Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]

Delahunt joins lamakers seeking Bush pardon of Border Patrol agents

2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

...to the Justice Department’s pardon attorney by Thursday morning are Republican Reps. William Delahunt, D-Mass. and Ted Poe of Texas; Republicans Dana Rohrbacher, Howard McKeon and Ed Royce of California and Walter Jones and Sue Myrick of North Carolin

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Governor wants to ensure criminals here illegally don't avoid deportation

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

...has more than tripled in the last few years. ... Can we do more? Absolutely. Are we committed to doing more? You bet." U.S. Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, said the system "is breaking down in several places." Poe said he sent a letter on Tuesday to Adrian Garc

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After a Chronicle investigation, governor urges steps to ensure ...

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, said the system "is breaking down in several places." Poe said he sent a letter on Tuesday to Adrian Garcia, Harris County's ...

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Kentucky church member elected to Congress

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

John Cornyn, a member of the University Avenue church in Austin, and Texas Rep. Ted Poe, a member of the Bammel church in Houston. ...

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Sara Ferrino

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

â€œPeople in southeast Texas are willing to waive liability,â€ said US Rep. Ted Poe, of Houston. â€œTheyâ€™re not going to sue anybody. ...

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Â» Morning News, 11/17/08 Morning News, 11/17/08

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

In reaction to the Chronicle's findings, US Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, said ICE needs more resources to target immigrants convicted of crimes. ...

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How one state's delegation wrestled with bailout bill

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

Ron Paul, R-Surfside, said, "This is going to destroy the dollar," and Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, said "New York City fat cats expect Joe Sixpack to suck it ...

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Congressman commemorates Veterans Day

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

Congressman Ted Poe recalled the story of Roy Benavidez, a Texas soldier wounded 37 times in the quest to save seven of his patrol members in Cambodia. ...

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For once, Congress heard as voters protested bailout plan

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

"This is the same politics of fear we are hearing from the fat cat financial bullies from Wall Street," said Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, who voted no. Rep. ...

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A system's fatal flaws

2008-11-16T00:00:00Z

In reaction to the Chronicle's findings, US Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, said ICE needs more resources to target immigrants convicted of crimes. ...

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None of $400 million handed to Mexico yet

2008-11-15T00:00:00Z

"The delay is a good thing," says Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, an ardent critic of US assistance to Mexico who contends that corrupt Mexican law enforcement ...

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None of $400 million drug-war aid has reached Mexico yet

2008-11-15T00:00:00Z

...activities, much of it near Mexico's 1,933-mile border with the United States. "The delay is a good thing," says Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, an ardent critic of U.S. assistance to Mexico who contends that corrupt Mexican law enforcement authorities might di

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INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY

2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, who plans to introduce clarifying legislation, says: "It was never the intent of Congress to have U/SC Section 924 (c) apply to law ...

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Port dedicated new military headquarters

2008-11-13T00:00:00Z

US Rep Ted Poe, R, Humble, praised the new headquarters, describing the port's importance to national security. Our refineries along the channel here ...

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Air Marshals' Crimes Raise Hiring Questions

2008-11-13T00:00:00Z

"I don't think a person should have a criminal record and keep their job with the Air Marshal Service -- including a DWI," says US Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, ...

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Crimes by air marshals raise questions about hiring

2008-11-13T00:00:00Z

...and emotionally unstable behavior," the report said. This summer, after a Houston TV station reported that three air marshals had been charged with drunken driving, including one with a prior DWI conviction, Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, grilled TSA Admin...

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Crimes by air marshals raise questions about hiring

2008-11-13T00:00:00Z

...TV station reported that three air marshals had been charged with drunken driving, including one with a prior DWI conviction, Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, grilled TSA Administrator Kip Hawley at a congressional hearing. In a subsequent letter to Poe, Hawley

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Judge resentences Border Patrol agent to 10 years behind bars

2008-11-13T00:00:00Z

...upon hearing the decision, and Joe Loya, father-in-law to Ramos, told WND the families intend to pursue that appeal. Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, told WND the appellate court in New Orleans made a "bad decision" in siding with the word of a now-convicted drug

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No Mercy for Former Border Agent in Shooting Case

2008-11-12T00:00:00Z

...prosecuting illegal immigrant Osvaldo Aldrete Davila for his drug-smuggling activities. Several members of Congress, including Rep. Ted Poe, have asked President Bush to pardon the former agents, or at least commute their sentences. "He's certainly stil

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New Military Building At Port of Beaumont

2008-11-12T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Ted Poe and US Army Col. Craig B. Hymes â€“ commander of the US Surface Deployment and Distribution Commandâ€™s 597th Transportation Battalion â€“ will ...

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