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  • Rep. Ted Poe Calls for a Vote on Tax Extensions
    Sep 23, 2010  - Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) joined other members of Congress calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to allow the House to consider legislation providing an up-or-down vote to extend the expiring tax cuts before Congress recesses for the October district work period. “The American people deserve to have t... More
  • Rep. Poe named “Guardian of Small Business”
    Sep 23, 2010  - Today, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) was awarded the Guardian of Small Business Award by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) for his strong small business voting record in the U.S. House of Representatives. “When I was elected to Congress, I took a pledge not to vote for any bill ... More
  • Congressman Poe Honors Fallen World War II D-Day Troops
    Sep 15, 2010  - Yesterday, Congressman Ted Poe announced his resolution, recognizing and honoring the United States troops who sacrificed their lives on D-Day at the Battle of Normandy during World War II, was passed by the United States House of Representatives by a voice vote. Sixty-six years ago, 31,000 United... More
  • Texas Republicans Introduce Legislation to Repeal Doggett Education Language
    Sep 14, 2010  - Members of the Texas Republican Congressional delegation, led by Congressman Michael C. Burgess (R-Lewisville), today introduced legislation to repeal language in last month’s education funding bill that discriminates against only the state of Texas, and could prevent Texas from receiving its fair s... More
  • Congressman Ted Poe Presents Bronze Star to the Family of WWII Veteran Thomas Reynolds
    Aug 18, 2010  - Last night, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) proudly presented the family of the late Thomas Truxton Reynolds with a long overdue honor at a special ceremony recognizing his outstanding service in World War II. In addition to receiving the Bronze Star, Mr. Reynolds was posthumously awarded the followi... More
  • Rep. Poe Calls for Justice for Nun killed by Illegal
    Aug 3, 2010  - Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) released the following statement today in response to the fatal drunken-driving accident caused by an illegal Bolivian national in Prince William County, Virginia that killed Sister Denise Mosier and injured two others:   “How many lives have to be lost at the hands of p... More
  • Rep. Poe Applauds Ruling in State of Virginia’s Healthcare Bill Challenge
    Aug 3, 2010  - A U.S. District Judge in Richmond, Virginia, denied a U.S. Justice Department request to throw out the State of Virginia’s lawsuit suit over the healthcare bill, rejecting arguments from the federal government that the state had no right to sue.  The ruling clears the way to allow states to challeng... More
  • Victims’ Rights Caucus Co-Chairs Poe and Costa File Bill to Protect Children Worldwide
    Aug 2, 2010  - Victims’ Rights Caucus co-chairs, Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) and Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), recently introduced H.R. 5870, which will give the State Department the statutory authority to restrict or deny issuance of a passport to registered sex offenders.  Federal statute already authorizes the State Departmen... More
  • Congressman Poe Files Offshore Lease Fairness Act
    Jul 30, 2010  - Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) announced today that he filed the Offshore Lease Fairness Act that would mandate that 50 percent of offshore leasing revenue for new leases go to the coastal state adjacent to the oil lease.  Currently, Gulf Coast states only receive anywhere from 27 percent – 37.5 percen... More
  • Congressman Ted Poe Secures Military Humvees for Texas Border Sheriffs
    Jul 28, 2010  - Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) announced that he recently facilitated the process to secure six retired US Army Humvees for Texas Border Sheriffs.  The Humvees were obtained through the Department of Defense (DOD) Reutilization and Marketing Service program that manages the DOD surplus property sales p... More
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