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THE DRONES ARE COMING, PAGE II
WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 13 - Mr. Speaker, the domestic use of drones is on the way. There will be more eyes in the sky looking over America. According to the FAA, by 2015, it will allow the use of drones nationwide, and by 2030, 30,000 drones will be cruising...
PULSE OF TEXAS - RONALD FROM KINGWOOD, TEXAS
WASHINGTON, February 5 - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Mr. Speaker, Ronald from Kingwood, Texas, writes me this: My family and I paid taxes, raised a family, contributed to the community and our church. But we are very disappointed in Washington. Our government is spending money it doesn't have. And our...
EXPORT LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
WASHINGTON, January 23 - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Mr. Speaker, there is good news about energy. We have untapped natural resources here at home. In the United States, we have natural gas that can be turned into liquefied natural gas. Other nations don't have this. We have so much...
VICTOR LOVELADY - TEXAN - KILLED IN TERRORIST ATTACK
WASHINGTON, January 22 - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Mr. Speaker, In a remote region of Algeria at an oil and gas facility, in the dark of night before the sun rose, workers from all over the world were getting ready to sit down for breakfast when suddenly gun-wielding Islamic radicals...
PROTECTION FOR ME BUT NOT FOR THEE
WASHINGTON, January 14, 2013 CLICK HERE TO WATCH Mr. Speaker, as I speak on the House floor, there are guns by the doors--to the north, to the south, to the east, to the west--on the roof, on all of the entrances, and by the steps: the armed guards of...
PASS THE SAFER ACT TODAY
Mr. Speaker, In 1985, 13-year-old Lavinia Masters went to sleep in her bedroom, which should be the safest place on Earth for children. But a few hours later, she was woken up by an outlaw who sexually assaulted her and put a knife to her throat. She...
POE: CONGRESS MUT PRESERVE AMERICAN PRIVACY
Bill establishes safeguard to protect Americans from Drone Surveillance WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) along with Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) introduced H.R. 637, the Preserving American Privacy Act. The bill seeks to ensure the privacy of American citizens by establishing specific guidelines about when and for what purposes... Read more
CONGRESSMAN POE APPLAUDS MAYOR PARKER FOR EFFORT TO END RAPE KIT BACKLOG
“I applaud Mayor Parker for stepping up to address the longtime problem of a rape kit backlog in Houston,” said Rep. Poe. “Nearly 7,000 unprocessed rape kits currently sit on dusty shelves in Harris County. I urge the City Council to allocate money for this important cause.” “Senator... Read more
CONGRESSMAN POE INTRODUCES THE ENSURING AFFORDABLE ENERGY ACT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) introduced H.R. 621, the Ensuring Affordable Energy Act. This bill would prohibit federal funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade (or similar) program for the regulation of the release... Read more
CHAIRMAN POE REACTS TO NORTH KOREAN NUKE TEST
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) released the following statement reacting to North Korea’s nuclear test: “North Korea’s latest act of aggression demonstrates the new regime is even more reckless than the last,” said Poe. “Pyongyang has threatened to strike the United States with intercontinental ballistic missiles.... Read more
POE NAMED CHAIRMAN OF IMMIGRATION REFORM CAUCUS; HOLDS KICKOFF MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02), the new Chairman of the Immigration Reform Caucus (IRC), held the IRC Executive Committee’s first meeting of the 113th Congress with Reps. Diane Black (TN-6), Bill Flores (TX-17), Phil Gingrey (GA-11), and Lamar Smith (TX-21). In the meeting,... Read more
CHAIRMAN POE: THOSE WHO SEEK TO DESTROY US MUST KNOW AMERICA IS STILL A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) issued the following statement in response to the terrorist attack in Ankara, Turkey. Congressman Poe is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Non-proliferation and Trade. “Terrorists have once again attacked American sovereign soil. The United States must work... Read more
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