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Ted Yoho has represented Florida's 3rd district in the U.S. House of Representatives since his election in 2012. He has practiced as a veterinarian.

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Ted Yoho
stated on March 28, 2017 in a House hearing:

"Afghanistan has more hectares (of opium poppies) planted today than they had before we started this war."

By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2017
Ted Yoho
stated on March 14, 2017 in an interview on PBS:

"It’s been proven over and over again Medicaid has the worst outcomes in the industrialized world as far as the quality of health care."

By Amy Sherman • March 31, 2017
Ted Yoho
stated on September 4, 2013 in an interview on Fox Business Network:

Chemical weapons have been used "probably 20 times" since the Persian Gulf War.

By Becky Bowers • September 10, 2013

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stated on December 26, 2015 in a Facebook post:

Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote."

By Joshua Gillin • December 30, 2015
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2014 in a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President:

A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants.

By Joshua Gillin • December 16, 2014

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