was 21 years of age; Aaron Burr, 20 years of age; James Monroe, 18; James Madison, 25 years old. These young Founding Fathers, some of America's most notable names, were college age when they stood against an opposing…
The Russians lied. In 2013, the Russian bear entered into a sweeping agreement with the United States. The deal, Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons would be removed by the middle of 2014. Russia would guarantee this agreement. In return…
What is the recidivism rate of the Bureau of Prisons, the Federal Bureau of Prisons?
I am a big believer in putting inmates to work in a productive way where that when they get out of prison, they can use whatever skills they learned in prison.
When Bianca Ramirez left her Massachusetts home one Sunday morning for a jog, she had no idea it would be the worst morning of her life. Shortly after she began running, she was blindsided by a strange man in broad daylight. He choked her…
National security is border security. Recently, I visited my friend Congressman Cuellar's hometown of Laredo, Texas, on the Texas-Mexico border. Being from Texas, I have been to the border about 20 times since I have been elected to…
At 15 years old, Jane was pregnant, alone, out on the streets, and ready to end her life. When Marcus and Robin Thompson found her, Jane thought she was saved. But instead of taking her to safety, the criminals forced the girl on a…
Every day, Kanze Kahindi leaves her small village in southeast Kenya on a mission. Her mission? Find water. She walks 13 miles one way to fetch water from the closest resource: a muddy pond polluted with animal and human waste. Then she…
I believe this OPIC is a--not only a financial entity that works good for America and other countries but it's a diplomatic positive for us in foreign countries.
They want to tie together 65 percent of the world's population in their Belt-Road Initiative.
I am a supporter of the Ex-Im Bank and it's been stonewalled over in the Senate because the Senate refuses to appoint commissioners so that it can do what I think is a good--beneficial not only to America but other entities across the…
I am the son of a World War II veteran. My dad is 93, still very active and opinionated, served World War II in Germany and came back to Fort Bliss, Fort Polk, and Fort Hood, as well.
It is one of the things that Congress has actually done and done right is the GI Bill and it has served our country quite well, like my dad.
I am also a veteran and I am thankful for what the Committee does for our veterans to receive the best possible care, benefits, and support after they come back from the battlefield throughout the world.
In 1925, the American Legion erected a memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland, to honor the 49 men who were killed in World War I. The mothers of those who died decided to erect a large cross to mirror the cross-shaped grave markers in the…
Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 4744 offered by the Honorable Ted Poe.
International attention has faded, but the Iranian people are still in the streets demanding that their rights be protected.
The mullahs in Tehran are among the world's worst human rights abusers. They almost take joy in hurting people of their own country.
The United States needs to be very careful when it goes into a nation self-righteously, overthrowing the government.
The United States should support these dissidents in Iran and Iranians throughout the world that are trying to have a regime change in their own country.
My amendment calls for investigations of past crimes such as the 1988 massacre where thousands of political prisoners were systematically murdered by the regime.
In the early morning hours it was cold, damp, and dark in the old, beat-up Spanish mission. It was the Alamo. It was March 6, 1836. It was a battle for Texas independence. The volunteers were from most of the States and several foreign…
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian bear started roaming Eastern Europe with its hungry appetite to gobble and dominate politics and the Governments of Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine. Each nation has had a portion of its…
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