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  • Transportation High Priority Projects for TX02
    May 14, 2009  - 1.      Loop 494 Upgrade, $2,248,800 This total project costs $2,811,000 and would widen Loop 494 from two lanes to four lanes with medians, and curbs from McClellan Road through Northpark Drive in Kingwood, TX.   2.      Flyover Connecting HWY 146 and Spur 330, $12,000,000 The total proj... More
  • Poe/Lungren File Legislation to Tighten Border Security – At Sea
    Jun 22, 2008  - Poe/Lungren File Legislation to Tighten Border Security – At Sea Bill Outlaws Submarines Operating without Nationality   WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) and Congressman Daniel Lungren (CA-03) filed legislation to prohibit the operation of any submersible or semi-submersible (SPSS) ... More
  • COLOMBIAN DRUG CARTELS USING SUBMARINES TO BRING COCAINE INTO THE UNITED STATES
    May 5, 2008  - CLICK HERE TO WATCH    Mr. Speaker, I want to bring to the House's attention a new innovative idea to import drugs into the United States. The drug cartels in South America, specifically in Colombia, continue to figure out ways to import cocaine at a profit into our country. Now they are doing it... More
  • Poe Amendments Gain House Approval
    Apr 24, 2008  - Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) announced today that his amendments to the Coast Guard Authorization Act passed the US House of Representatives.  Congressman Poe offered two amendments to specifically address issues of national security in international waters and domestic passenger cruise safety. Cong... More
  • CRIMES ON CRUISE SHIPS
    Apr 24, 2008  - CLICK HERE TO WATCH    Madam Chairman, I thank the gentlelady from California for yielding, and I want to thank Ms. Matsui and her brave constituent, Laurie Dishman, for bringing this very important issue before Congress.    Every year 10 million American citizens board cruise ships and sail fro... More
  • DRUG CARTELS USE SUBMARINES TO TRANSPORT DRUGS
    Apr 24, 2008  - CLICK HERE TO WATCH    This is a photograph regarding the amendment we will talk about this morning. These are mini-submarines. They are currently being made in the jungles of Colombia, alongside much of the drugs that they carry, probably from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia which is ... More
  • Congressman Poe Calls on FAA to Cease TRACON Consolidation
    Feb 26, 2008  - Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) called on the FAA to immediately cease its "move toward consolidation" since issues regarding safety and service of the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility at the Southeast Texas Regional Airport (BPT) in Port Arthur, Texas, have not been fully addressed wit... More
  • Congressman Poe Calls on FAA to Cease TRACON Consolidation
    Feb 26, 2008  - Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) called on the FAA to immediately cease its "move toward consolidation" since issues regarding safety and service of the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility at the Southeast Texas Regional Airport (BPT) in Port Arthur, Texas, have not been fully addressed wit... More
  • Congressman Poe Pushes for Continued Delay of BPT TRACON Consolidation
    Feb 13, 2008  -     Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) continues to lead the fight against the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) plans to consolidate the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility at the Southeast Texas Regional Airport (BPT) in Port Arthur, Texas.  Congressman Poe extends his a... More
  • Congressman Poe Urges Corps to Follow Through on Fast Track for SNWW Study
    Jan 16, 2008  -   Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) sent a letter to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) inquiring about the status of the USACE Feasibility Report of the Sabine Neches Waterway (SNWW) specifically “fast tracked” by Congressman Poe in the FY 2007 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA... More
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