Mike McCaul: “We have to throw the book at the smugglers.”

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Senator Graham was a national security giant, a statesman of unmatched conviction, and a personal friend and mentor.

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AUKUS, the Taiwan-U.S. drone initiative and support from Japan and the Philippines, which McCaul described as 'very concerned,' would provide the deterrence needed to stop Chinese President Xi Jinping from pursuing what McCaul called 'a…