Ted Poe

Would it seem to you that Mexico has the responsibility to protect their borders from illegal weapons coming in, just like we have the responsibility to keep drugs out of our country?

Do you know of any place in the United States where people have offered to house Gitmo detainees in the United States?

Isn't it true that there have been at least 100,000 members of the military that deserted and most of them took their weapons?

I see. Wouldn't you agree with the statement that we dance with the ones who brung us?

Of course profiling a person based on race is abhorrent to our system, but we must also deal with the reality of the problems that we have with illegals that have committed crimes in this country.

I really think that could happen. It reminds me of a divorce case I once saw or heard.

I think we ought to have a discussion on whether that is a good idea or not.

Those victims are prey. They are picked by some criminal.

I think, of course, in the long term, the best solution is for the parties to get involved and solve the problem rather than having the government swoop in and make decisions that usually--in many cases, I will say--both sides are…

I appreciate all of you being here, especially appreciate the passion with which you try to educate us on this Committee.

I would hope there would be a study on this to see what the bottom line is.

this morning I was talking to my friend Sammy Mahan. He is from Baytown, Texas. He is a wrecker driver, and has five wreckers under his service. He was asking me about the stimulus bill. And he said, ``How are we going to pay for it?'' And…

the stimulus bill we're voting on today is supposed to stimulate business and create jobs. However, one provision of the bill will do just the opposite. Title II of the Conference Report on H.R. 1, under the Office of Justice Programs…

the date: February 12, 1973, 36 years ago this day, when a tall, lean, underfed POW boldly boarded a C-141 transport plane with a tin can in his hand flying from Vietnam back home to America. His name? Colonel Sam Johnson, now a Member of…

they say that World War I is the forgotten war, but it is not so in Kingwood, Texas at Creekwood Middle School. The school did what is called a ``service learning project'' that is a hands-on, in-depth study of the survivors of World War…

I wish that we weren't trying to rush this bill to the floor, and do as the House voted earlier this week, that at least 72 hours before a bill is voted on, it would be posted on the Internet for not only us to read but for the American…

I support House Resolution 129, which recognizes the historical significance of the Merced Assembly Center to the memory of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941…

the sky is falling, the sky is falling, but never fear, the Federal Government is here. But in another failed attempt to save the day, the administration announced they would use the full force of the government to spend our way out of…

we hear a lot about the economy, as we should, but I would like to focus on the cost of all of this money that the government says it needs to spend. The front page of today's USA Today is headlined, ``Trillions Aimed At Financial…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Mr. Cardoza from California for bringing this bill to the House floor, and I agree with my friend from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen) that we need to refocus on the legislation presently before the House of…

Spending money doesn't automatically stimulate the economy. That is a myth. Now, this package is, oh, 800, $900 billion. How much is that? Well, that means different things to different folks. Down in Australia, that is the entire cost of…

As a Nation, we are not judged by the way we treat the rich, the famous, the powerful, the important folks that live among us; but we as a community in this Nation are judged by the way we treat the most vulnerable among us, the weak, the…

I'm pleased to support H.R. 908, the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2009. Roughly 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease or dementia. Of these, 60 percent will become lost from their…

I support House Resolution 71 which acknowledges the lifelong service of Griffin Bell to the State of Georgia and, of course, to the United States. Griffin Bell was the son of a cotton farmer, and he rose to become one of the most…

we are being told by the administration that unless America plays this stimulus package game, ``the country may never recover.'' Once again the politics of fear and intimidation are on Capitol Hill. If we open up this $835 billion package…