Rep. Ted Poe

Republican  •  2nd District, Texas  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 2005
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06/02/12
Houston's new shuttle replica arrives by sea

In a letter demanding answers from NASA administrator Charles Bolden, Congressman Ted Poe said the "snub" was politically driven. "NASA and the Johnson Space center have been the home base for space exploration for decades. It defies logic for a ...

Source: KTRE
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06/01/12
Congress Touts Radio's Role as First Informers

Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Billy Long (R-MO), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Ted Poe (R-TX), Laura Richardson ... on Communications and Technology, chaired by Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR), will hold a hearing on the ...

Source: Radio Online
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06/01/12
Poe: Religious censorship at veterans cemeteries must never happen again

On Thursday, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) offered two amendments to the Military Construction, Veteran and Related Agencies (MilCon/VA) Appropriations bill. The Poe Amendments would protect veterans and their right to free speech in light of the censorship

Source: Your Houston News
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06/01/12
Morning Transportation: MTI vote today

On top of that, a Democratic representative left a caucus meeting on Thursday and ... Tim Bishop, Jim McGovern, Ted Poe and John Lewis, whose bus safety bill in the House helped spark much of the bus safety language that ended up in the Senate bill.

Source: Politico.com
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06/01/12
Poe: Religious censorship at veterans cemeteries must never happen again

Congressman Ted Poe offered two amendments to the Military Construction, Veteran and Related Agencies Appropriations bill Thursday that would would protect veterans and their right to free speech. The act comes after the director at the Houston VA Cemetery

Source: Your Houston News
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05/31/12
Poe: Religious censorship at veterans cemeteries must never happen again

On Thursday, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) offered two amendments to the Military Construction, Veteran and Related Agencies (MilCon/VA) Appropriations bill. The Poe Amendments would protect veterans and their right to free speech in light of the censorship

Source: Your Houston News
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05/31/12
It's None of The Government’s Business

The sponsors are Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX). This bill will not please the government busybodies who delight in building databases with personal information on Americans and vehemently resist state laws that require parental consent .

Source: Right Side News
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05/31/12
Federal Repeal of the Constitutional Right to Self Govern

Email: http://gohmert.house.gov/Contact Washington contact: 202-225-3035 Fax. 202-226-1230 Toll free: 866-535-6302 Congressman Ted Poe R-Texas 2nd dist. http://poe.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4280&Itemid=144 Washington ...

Source: RedState
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05/30/12
Football, like politics, is a red-state/blue-state thing

Meanwhile, Rep. Ted Poe questioned why Congress was getting involved, lamenting a potential future of two-hand touch and the “end of football as we know it.” Predictably, Ms. Sanchez is a California Democrat. Mr. Poe is a Texas Republican.

Source: Washington Times
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05/30/12
Long-awaited Texas primary marks end of Pat Lykos’ career as Harris County D.A.

In District 2, Congressman Ted Poe received 100 percent of the vote for the U.S. representative republican nomination. He will run against Democrat Jim Dougherty.  In other Harris County races, appointed interim Precinct 4 Commissioner R. Jack Cagle ...

Source: Your Houston News
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05/30/12
Humble Surgical Hospital Dedicates U.S. Congressman Ted Poe Operating Room

Humble Surgical Hospital opened its doors in August, 2010, and since then has treated over 9000 patients. In a time when high quality healthcare at an affordable cost to the patient seemed like a dream, the CEO Dr. Mustapha Kibirige along with a group of .

Source: PRWeb
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05/29/12
The Kim Law Firm Adds Trial Lawyer Denise H. Mitchell in Houston

Ms. Mitchell earned her law degree at South Texas College of Law in Houston. During law school, she clerked for U.S. Rep. Ted Poe and helped write the Shame Punishment legislation, which allows the use of alternative sentencing so offenders can ...

Source: Yahoo Finance
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05/29/12
Schlafly: It's None of the Government's Business

The sponsors are Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas. This bill will not please the government busybodies who delight in building databases with personal information on Americans and vehemently resist state laws that require ...

Source: GOPUSA
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05/28/12
It's None of the Government's Business

The sponsors are Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas. This bill will not please the government busybodies who delight in building databases with personal information on Americans and vehemently resist state laws that require ...

Source: Town Hall
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05/27/12
It’s Time for a National World War I Memorial (Guest Voice)

...being recently fused into a “compromise bill,” separate bills had been introduced by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri and by Rep. Ted Poe of Texas. Cleaver wanted to designate the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, which adjoins the National World War

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05/26/12
Suzanne McDaniel, victims rights pioneer, dies at 59

In naming the award, Rep. Ted Poe said the "Suzanne McDaniel Public Awareness Award" would "forever honor her work, dedication, and compassion." In addition to her brother, McDaniel is survived by her sister-in-law, Mary Ware McDaniel, and nephews ...

Source: Houston Chronicle
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05/26/12
Middle school students honor veterans

On Saturday, they held a service to dedicate a bench honoring veterans of the Korean war. Veterans and their families were invited to hear the school band play patriotic songs and hear speeches from Congressman Ted Poe and State Rep. Dan Huberty.

Source: Abc Local Web
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05/26/12
Humble Surgical Hospital honors Congressman Poe with naming of suite

The first time Congressman Ted Poe spent time with the doctors and nurses at Humble Surgical Hospital, it lasted three hours. In recognition of his support and dedication to the community, the hospital honored Poe by dedicating the Hospital’s OR Suite 6

Source: Your Houston News
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05/25/12
Congressman Poe meets with constituents in the Champions

Northwest Harris County residents had the chance to share their concerns with Congressman Ted Poe one-on-one during a “Congress after Hours” event at the Church of Champions Tuesday. Poe addressed a number of concerns from Social Security and Obama ...

Source: Your Houston News
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05/25/12
US-KAIRI 2

Speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Ted Poe, in 2009 and 2011, accused India, China, Iran and four other countries of refusing to take back their nationals who were to be deported from the US. "These people have been lawfully

Source: in.com
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05/25/12
Census nonsense

...to answer the questions. There may be some question as to why this is necessary if they are defunding the ACS; however, the answer may lie in a separate proposal by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) that would make the survey voluntary....

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05/25/12
Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Most Memorial Day mentions in Congress come from non-veterans

...for tracking the frequency of terms in the Congressional Record, none are active-duty veterans. Only one of the top ten, Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, has logged any time in the military. The East Texas congressman served six years in the Air Force Reserve. Th

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05/23/12
Census count missed thousands of Texans

...mental health, commute times and flush toilets are too intrusive. "My concern is that it's forced upon citizens," said Rep. Ted Poe, R-Houston. "If you don't fill out this information, you have to pay a fine." Funding for the American Community Survey a

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05/22/12
Congressman Poe to meet with constituents in the Champions

This evening, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) will host a “Congress after Hours” event at Church of Champions. During the informal, come and go event, neighbors will have a chance to visit one-on-one with Congressman Poe for a few minutes to share their ..

Source: Your Houston News
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05/22/12
Sherman introduces visa waiver legislation

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), the chair of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) were the other two lead co-sponsors of the legislation. Eleven others signed on as co-sponsors. Following the ...

Source: Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
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05/22/12
More military weapons for border safety

A few weeks ago Congressman Cuellar had sent another letter along with fellow legislator Ted Poe and 17 mayors, asking for the support to strengthen the border with military equipment from Iraq. This past February, Cuellar held a special hearing in Laredo

Source: Laredo Sun
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05/22/12
Sherman introduces visa waiver legislation

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), the chair of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) were the other two lead co-sponsors of the legislation. Eleven others signed on as co-sponsors. Following the ...

Source: JTA
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05/22/12
US Congress promoting visa exemption for Israelis

WASHINGTON – US Congressman Brad Sherman (Democrat ... Israel sign MOU on agro aid to Africa “I’m pleased to join with my colleagues Ted Poe (Republican-Texas), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican-Florida) and eleven additional members of Congress ...

Source: YNET News
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05/21/12
Census count has critics, defenders

"My concern is that it's forced upon citizens," said Rep. Ted Poe, R-Houston. "If you don't fill out this information, you have to pay a fine." Funding for the American Community Survey and the 2012 Economic Survey was cut as part of the House ...

Source: Houston Chronicle
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05/21/12
Azerbaijan has not just talked about being a good friend and ally of the US, it has aided US in times of military conflict”, Congressman Ted Poe

Azerbaijan has not just talked about being a good friend and ally of the US, it has aided US in times of military conflict, Congressman Ted Poe underlined in the conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of establishment of relations between Azerbaijan

Source: Azertag
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