Ted Poe
September 8th, 2016
For the past 15 years, our country has been asking Pakistan to go after terrorists within its own borders and for 15 years not only has Pakistan not done so in any significant way, but it has actually supported those very...
August 3rd, 2016
It has been the long standing policy of this country to not negotiate with terrorists. This Administration has not only negotiated with the largest State Sponsor of Terrorism, it has rewarded them.
July 19th, 2016
On May 21, 2016, a U.S. drone strike killed the leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mansour.
To no one’s surprise, at the time of his death Mansour was in southwestern Pakistan.
The drone strike Pakistan’s longstanding...
July 8th, 2016
Last night, citizens exercised their right to protest in the streets of Dallas. As always, Peace Officers were standing nearby, protecting civilians so that they could exercise their First Amendment right.
June 27th, 2016
Last week, I sent a letter to the White House inquiring about the Administration’s failure to meet a June 18th deadline required by law for the Administration to submit a report to Congress on the U.S.
June 17th, 2016
Almost 3 years have passed since Edward Snowden revealed the extent of surveillance that was occurring on U.S. citizens. Edward Snowden is no patriot. However, the alarming information about the NSA’s abuse of power he...
June 15th, 2016
Two Stanford students were biking one night when they noticed a half naked woman lying motionless behind a dumpster with a male student on top of her. When they confronted the attacker, the man took off in the darkness of...
June 8th, 2016
Texas has been hammered by historic torrential rain and flooding. As the Texas floodwaters rose, 12 soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, were crossing Owl Creek in a 21⁄2-ton Light Medium Tactical Vehicle when it became stuck in...
May 31st, 2016
It happened right under the entire community’s nose. Eight year old Jen Spry was raped and tortured on a daily basis.She was not kidnapped by a stranger in a dark alley. She was trafficked just a few doors down from her...
May 25th, 2016
ISIS terrorists came to the house of a Christian family in Iraq to collect the religious tax imposed on all non-Muslims. ISIS told the mother of the home: You have two choices. You are to leave now or you are to pay the tax...
September 8th, 2016
This summer, while Congress has been out of session, I have undergone treatment here in Houston for Leukemia. Fortunately, just eight weeks into treatment, I am feeling like myself again and am confident that I will beat...
July 25th, 2016
Last week President Obama signed the bipartisan Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (HR 3766) into law. I am pleased to hear that the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act has been signed into law. A...
July 15th, 2016
Last night, a cowardly terrorist plowed a heavy truck full of weapons and explosives into the crowds who were gathered to celebrate Bastille Day in Nice, France. The killer, identified by police sources as a 31-year-old...
July 5th, 2016
This weekend, Camp Liberty once again came under heavy fire when some 50 rockets rained down on the home of Iranian dissidents living there. This latest attack on the Camp is unfortunately not a surprise. Empty promises from...
June 21st, 2016
Born the son of an Irish blacksmith in Houston, Paul Neal Adair, commonly known as ‘‘Red’’ started his long service as a fire fighter in World War II with the 139th Bomb Disposal Squadron.
June 16th, 2016
Heroes and servants of our country come in all shapes and sizes. Sept. 11, 2001 is one of those days that will live in infamy. The shameful attack of that morning, as President Bush noted in his address, was meant to...
June 10th, 2016
Last week, I sent a letter to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding its mechanism for funding local communities’ response to the Zika virus.
June 7th, 2016
According to the State Department’s 2015 Country Reports on terrorism released on Thursday, Pakistan “did not take substantial action against the Afghan Taliban or HQN [Haqqani Network]” and has done little to deter home-...
May 27th, 2016
The VA is not the ‘‘Happiest Place on Earth.’’ It is not Disneyland, and our veterans are not living in a world of make-believe. Secretary McDonald should be ashamed of himself for belittling our veterans.
May 22nd, 2016
H.R. 3765, the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015, is a common sense, bipartisan bill that aims to ensure access to public accommodations for all citizens while curbing some of the abusive practices that have become common...