Michael McCaul actually said...

Reducing global poverty is not a matter of altruism, though it would be the right thing to do even if it brought us no direct benefits.

Dramatic increases in food prices in 2007-2008 created a global crisis and led to political and economic instability around the world.

Countries that descend into chaos and anarchy provide breeding grounds for extremism and training grounds for terrorists.

I think, you know, our State should be given that attention as well.