Ted Poe

I'm a big supporter of the Peace Corps. It does a great service for this nation.

Let me be clear. When a victim or person is raped, they are the victim of the crime and it's never their fault.

Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2377 offered by the Honorable Ted Poe

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2377 offered by the Honorable Ted Poe

This piece of legislation is critical to prevent the National Labor Relations Board from disrupting business and job growth by ordering an employer to relocate. The purpose of this board is to protect workers, not to leave them in fear…

The Palestinians are going to the United Nations to seek some type of recognition as a state, but this decision should only be decided with direct negotiations with Israel and Palestine. The Palestinians have rejected this proper process…

Ron and Cynthia Barrs from Texas sent me this email: ``The folks who are getting the free stuff don't like the folks who are paying for the free stuff because the folks who are paying for the free stuff can no longer afford to pay both for…

Many, many years ago the second American Revolution took place when Washington, D.C., was invaded by the British in the War of 1812. Many forget that the Capitol, the White House, and Washington, D.C., were burned to the ground by the…

In the United States, throughout this entire land, there are 3,500 shelters--3,500 shelters--and these shelters are animal shelters. According to the Humane Society, there are at least 3,500 animal shelters in our Nation rescuing those…

This weekend, we honored those killed by the attack on America on 9/11--10 years ago. Many of those that were killed and gave their lives were first responders. And after the smoke cleared that day from Ground Zero, from the Pentagon down…

I think the United States--Congress obviously has shown a strong support, bipartisan support for the Nation of Israel, and I think we should continue to send that message.

I believe this resolution has to be resolved between the Palestinians and the Israelis. They have to solve this issue, not the U.N.

10 years ago, I was headed to the courthouse as a judge in Houston, Texas. I was driving my jeep and listening to country western music when I heard on the radio that New York was under attack. Later that day, as most Americans were…

I come today to talk to you about something pretty basic--that is our Constitution, the way our Constitution was set up. We all learned in civics that this body, Congress, writes the laws for the people. Down the street the Supreme Court…

I send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows: H. Con. Res. 74 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the…

Recently I met with the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Houston, Texas, who shared some disturbing news: The First Amendment rights of veterans have come under attack by the Federal Government. The director of the Houston Veterans…

This was a good day. And one of the reasons it's a good day is because Gabby Giffords is back. Mr. Speaker, she is one of the best things in this Congress. To me, she came back tonight, cast her vote, the first vote since she was attacked…

In this time of money crisis, we talk about the fact that we need revenue. Congress seems to be addicted to taxation as a form of revenue. But there's another way to raise revenue. Did you know, Mr. Speaker, that 27 percent of the land…

Time is up. It is time for the administration to quit stalling and make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline project, the pipeline that comes from our friends in Canada from Alberta all the way down to my congressional district in…

Over the past 10 years, the EPA has sent almost $100 million in taxpayer money to fund green projects in foreign countries. In 2010 alone, the EPA gave 18 grants to our good friends, the Chinese. Why does the EPA do that? We owe the…

So I urge support of the rule. I urge adoption of this legislation so that we can move forward with construction, American jobs, and deal fairly on the issue of energy reliance upon ourselves and getting that from our allies instead of…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding. I also admire the gentleman from Florida with the exotic tie and his comments. But I stand in support of the rule and, of course, the underlying bill. The rule is a fair rule. I represent…

Delay, delay, delay is the administration's energy plan. The Keystone XL pipeline project would bring 700,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in southeast Texas. This would provide more energy for America. The…

Mexican bandits have killed yet another American. The reason: His family couldn't come up with the $10,000 ransom. Jorge Dieppa was a court translator for the Federal court in El Paso, Texas. He also was a lecturer at UTEP. Dieppa had gone…

We've heard the song: ``This land is your land; ``This land is my land; ``From California to the New York Island; ``This land was made for you and me.'' But we need to understand that, in America, the greatest, largest landholder is Uncle…