Voting Resources
Ted Poe
March 28th, 2014
Today, I issued the following statement on H.R. 4278, the Ukraine Support Act, which passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support. This legislation includes both sanctions against Russia and support measures for...
March 14th, 2014
I’m deeply troubled by reports that convicted 9/11 terrorist Mohammed Haydar Zammar has been set free in Syria. Zammar was being held by the Assad regime while serving a 12-year sentence. Recently, it seems that Zammar was...
March 10th, 2014
Vladimir Putin invaded Georgia. Now, the Russian bear is after Ukraine.Ukraine is almost totally dependent on Russia for energy. Russian imperialism has proven that it is willing to use gas as a political and economic weapon...
March 5th, 2014
Recent attention on Iran has focused on its nuclear weapons program--but this is not the whole picture.Iran is also the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism.Using both its own military operatives and its proxy...
February 14th, 2014
It’s a Friday. A citizen wakes up, writes emails and makes a phone call.The person has a meeting soon, so he pulls up Google Maps to figure out a route.He then hops into a cab, checks Facebook on his phone, texts his friend...
January 31st, 2014
Today, as Chairman of the Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I joined my colleagues Rep. Mike Rogers and Rep. Joe Heck in sending a letter to the Administration...
January 23rd, 2014
As the Sun rises each morning in Africa, Angelina gathers water for her family. But the community water well in Muyayano, Malawi, is broken most every day. So she and other women like her are forced to go 10 miles to fetch...
January 20th, 2014
As we begin 2014, it's worth reflecting on where we stand in our fight against al-Qaida and global terrorism.Over the past year, in my role as chairman of the Terrorism Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I'...
January 16th, 2014
Last week I got a call from a concerned father in Crosby, Texas. His daughter is a single working mom with 3 young children ages 3 through 13. She recently received bad news from her health insurance provider. She and her...
December 20th, 2013
This week, the State Department announced the designation of the al-Mulathamun Battalion as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity.The al-Mulathamun Battalion is led by...
March 27th, 2014
The Napoleon of Siberia, Putin, controls Ukraine and other European countries by holding their energy needs hostage. Russia uses gas as a political and economic weapon to manipulate its neighbors.This does not have to be,...
March 12th, 2014
"We eat all we can and we sell the rest.'' That is the slogan for the Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham, Texas, that makes the best ice cream in the world. With the U.S. overabundance of natural gas, especially in Texas, that...
March 6th, 2014
It's no secret that March is the month for Texas. Starting with the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, the fall of the defenders of the Alamo on March 6, and one of my personal favorite times of the year: the...
February 19th, 2014
America's best athletes carry the banner of Old Glory into the Olympic Games. They are a remarkable breed and have dedicated their lives in training to represent Team USA in lands far, far away.This year is no different as...
February 3rd, 2014
I issued the following statement reacting to the State Department’s Environmental Impact Study for the Keystone XL Pipeline:Now that the State Department has released its final Environmental Impact Study, it is time for the...
January 28th, 2014
The tragedy of human sex trafficking cannot be fully realized until one sees the pain of hopelessness in the victims' eyes.On a recent trip to Honduras, I visited two shelters for sex trafficking victims: La Alianza and El...
January 21st, 2014
Modern day slavery of children will not end without public awareness.So in conjunction with the Polaris Project and Cindy McCain, Clear Channel is donating billboard space around Phoenix to inform the people of Arizona about...
January 17th, 2014
The United States is gearing up for the next Super Bowl. Unfortunately, so are human sex traffickers. Super Bowl Sunday is not just the sporting event of the year; it has also become America's traveling human trafficking...
January 3rd, 2014
Camp Liberty in Iraq once again came under attack yesterday when dozens of missiles rained down over the camp, killing at least two and severely injuring at least fifty others. It is no coincidence that this attack came...
December 19th, 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, I wanted to write you to explain my vote on the recent budget bill and to share with you a few recent highlights.Last week, the House voted on a budget bill (H.J. Res. 59). Though the media has...
